40ft High Cube CBM Calculator

Sea Freight Container1203 × 234 × 269 cm76 m³ max
Internal Length
1203 cm
12.03 m
Internal Width
234 cm
2.34 m
Internal Height
269 cm
2.69 m
Max Capacity
76 m³
2683.9 ft³
The most commonly booked FCL container worldwide. An extra 30 cm of height over the standard 40ft gives significantly more cubic capacity — ideal for light goods, furniture, garments, and palletised cargo stacked more than 2 high.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the 40ft High Cube's internal dimensions. Change Pieces to calculate total CBM and see what percentage of the container you'd fill. To calculate a different box size, adjust the dimensions freely.

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Total CBM 75.7240 cubic metres. 99.6 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
75.7240m³Fits— 99.6% of container volume
1 × (1203 × 234 × 269 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 75.7240 m³
Container Fill99.6%of 76 m³

Nearly full — allow room for packing materials and load securing.

CBM per Piece
75.7240 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
2674.17 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
75,724.04 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
4,620,964.3 in³
1 m³ = 61,023.7 in³
Metric volume conventionCBM = (length cm × width cm × height cm) ÷ 1,000,000per-piece and total CBM rounded to 4 dpcomputed
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