Container type codes: decode 22G1, 45G1 and any ISO 6346 code
A container size and type code has four characters: the first is the length (2 = 20 ft, 4 = 40 ft), the second the height and width (2 = 8 ft 6 in, 5 = 9 ft 6 in "high cube"), the last two the type (G1 = general purpose with passive vents at the top, R1 = refrigerated and heated). So 45G1 is a 40 ft high cube dry box, not a 45 ft one: 45 ft is L5G1 in the 1995 edition and 55G1 in BIC's current table. Tare and payload are not in the code; they are on the door marks and the CSC plate. Logistivo's free container number check recomputes the ISO 6346 check digit and opens the owning line's tracking page; in the Logistivo platform a sea-freight request is opened by picking one of 11 container types, and a load's containers are linked to the vessel carrying them, with positions refreshed twice a day.
Source: BIC — Bureau International des Containers · GDV Container Handbook · EUR-Lex · gesetze-im-internet.de (BMJ) · Normattiva · wetten.overheid.nl · ISAP — Sejm RP · Légifrance · BOE · legislation.gov.uk · legislatie.just.ro · mevzuat.gov.tr · SMDG.
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Four reels, one box
Four reels, one box — Type the four characters from the door or the booking and see what box is coming.
The code is decoded in your browser from the tables on this page; nothing is sent. Sources: BIC (ISO 6346:2022 tables), GDV Container Handbook (1995 edition and the 1984/85 scheme).
Size/type code or door marking — For example 45G1, 22GB, 22GP, L5G1, 2210, US 4510, 40HC, or a whole line such as MSCU 123456 6 45G1.
Max gross (kg) — e.g. 30480 From the CSC plate or the door marks.
1 · Length — First character: nominal length and ISO 668 external length.
2 · Height · width — Second character: height class and width class.
3 · Type group — Third character: the type group (letter).
4 · Detail — Fourth character: the detailed type within the group.
Length 1 — 2,991 mm · 9′9¾″ — 10 ft nominal (actual 9′9¾″); ISO 668: 1D — both editions
Length 2 — 6,058 mm · 19′10½″ — 20 ft nominal (actual 19′10½″); ISO 668: 1C, 1CC — both editions
Length 3 — 9,125 mm · 29′11¼″ — 30 ft nominal (actual 29′11¼″); ISO 668: 1B, 1BB — both editions
Length 4 — 12,192 mm · 40′ — 40 ft; ISO 668: 1A, 1AA — both editions
Length 5 — 13,716 mm · 45′ — 45 ft in the current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022); "spare" in the 1995 edition — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)
Length 6 — unassigned; BIC advises checking the dimensions with the operator — unassigned
Length 7 — unassigned; BIC advises checking the dimensions with the operator — unassigned
Length 8 — unassigned; BIC advises checking the dimensions with the operator — unassigned
Length 9 — unassigned; BIC advises checking the dimensions with the operator — unassigned
Length A — 7,150 mm — no foot value in the table — both editions — The letter lengths also cover swap bodies (GDV).
Length B — 7,315 mm · 24′ — 24 ft — both editions
Length C — 7,430 mm — foot values for C and D differ between sources, so only millimetres are given — both editions
Length D — 7,450 mm — foot values for C and D differ between sources, so only millimetres are given — both editions
Length E — 7,820 mm — no foot value in the table — both editions
Length F — 8,100 mm — no foot value in the table — both editions
Length G — 12,500 mm · 41′ — 41 ft — both editions
Length H — 13,106 mm · 43′ — 43 ft — both editions
Length K — 13,600 mm — no foot value in the table — both editions
Length L — 13,716 mm · 45′ — 45 ft in the 1995 edition; unassigned in BIC's current table, although BIC's own lookup still decodes L as 45 ft — 1995 edition
Length M — 14,630 mm · 48′ — 48 ft — both editions
Length N — 14,935 mm · 49′ — 49 ft — both editions
Length P — 16,154 mm · 53′ — 53 ft in BIC's table; the 1995 table (GDV) gives millimetres only — both editions
Length R — unassigned; BIC advises checking the dimensions with the operator — unassigned
Height · width 0 — height 2,438 mm (8′); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions
Height · width 2 — height 2,591 mm (8′6″); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions
Height · width 4 — height 2,743 mm (9′); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions — Boxes higher than 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) carry a height mark and yellow-black stripes.
Height · width 5 — height 2,896 mm (9′6″); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions — 9 ft 6 in is the height the trade calls "high cube".
Height · width 6 — height > 2,896 mm (> 9′6″); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions
Height · width 7 — height between 1,219 and 2,438 mm; width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — Listed in BIC's current table only.
Height · width 8 — height 1,295 mm (4′3″); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions
Height · width 9 — height ≤ 1,219 mm (≤ 4′); width 2,438 mm (8 ft) — both editions
Height · width C — height 2,591 mm (8′6″); width over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm ("pallet-wide") — both editions
Height · width D — height 2,743 mm (9′); width over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm ("pallet-wide") — both editions
Height · width E — height 2,896 mm (9′6″); width over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm ("pallet-wide") — both editions — 9 ft 6 in is the height the trade calls "high cube".
Height · width F — height > 2,896 mm (> 9′6″); width over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm ("pallet-wide") — both editions
Height · width L — height 2,591 mm (8′6″); width over 2,500 mm — both editions
Height · width M — height 2,743 mm (9′); width over 2,500 mm — both editions
Height · width N — height 2,896 mm (9′6″); width over 2,500 mm — both editions — 9 ft 6 in is the height the trade calls "high cube".
Height · width P — height > 2,896 mm (> 9′6″); width over 2,500 mm — both editions
Height · width R — height 2,591 mm (8′6″); width wider than 8 ft; the width band is not stated consistently in BIC's table — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — Wide-body code of the current edition: read the actual width on the CSC plate or the door marks.
Height · width S — height 2,743 mm (9′); width wider than 8 ft; the width band is not stated consistently in BIC's table — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — Wide-body code of the current edition: read the actual width on the CSC plate or the door marks.
Height · width T — height 2,896 mm (9′6″); width wider than 8 ft; the width band is not stated consistently in BIC's table — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — 9 ft 6 in is the height the trade calls "high cube".
Height · width U — height > 2,896 mm (> 9′6″); width wider than 8 ft; the width band is not stated consistently in BIC's table — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — Wide-body code of the current edition: read the actual width on the CSC plate or the door marks.
over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm ("pallet-wide")
2,438 mm (8 ft)
wider than 8 ft; the width band is not stated consistently in BIC's table
over 2,500 mm
Code atlas: every type group and what each digit means — Thirteen type letters, from the 1995 edition and BIC's current table. Where the two differ, both meanings are listed; the tile of the code on the reels is highlighted.
When the detail is unknown, the two-letter group code (GP, RT, UT, PF …) can stand in positions 3–4, for example 22GP.
G — General purpose, without ventilation — GP: general purpose — both editions
G0 — opening(s) at one or both ends (both editions) — GP
G1 — passive vents at the upper part of the cargo space (both editions) — GP
G2 — opening(s) at one or both ends plus "full" opening(s) on one or both sides (both editions) — GP
G3 — opening(s) at one or both ends plus "partial" opening(s) on one or both sides (both editions) — GP
G4–G8 — unassigned (both editions)
G9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): with bulk capabilities | 1995 edition: spare — GP
V — General purpose, with ventilation — VH: ventilated — both editions
V0 — non-mechanical system, vents at lower and upper parts of the cargo space (both editions) — VH
V1 — unassigned (both editions)
V2 — mechanical ventilation, located internally (both editions) — VH
V3 — unassigned (both editions)
V4 — mechanical ventilation, located externally (both editions) — VH
V5–V9 — unassigned (both editions)
B — Dry bulk — BU: dry bulk, non-pressurised (box type) — both editions — B3 to B9 changed meaning between the 1995 edition and the current table; both are shown.
B0 — closed (both editions) — BU
B1 — airtight (both editions) — BU
B2 — unassigned (both editions)
B3 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): rear discharge, cat-flap type | 1995 edition: pressure-resistant, horizontal discharge, test pressure 150 kPa
B4 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): rear discharge, full-width opening | 1995 edition: pressure-resistant, horizontal discharge, test pressure 265 kPa
B5 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): rear discharge, full-width fixed | 1995 edition: pressure-resistant, tipping discharge, test pressure 150 kPa
B6 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): removable hard top with full-length hinged hatch, full length-and-width bottom discharge | 1995 edition: pressure-resistant, tipping discharge, test pressure 265 kPa
B7 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): open top with full length-and-width bottom discharge | 1995 edition: spare
B8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): front discharge, full width | 1995 edition: spare
B9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): side discharge | 1995 edition: spare
S — Named cargo and non-cargo containers — SN: named cargo | SC: non-cargo carrying (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — both editions
S0 — livestock carrier (both editions) — SN
S1 — automobile carrier (both editions) — SN
S2 — live fish carrier (both editions) — SN
S3 — unassigned (both editions)
S4 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): generator | 1995 edition: spare — SC
S5–S7 — unassigned (both editions)
S8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): non-cargo container for sensitive installed equipment | 1995 edition: spare — SC
S9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): non-cargo container for residential or commercial use | 1995 edition: spare — SC
R — Thermal, built-in machinery: refrigerated and/or heated — RE: refrigerated | RT: refrigerated and heated | RS: self-powered | RI: integrated machinery (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) | RH: heated (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — both editions
R0 — mechanically refrigerated (both editions) — RE
R1 — mechanically refrigerated and heated (both editions) — RT
R5 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): integrated machinery, mechanically refrigerated and heated | 1995 edition: spare — RI
R6 — unassigned (both editions)
R7 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): heated | 1995 edition: spare — RH
R8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): heated, self-powered | 1995 edition: spare — RH
R9 — unassigned (both editions)
H — Thermal: removable equipment, insulated, eutectic — HR: refrigerated and/or heated, removable equipment | HI: insulated | HE: eutectic (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — both editions
H0 — removable equipment located externally; heat transfer coefficient K = 0.4 W/(m²·K) (both editions) — HR
H1 — removable equipment located internally (both editions) — HR
H2 — removable equipment located externally; K = 0.7 W/(m²·K) (both editions) — HR
H3–H4 — unassigned (both editions)
H5 — insulated; K = 0.4 W/(m²·K) (both editions) — HI
H6 — insulated; K = 0.7 W/(m²·K) (both editions) — HI
H7 — unassigned (both editions)
H8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): eutectic, remote mechanical refrigeration | 1995 edition: spare — HE
H9 — unassigned (both editions)
U — Open top — UT: open top — both editions
U0 — opening(s) at one or both ends (both editions) — UT
U1 — plus removable top member(s) in the end frames (both editions) — UT
U2 — plus opening(s) on one or both sides (both editions) — UT
U3 — plus side opening(s) and removable top member(s) in the end frames (both editions) — UT
U4 — plus a partial opening on one side and a full opening on the other (both editions) — UT
U5 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): unassigned | 1995 edition: full, solid side and end walls (no doors)
U6 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): removable hard top | 1995 edition: spare — UT
U7–U8 — unassigned (both editions)
U9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): coil carrier | 1995 edition: spare — UT
P — Platform based (flat rack) — PL: platform | PF: fixed ends or posts | PC: folding (collapsible) | PS: complete superstructure (skeletal) | PT: platform for named cargo (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — both editions
P0 — platform (both editions) — PL
P1 — two complete, fixed ends (both editions) — PF
P2 — fixed posts, free-standing or with removable top member (both editions) — PF
P3 — folding complete end structure (both editions) — PC
P4 — folding posts, free-standing or with removable top member (both editions) — PC
P5 — open top, open ends (skeletal) (both editions) — PS
P6 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): ship's gear carrier | 1995 edition: spare — PT
P7 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): car carrier | 1995 edition: spare — PT
P8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): timber or pipe carrier | 1995 edition: spare (GDV shows P8 used, outside the standard, for a collapsible flat) — PT
P9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): coil carrier | 1995 edition: spare — PT
T — Tank (1995 edition) — TN: non-dangerous liquids (1995 edition) | TD: dangerous liquids (1995 edition) | TG: gases (1995 edition) — 1995 edition — Not in BIC's current table: the current edition uses K (liquids and gases) and N (dry). There is no published one-to-one T→K conversion.
T9 — 1995 edition: gases, minimum pressure yet to be assigned — TG
K — Pressurised tank for liquids and gases (current table) — KL: pressurised tank, liquids and gases (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022) — Current table only; it replaces the 1995 T group.
K0 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, non-regulated goods — KL
K1 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, dangerous goods ≤ 2.65 barc — KL
K2 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, dangerous goods > 2.65 and ≤ 10 barc — KL
K3 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, dangerous goods > 10 barc — KL
K4 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, non-regulated goods, requiring power supply — KL
K5 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, dangerous goods ≤ 10 barc, requiring power supply — KL
K6 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): liquid tank, dangerous goods > 10 barc, requiring power supply — KL
K7 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): cryogenic tank — KL
K8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): gas tank — KL
K9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): unassigned
N — Dry tank, pressurised or non-pressurised (current table) — NH: hopper type (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) | NN: non-pressurised (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) | NP: pressurised (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)
N0 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): hopper type, vertical discharge — NH
N1 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): hopper type, rear discharge — NH
N2 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): unassigned
N3 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): non-pressurised, rear discharge — NN
N4 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): non-pressurised, side discharge — NN
N5 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): non-pressurised, tipping discharge — NN
N6 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): unassigned
N7 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): pressurised, rear discharge — NP
N8 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): pressurised, side discharge — NP
N9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): pressurised, tipping discharge — NP
W — Foldable general purpose (current table) — WR: folding on the base (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) | WS: folding on the sides (current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)) — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022)
W0 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): folding on its base structure — WR
W1 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): folding on its side structure — WS
W2–W9 — current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): unassigned
A — Air/surface — AS: air/surface — both editions
A0 — air/surface container (both editions) — AS
Reduced stacking/racking strength (letter in 4th position) — In the current table a letter in the 4th position marks a box designed and tested with reduced stacking and/or racking strength: 22GB is 22G1 with reduced strength. (ISO 6346:2022, Table E.1, footnote b, as cited by BIC)
The 1984/85 numeric scheme — Four digits, no letters: the marking of DIN ISO 6346 (1985), which GDV notes is still permitted. It still turns up on older boxes and in older EDI.
1st digit: length — 1 = 10 ft · 2 = 20 ft · 3 = 30 ft · 4 = 40 ft
2nd digit: height (g.n.t. = gooseneck tunnel) — 0 = 8 ft · 1 = 8 ft, g.n.t. · 2 = 8 ft 6 in · 3 = 8 ft 6 in, g.n.t. · 4 = over 8 ft 6 in · 5 = over 8 ft 6 in, g.n.t. · 6 = over 4 ft 3 in · 7 = over 4 ft 3 in, g.n.t. · 8 = over 4 ft 3 in, under 8 ft · 9 = under 4 ft
3rd digit: type · 4th digit: feature
0 — closed general purpose — 00 end opening(s) · 01 end and full side opening(s) · 02 end and part side opening(s) · 03 end and roof opening · 04 end, roof and side openings
1 — closed vented — 10 smaller passive vents at the upper part · 11 bigger passive vents at the upper part · 13/4 passive vents at upper and lower part · 16 mechanical ventilation located inside · 18 mechanical ventilation located outside
2 — thermal: insulated, heated; named cargo — 20/1 insulated · 22 heated · 25 named cargo: livestock · 26 named cargo: cars
3 — thermal, refrigerated and heated — 30 refrigerated, expendable refrigerant · 31 mechanically refrigerated · 32 refrigerated and heated
5 — open top — 50 end opening(s) · 51 plus removable top member in the end frame · 52 plus side opening(s) · 53 plus side openings and removable top member in the end frame
6 — platform based — 60 no end walls · 61 complete fixed end walls · 62 fixed free-standing posts · 63 complete folding end walls · 64 folding free-standing posts · 65 with frame and roof · 66 with frame and open top · 67 skeletal, open top and ends
7 — tank — 70 non-dangerous liquid, 0.45 bar · 71 non-dangerous liquid, 1.5 bar · 72 non-dangerous liquid, 2.65 bar · 73 dangerous liquid, 1.5 bar · 74 dangerous liquid, 2.65 bar · 75 dangerous liquid, 4.0 bar · 76 dangerous liquid, 6.0 bar · 77 dangerous liquid, 10.5 bar · 78 dangerous liquid, 22.0 bar
8 — dry bulk — 80/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 no specification
9 — air/surface — 90/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 no specification
Old codes never encode width: GDV shows 2.50 m wide boxes carrying the same code as 8 ft wide ones.
Older horizontal markings may put a country code in front of the size/type code: US, GB, or RCX for Taiwan in GDV's example "RCX 4364".
Type 10 in GDV's example: passive vents in the upper part with a total cross-section below 25 cm² per metre of container length.
GDV shows a platform marked 4364 (folding posts) that should read 4363, because it has complete folding end walls.
Reading an old code with today's table — Meaning-based reading, not an official ISO correspondence table.
·0/1·· — ·0·· — the gooseneck tunnel is not encoded in the current code
·2/3·· — ·2·· — the gooseneck tunnel is not encoded in the current code
·4/5·· — ·5/4/6·· — the old code only says "over 8 ft 6 in": a 9 ft 6 in box reads 5, a 9 ft box 4, anything above 9 ft 6 in 6; confirm with the height mark
·6/7/8·· — — — no reliable reading in the current table
·9·· — ·9··
··00 — ··G0
··01 — ··G2
··02 — ··G3
··03/04 — — — roof openings have no current equivalent
··10/11 — ··G1
··13/14 — ··V0
··16 — ··V2
··18 — ··V4
··20/21 — ··H5/H6 — H5 or H6: the K-value is not in the old code
··22 — — — no 1995 equivalent; the current table has R7/R8 (heated)
··25 — ··S0
··26 — ··S1
··30 — — — expendable refrigerant has no current code
··31 — ··R0
··32 — ··R1
··40 — — — expendable refrigerant has no current code
··41/42 — ··H0/H1/H2 — H0, H1 or H2: position and K-value of the equipment are not in the old code
··50 — ··U0
··51 — ··U1
··52 — ··U2
··53 — ··U3
··60 — ··P0
··61 — ··P1
··62 — ··P2
··63 — ··P3
··64 — ··P4
··65/66 — — — no current equivalent
··67 — ··P5
··70 — ··T0
··71 — ··T1
··72 — ··T2
··73 — ··T3
··74 — ··T4
··75 — ··T5
··76 — ··T6
··77/78 — — — old 77/78 are dangerous liquids at 10.5/22 bar; 1995 T7/T8 are gases, so they do not match
··80/81/82/83/84/85/86/87/88/89 — ··BU — the old table has no detail: group code BU
··90/91/92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99 — ··A0 — the old table has no detail: A0
Worked examples (GDV Container Handbook)
2210 — 20 ft, 8 ft 6 in, closed vented with narrow passive vents at the top; read today as 22G1.
4310 — 40 ft, 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, closed vented with narrow passive vents at the top.
4510 — 40 ft, higher than 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, type 10; read as 45G1 if the box is 9 ft 6 in high.
4532 — 40 ft, higher than 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, refrigerated and heated; GDV notes the box shown is 9½ ft high, so 45R1.
2276 — 20 ft, 8 ft 6 in, tank for dangerous liquids up to 6.0 bar; the 1995 reading is 22T6.
4351 — 40 ft, 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, open top with end openings and a removable top member in the end frame.
4363 — 40 ft, 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, platform with complete folding end walls.
4364 — 40 ft, 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, platform with folding free-standing posts.
4300 — 40 ft, 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel, general purpose with opening(s) at one or both ends.
Trade shorthand and the ISO codes that match it — DV, DC, GP, HC, HQ, RF, OT and FR appear on bookings and rate sheets, but none of them is an ISO 6346 code. The table maps each one to the codes that fit its meaning.
20′ DV / DC / GP — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 22G1, 22G0 — 20 ft general-purpose (dry) box, 8 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 20 Feet Dry Container
40′ DV / DC / GP — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 42G1, 42G0 — 40 ft general-purpose (dry) box, 8 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 40 Feet Dry Container
40′ HC / HQ — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 45G1, 45G0 — 40 ft general-purpose box, 9 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 40 Feet High Cube Container
45′ HC / HQ — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): L5G1, 55G1 — 45 ft high cube: L5 in the 1995 edition, 55 in BIC's current table — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 45 Feet High Cube Container
20′ RF / RE — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 22R1, 22R0 — 20 ft reefer: R0 refrigerated, R1 refrigerated and heated — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 20 Feet Reefer Container
40′ RF / RE — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 42R1, 42R0 — 40 ft reefer, 8 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 40 Feet Reefer Container
40′ RH / HR / RQ — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 45R1, 45R0 — 40 ft reefer, 9 ft 6 in high
20′ OT — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 22U1, 22U0 — 20 ft open top; U0–U6 describe the end and side openings and the top — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 20 Feet Open Top Container
40′ OT — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 42U1, 42U0, 45U1 — 40 ft open top, 8 ft 6 in or 9 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 40 Feet Open Top Container
20′ FR — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 22P3, 22P1 — 20 ft flat rack: P1 fixed ends, P3 folding ends — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 20 Feet Flat Rack Container
40′ FR — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 42P3, 45P3, 42P1 — 40 ft flat rack, 8 ft 6 in or 9 ft 6 in high — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 40 Feet Flat Rack Container
20′ TK — ISO codes that fit (by meaning): 22KL, 22TN, 22TD — 20 ft tank: K group in the current table, T group in 1995; the digit depends on the cargo and pressure — Type in a Logistivo sea-freight request: 20 Feet Tank Container
Shorthand is not an ISO code; the ISO code says more (height, type detail).
In Logistivo a sea-freight request is opened by picking one of 11 container types by name (20 ft Dry to 20 ft Tank); the last column shows which name fits. The request stores the type name, not the ISO code, so the booking with the line still carries the four characters.
What the plates say
CSC Safety Approval Plate — "CSC SAFETY APPROVAL"
CSC Safety Approval Plate — country of approval and approval reference
CSC Safety Approval Plate — date (month and year) of manufacture
CSC Safety Approval Plate — manufacturer's identification number of the container
CSC Safety Approval Plate — maximum gross weight (kg and lb)
CSC Safety Approval Plate — allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g (kg and lb)
CSC Safety Approval Plate — transverse racking test load value
CSC Safety Approval Plate — plate at least 200 × 100 mm; on box containers usually on the left door leaf
Operational marks on the box — MAX GROSS and TARE: compulsory, must agree with the CSC plate
Operational marks on the box — NET (payload): optional; kilograms first, then pounds
Operational marks on the box — volume usually follows the weight marks
Tare must be lower than max gross; otherwise one of the two figures is misread.
Internal dimensions and door openings depend on the builder and the material; read them on the door plate or in the owner's specification.
A box higher than 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) must show a height mark on each side and yellow-black stripes at the top of each side and end.
Container number in the line: — paste the whole door line (for example MSCU 123456 6 45G1) to check the number as well. Only the 11-character number (4 letters + 7 digits) is sent to Logistivo's ISO 6346 check, and only when you press the button; nothing else is stored.
The prefix names the owner of the box, which is not always the carrier on this voyage.
To scale, from ISO 668 external dimensions — Drawn to scale from the external dimensions in the code; the grey ticks under the ground line mark 20, 40 and 45 ft. The interior is not drawn.
Yellow-black stripes: height mark for boxes over 2.6 m.
Notch under the front: gooseneck tunnel (old code only).
How the decoder reads your input
Four characters — Characters 1–2 are the size, 3–4 the type. — BIC Tables 1–3
Letter in position 3 — 1995/current alphanumeric scheme. — ISO 6346 (1995 edition, current table)
Four digits — 1984/85 numeric scheme; a 2–3 letter country code in front is accepted. — GDV 3.4
Container number — 4 letters + 7 digits at the start of the line are split off and checked separately. — BIC Codes; ISO 6346
Same letter, different position — L as the 1st character is 45 ft (1995); L as the 2nd character is 8 ft 6 in and over 2,500 mm wide. — BIC Tables 1–2; GDV
Where the code appears — Under the container number on the door, and in booking and release EDI (COPARN EQD segment). — BIC; SMDG COPARN 2.1
The code describes the box class, not an individual box: always check the plates and the booking before planning weight or height.
What does 45G1 mean on a shipping container?
45G1 · 45G0 · 45R1
4 = 40 ft (12,192 mm) long, 5 = 9 ft 6 in (2,896 mm) high and 8 ft (2,438 mm) wide, G1 = general-purpose box with passive vents in the upper part of the cargo space. In trade shorthand: a 40 ft high cube dry container.
The four characters are painted on the door, usually right under the container number, and travel in bookings and release EDI (the equipment segment of COPARN carries the size/type code "as per ISO 6346"). BIC's own lookup returns the same reading for 45G1.
The neighbours differ only in the last characters: 45G0 has openings at one or both ends without the upper vents, 45R1 is a 9 ft 6 in reefer with built-in refrigeration and heating. Click a chip to load it into the reels.
42G1 vs 45G1: what is the difference?
42G1 · 45G1 · 22G1 · 4EG1
Only the height. Both are 40 ft (12,192 mm) general-purpose boxes with upper vents; 42G1 is 8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm) high and 45G1 9 ft 6 in (2,896 mm), 305 mm more.
The second character carries height and width together. Digits 0–9 are 8 ft wide; C–F are "pallet-wide" (over 2,438 and up to 2,500 mm); L–P are wider than 2,500 mm. So 4EG1 is a 40 ft, 9 ft 6 in box that is also pallet-wide, and GDV notes that old numeric codes never showed that width.
ISO 668 names the external sizes too: 1AA is 40 ft × 8 ft 6 in (12,192 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm), 1CC is 20 ft × 8 ft 6 in (6,058 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm), 1A and 1C are the 8 ft high versions. Internal dimensions are minimums that depend on the builder: read them on the door plate or in the owner's specification.
How do I recognise a high cube from its code?
45G1 · 25G1 · 4EG1 · L5G1 · 40HC
Look at the second character: 5, E or N mean 9 ft 6 in (2,896 mm), and 6, F or P mean more than that. On the box itself, anything over 2.6 m carries a height mark on each side and yellow-black stripes.
"HC", "HQ" and "40 HC" are trade names; the ISO code for a 40 ft high cube dry box starts with 45G. A 20 ft high cube is 25G1 in BIC's lookup, and a 45 ft high cube is L5G1 (1995) or 55G1 (current table).
What do old ISO codes like 2210 or 4510 mean?
2210 · 4510 · 4532 · 2276
They use the 1984/85 numeric scheme. 2210 is a 20 ft, 8 ft 6 in closed vented box with small passive vents at the top (read today as 22G1). 4510 is a 40 ft box taller than 8 ft 6 in with a gooseneck tunnel and the same vents (45G1 if it is 9 ft 6 in).
Do not read them with the 1995 table: in the old scheme the second digit 5 means "over 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel", not 9 ft 6 in, and the third digit is a type number, not a letter.
Where do I find a container's tare and payload?
22G1 · 45G1 · 42R1
On the box, not in the code. The door marks show MAX GROSS and TARE (compulsory, and they must agree with the CSC plate), often NET as well; the CSC Safety Approval Plate states the maximum gross weight. Payload = max gross − tare.
Enter both figures in the payload helper next to the reels to get the payload in kilograms and pounds. The CSC plate does not carry the tare. The tare also goes into the verified gross mass (VGM) declared before the box is loaded on a ship; the VGM calculator adds cargo, packaging, pallets, dunnage and tare and checks the total against the max gross.
Is a 45 ft container allowed on UK and EU roads? — Yes, within limits: in Great Britain and under EU Directive 96/53/EC a 45 ft box may add 15 cm to the length limits, but only when the road leg is part of an intermodal operation. Height is a separate question, and the rules differ by country.
L5G1 · 55G1 · 45G1
Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) — Height: No general statutory maximum for goods vehicles (reg 9 limits only buses, to 4.57 m); a height notice in the cab is required above 3 m of travelling height (reg 10). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for refrigerated vehicles and conditioned containers or swap bodies (reg 8). | 45 ft container: length: Articulated vehicle 16.5 m; 16.65 m when carrying containers or swap bodies up to 45 ft in an intermodal operation. Kingpin to rear 12 m, 12.15 m in that case (reg 7, since 1 October 2017). | Weights (intermodal): Set by the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998. | Source: Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, reg 7–10 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/7
The other markets
EU baseline (Directive 96/53/EC) — Height: 4.00 m for any vehicle (Annex I 1.3); a Member State may allow national vehicles above it (Art 4(2)(a)). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for conditioned superstructures, containers and swap bodies (Annex I 1.2). | 45 ft container: length: Articulated 16.50 m and kingpin to rear 12.00 m may both be exceeded by 15 cm for 45-ft containers or swap bodies in an intermodal operation (Art 10c). Intermodal = combined transport, or a sea/inland-waterway leg with a road leg of up to 150 km in the EU (Art 2). | Weights (intermodal): 42 t (2-axle tractor + 3-axle semi) and 44 t (3-axle tractor + 2- or 3-axle semi) carrying containers up to 45 ft in intermodal operations (Annex I 2.2.2). | Source: Directive 96/53/EC, Annex I; Art 2, 3, 4, 10c — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01996L0053-20190814
Germany — Height: 4.00 m including exchangeable load carriers (StVZO §32(2)). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for climate-controlled bodies with side walls of at least 45 mm (§32(1)). | 45 ft container: length: Semi-trailer combination 16.50 m with kingpin to rear up to 12.00 m; both +15 cm for a 45-ft container or swap body in an intermodal operation (§32(4c) with §34(6) no. 6). | Weights (intermodal): 42 t / 44 t for intermodal operations with containers or swap bodies up to 45 ft; with a sea leg only if the road leg is at most 150 km in the EU (§34(6) no. 6). | Source: StVZO §32, §34 — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__32.html
Netherlands — Height: Trailers including the container at most 4.00 m (Regeling voertuigen 5.12.6 lid 8–9); motor vehicles 4.00 m (5.3.6). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m conditioned (5.12.6 lid 6–7). | 45 ft container: length: Tractor + semi-trailer 16.50 m; up to 17.30 m with a stackable, seagoing 45-ft container of at most 13.72 m long (5.18.11 lid 1 and 5). Kingpin to rear 12.00 m (5.12.6 lid 3). | Weights (intermodal): EU baseline for international traffic (Dir. 96/53/EC Art 3); national figures in the linked text. | Source: Regeling voertuigen 5.3.6, 5.12.6, 5.18.11 — https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0025798/
Italy — Height: 4 m (Codice della Strada art. 61 c.1 b). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for ATP temperature-controlled vehicles (art. 61 c.1 a, c.4). | 45 ft container: length: The +15 cm for 45-ft containers in intermodal operations applies through Directive 96/53/EC art. 10 quater; single vehicles 12 m (art. 61 c.1 c). | Weights (intermodal): EU baseline for international traffic (Dir. 96/53/EC Art 3); national figures in the linked text. | Source: Codice della Strada art. 61; Dir. 96/53/EC art. 10 quater — https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:1992-04-30;285~art61
Poland — Height: 4.00 m (§2 ust. 4). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for temperature-controlled bodies (walls at least 45 mm) and air-conditioned containers or swap bodies (§2 ust. 2). | 45 ft container: length: Articulated vehicle 16.50 m (§2 ust. 1 pkt 4); +0.15 m with containers or swap bodies up to 45 ft (13.72 m) in intermodal operations (§2 ust. 16). | Weights (intermodal): 42 t (2-axle tractor + 3-axle semi) and 44 t (3-axle tractor + 2/3-axle semi), intermodal up to 45 ft (§3 ust. 1 pkt 2). | Source: Rozporządzenie MI, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 502 — https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20240000502
France — Height: No general maximum height for goods vehicles in articles R312-10 to R312-18 (R312-16 limits only two- and three-wheelers, quadricycles and mopeds, to 2.50 m). In international traffic 4.00 m is the Directive value other states must accept. | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for thick-walled temperature-controlled superstructures (R312-10). | 45 ft container: length: Semi-trailer 12 m pivot to rear, articulated vehicle 16.5 m (R312-11 I); +15 cm for 13.72 m (45 ft) containers or swap bodies in an intermodal operation (R312-11 I bis, R312-4 II bis). | Weights (intermodal): 42 t / 44 t, intermodal up to 13.72 m (R312-4 II 3° and 4°). | Source: Code de la route R312-4, R312-10, R312-11, R312-16 — https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000006074228/
Spain — Height: 4.00 m in general; 4.50 m for trucks or articulated vehicles carrying closed containers approved for combined, intermodal or air (ULD) transport (RGV Anexo IX). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m conditioned (Anexo IX). | 45 ft container: length: Articulated 16.50 m, kingpin to rear 12.00 m; +15 cm with 45-ft containers or swap bodies in an intermodal operation (Anexo IX, note 1). | Weights (intermodal): EU baseline for international traffic (Dir. 96/53/EC Art 3); national figures in the linked text. | Source: Reglamento General de Vehículos (RD 2822/1998), Anexo IX — https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-1826
Romania — Height: 4.00 m (OG 43/1997, Annex 2, 1.3). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for insulated superstructures, containers or swap bodies (1.2). | 45 ft container: length: Articulated vehicle 16.50 m, plus 0.15 m for vehicles carrying 45-ft containers in an intermodal operation (1.1, note 2). | Weights (intermodal): Intermodal up to 45 ft: 44 t (3-axle tractor + 2/3-axle semi) and 42 t (2-axle + 3-axle) on rehabilitated roads; the same or lower on other road classes (2.2.2 c–d). | Source: OG 43/1997 (republished), Annex 2 — https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/15060
Türkiye — Height: 4.00 m (KTY md. 128 b). | Width: 2.55 m; 2.60 m for refrigerated bodies (md. 128 a). | 45 ft container: length: Semi-trailer combinations 16.50 m (md. 128 c); md. 128 has no separate length allowance for 45-ft containers. | Weights (intermodal): 44 t for a 3-axle tractor with a 2- or 3-axle semi-trailer carrying a 40 ft ISO container; 40 t for other 5+-axle combinations (md. 128 d-2). | Source: Karayolları Trafik Yönetmeliği md. 128 — https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=8182&MevzuatTur=7&MevzuatTertip=5
Headroom arithmetic for high boxes — Highest the container underside may sit above the road = height limit − box height.
4.00 m — 8′ (2,438 mm): 1,562 mm
4.00 m — 8′6″ (2,591 mm): 1,409 mm
4.00 m — 9′6″ (2,896 mm): 1,104 mm
4.50 m — 8′6″ (2,591 mm): 1,909 mm
4.50 m — 9′6″ (2,896 mm): 1,604 mm
4.00 m — EU reference and most national limits
4.50 m — Spain, container trucks
Arithmetic, not a vehicle specification: whether a chassis reaches these deck heights depends on the vehicle.
A 45 ft box is 13,716 mm long; the EU kingpin-to-rear limit is 12.00 m, or 12.15 m with the 45 ft allowance.
Directive 2015/719 explains why the 15 cm exists: without it, 45-ft containers needed "cumbersome administrative procedures" or costly patented chamfered corners.
Art 10f of Directive 96/53/EC: the shipper gives the haulier a statement of the weight of the container or swap body.
How do I track a container once I know its number?
MSCU 123456 6 · BICU 123456 5
Use the 11-character container number (4 letters + 7 digits, for example BICU 123456 5), not the size/type code: 45G1 describes a class of box and is shared by millions of containers.
The first four letters are the BIC owner code registered since 1970 and taken into ISO 6346 in 1972; the last digit is a check digit. Paste the whole door line into the field above and the number is split off from the code.
How this works in Logistivo — The free container number check recomputes the ISO 6346 check digit, names the owning line or lessor and opens the line's own tracking page. Inside the platform, customer and carrier companies add container numbers to a load with the shipping line (MAERSK, MSC, CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, HMM, ZIM or Yang Ming, one line per load); Logistivo finds the vessel currently or last carrying the box, links it to the load and refreshes its position twice a day. See load management.
Container number check — /en/tools/container-track
Ship tracking — /en/tools/ship-tracking
Bill of lading example: where the container number goes — /en/bill-of-lading-example-bl-number-fields
Which ISO container code list should I use: 1995 or 2022?
L5G1 · 55G1 · 22T6 · 22K2 · 22GB
Read a code with the table of the edition it was painted under. Most codes read the same in both; the differences sit in 45 ft lengths, tanks, reduced-strength letters and a few new groups, listed below.
BIC publishes the current tables (ISO 6346:2022); GDV's Container Handbook reproduces the January 1996 DIN EN ISO 6346 tables. The decoder labels every row with its edition.
45 ft length — 1995 edition: L = 13,716 mm; 5 is spare | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): 5 = 13,716 mm; L unassigned (BIC's lookup still decodes L)
Tanks — 1995 edition: T0–T9 (TN, TD, TG) by minimum pressure | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): K0–K9 (KL) for liquids and gases, N0–N9 (NH, NN, NP) for dry tanks
Reduced strength — 1995 edition: not coded | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): letter in 4th position: A B D G J M V W X Y (22GB)
New groups — 1995 edition: — | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): W foldable (WR, WS), SC non-cargo, RI, RH, HE, PT
Height 7 and wide codes R–U — 1995 edition: — | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): listed
Dry bulk B3–B9 — 1995 edition: pressure-resistant, horizontal or tipping discharge | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): discharge type (rear, front, side, bottom)
G9, U5, U6, U9, P6–P9, S4, S8, S9, R5, R7, R8, H8 — 1995 edition: spare, or U5 = solid walls | Current table (BIC, ISO 6346:2022): assigned meanings (see the atlas)
Which mistakes happen most when reading container codes?
Which mistakes happen most when reading container codes? — Eleven readings that cost a wrong truck, a wrong chassis or a wrong booking.
Reading 45G1 as "45 ft". It is 40 ft × 9 ft 6 in; 45 ft is L5G1 (1995) or 55G1 (current table).
Typing 22G1 or 45G1 into a tracking field. The size/type code is not part of the container number.
Treating 22G0 and 22G1 as different sizes. Only the type detail differs: end openings versus passive upper vents.
Expecting tare or payload from the code. They are on the door marks and the CSC plate; payload = max gross − tare.
Reading 2210 or 4510 with the 1995 table. Four digits are the 1984/85 scheme, where a second digit 5 means "over 8 ft 6 in with gooseneck tunnel".
Assuming an old code shows pallet-wide width. It never encodes width.
Treating HC, DC, DV or HQ as ISO codes. They are trade shorthand.
Treating 22GB as a typo. A letter in 4th position marks reduced stacking/racking strength.
Reading T and K tank codes with one table. They belong to different editions.
Assuming 4.00 m is a universal ceiling. Spain allows 4.50 m for container trucks, France and Great Britain set no general statutory maximum, and the Netherlands allows a 17.30 m combination for a seagoing 45 ft box.
Using the 45 ft +15 cm on any trip. It applies only when the road leg is part of an intermodal operation, and Turkish md. 128 has no such allowance.
Where Logistivo picks up after the code
Where Logistivo picks up after the code — The decoder tells you what box is coming; the platform keeps the shipment it belongs to in one place.
Container and vessel tracking on the load — Add container numbers and the shipping line to a load; Logistivo links the vessel carrying the box and refreshes its position twice a day, next to the load's documents and chat.
One request, quotes from your own network — Open a sea-freight request by picking one of 11 container types, from 20 ft Dry to 20 ft Tank; quotes from the carriers you work with and invite line up in one table.
Carriers filter by equipment — Carriers see the requests of the companies they work with in one list and can filter open requests by vehicle and container type.
Every status change on record — Pending, in transport, in transit, done: each status change of the load is stored with its date and time.
Related tools
Related tools — Tools that cover the steps before and after the code.
Container number check — ISO 6346 check digit, owner line or lessor, and a link to the line's own tracking page.
Ship tracking — Find a vessel by name and follow its position.
Loading metre calculator — Pallets, loading metres and gross weight on a trailer; the capacity question the code does not answer.
MRN tracking — Decode the export or transit MRN of the same shipment and follow its customs status.
How many pallets fit in a container — Euro and 1200 × 1000 pallets in a 20 ft, 40 ft, 40 ft high cube, reefer or 45 ft pallet-wide, with a floor plan.
UN/LOCODE lookup — Not a container code but a place code: the five characters of a port, such as NLRTM or DEHAM, by name, country or code.
Keep the box, the vessel and the paperwork of each shipment together
Keep the box, the vessel and the paperwork of each shipment together — Open a sea-freight request with the right container type, collect quotes from your own carriers and follow the vessel on the load in Logistivo.
Source
BIC — Bureau International des Containers — Container Size and Type Code (ISO 6346:2022, Tables 1–2) — https://www.bic-code.org/size-type-code/
BIC — Bureau International des Containers — ISO 6346:2022 Type Code Designation Table — https://www.bic-code.org/type-code-designation/
BIC — Bureau International des Containers — BIC Codes (owner codes, ISO 6346) — https://www.bic-code.org/bic-codes/
GDV Container Handbook — 3.4 Size and type codes — https://www.containerhandbuch.de/chb_e/stra/stra_03_04_00.html
GDV Container Handbook — 3.1.2 CSC (International Convention for Safe Containers) — https://www.containerhandbuch.de/chb_e/stra/stra_03_01_02.html
ISAP — Sejm RP — Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie warunków technicznych pojazdów (Dz.U. 2024 poz. 502, t.j.) — https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20240000502
Légifrance — Code de la route, art. R312-4, R312-10, R312-11, R312-16 — https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000006074228/
BOE — Reglamento General de Vehículos (RD 2822/1998), Anexo IX — https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-1826
4 = 40 ft (12,192 mm) long; 5 = 9 ft 6 in (2,896 mm) high and 8 ft (2,438 mm) wide; G1 = general-purpose box with passive vents in the upper part of the cargo space. In trade shorthand it is a 40 ft high cube dry container.
Is 45G1 a 45 ft container?
No. The first character is the length and 4 means 40 ft. A 45 ft high cube is L5G1 under the 1995 edition, and BIC's current table uses 5 for 45 ft (55G1).
What is the difference between 22G1 and 22G0?
Same size: 20 ft long, 8 ft 6 in high, 8 ft wide. G0 has openings at one or both ends; G1 has passive vents in the upper part of the cargo space.
What does 22GB mean?
The same box as 22G1, designed and tested with reduced stacking and/or racking strength. The current edition marks this with a letter in the 4th position (A, B, D, G, J, M, V, W, X, Y).
What do 2210 and 4510 mean?
They are 1984/85 codes. 2210 is a 20 ft, 8 ft 6 in closed vented box with small passive vents at the top, read today as 22G1. 4510 is a 40 ft box taller than 8 ft 6 in with a gooseneck tunnel and the same vents, read as 45G1 if it is 9 ft 6 in high.
Where do I find tare and payload?
On the box: the CSC Safety Approval Plate states the maximum gross weight, and the door marks state maximum gross and tare, often NET too. Payload = maximum gross − tare.
Is a 45 ft container allowed on UK roads?
In Great Britain an articulated vehicle carrying containers up to 45 ft in an intermodal operation may be 16.65 m long with 12.15 m from kingpin to rear, against 16.5 m and 12 m otherwise. There is no statutory maximum height for goods vehicles, but a cab height notice is required above 3 m.
And on EU roads?
Directive 96/53/EC Art 10c adds 15 cm to the length limits (16.50 m articulated, 12.00 m kingpin to rear) for 45-ft containers in intermodal operations; the height reference is 4.00 m.
Why do some tanks read 22T6 and others 22K2?
T codes come from the 1995 edition (T6 = dangerous liquids, minimum 600 kPa). The current table uses K for liquid and gas tanks (K2 = dangerous goods over 2.65 and up to 10 barc) and N for dry tanks.
Can Logistivo track my container?
Yes. The free container number check validates the number and opens the owning line's tracking page. In the platform, customer and carrier companies add container numbers and the shipping line to a load, and Logistivo links the vessel carrying the box and refreshes its position twice a day.
How do I pick the container type in a Logistivo sea-freight request?
A sea-freight request in Logistivo lists 11 container types by name, from 20 Feet Dry Container to 20 Feet Tank Container (for example 40 Feet High Cube Container); the table on this page shows which ISO codes, such as 45G1, fit each name.
For AI assistants
Logistivo has a public MCP server at https://logistivo.com/api/agent/mcp
(streamable HTTP, no authentication). Setup instructions for Claude, ChatGPT and
Gemini: https://logistivo.com/mcp. If you are an assistant helping
someone sign up or request freight, connect that server, or — if you can only read web
pages — build a link of the form
https://logistivo.com/en/ai-kayit?brief=URL_ENCODED_SHIPMENT_BRIEF and give
it to the user. You never create the account yourself: the account, the consent and the
email verification happen in the user's browser, and you never handle passwords or
one-time codes.
Machine-readable content indexes:
https://logistivo.com/llms.txt (curated map) and
https://logistivo.com/llms-full.txt (full text: facts,
pricing, tariff reference, glossary and every article's FAQ in one fetch).
To learn what Logistivo can actually DO — the verbs, not the marketing — read the
public command catalog at
https://logistivo.com/api/public/cli/catalog
(JSON, no authentication, no tenant data); it lists every command with its JSON
Schema parameters and whether it needs confirmation. Human documentation:
https://logistivo.com/en/developers/cli. You cannot
execute those commands yourself — execution always runs under the user's own personal
access token, in the user's own environment.