40ft Standard CBM Calculator

Sea Freight Container1203 × 234 × 238 cm67 m³ max
Internal Length
1203 cm
12.03 m
Internal Width
234 cm
2.34 m
Internal Height
238 cm
2.38 m
Max Capacity
67 m³
2366.1 ft³
Double the floor length of the 20ft, making it the default choice for light, voluminous cargo or high-piece-count shipments. Cost per CBM is typically lower than two 20ft containers.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the 40ft Standard'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 66.9975 cubic metres. 100.0 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
66.9975m³Fits— 100.0% of container volume
1 × (1203 × 234 × 238 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 66.9975 m³
Container Fill100.0%of 67 m³

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

CBM per Piece
66.9975 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
2365.99 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
66,997.48 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
4,088,436.8 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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Other Sea Freight Container Types

20ft Standard33.2 m³40ft High Cube76 m³20ft Open Top31.4 m³40ft Open Top64.1 m³20ft Reefer27.5 m³40ft Reefer57.3 m³45ft High Cube85.3 m³20ft Flat Rack28.1 m³40ft Flat Rack56.1 m³
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