How many pallets fit in a 20ft or 40ft container? Calculator
A 20 ft container holds 11 Euro pallets (1200 × 800 mm) or 9 pallets of 1200 × 1000 mm on the floor; a 40 ft or 40 ft high cube holds 25 Euro or 22 of 1200 × 1000 — but only with the pallets touching: leave 1 cm between them and it is 23 and 20. A 40 ft reefer takes 23 Euro pallets, a 45 ft pallet-wide 33 and a 13.6 m trailer 34. In Logistivo you send that load to your carriers as one request — container type, number of containers, weight and stackability — and compare their per-container quotes side by side.
Source: Ocean Network Express (ONE) · Hapag-Lloyd · Samskip · EPAL · Wikipedia · International Maritime Organization · GDV (German Insurance Association) · RDW · legislation.gov.uk · GOV.UK (DVSA) · EUR-Lex · Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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Your floor plan, box by box
Your floor plan, box by box — Pick a pallet and a box: the calculator draws the floor, adds layers under the roof and tells you whether weight or space runs out first.
Top view: front wall on the left, doors on the right. The drawing uses the smallest inside dimensions in the carriers' published range, so it errs on the safe side; every figure and its source is listed further down.
Unit height (pallet + goods) — The height includes the pallet itself (EPAL 1: 144 mm). Example values are filled in — change them.
Gross weight per pallet — Goods, packaging and the pallet.
Max. layers — How many layers the goods and packaging allow.
Payload — Max. gross weight minus tare, as marked on the container door and CSC plate.
Gap between pallets — 0 mm = pallets touching. For overhanging goods or handling space enter a gap; the plan is recalculated.
Euro pallet (EPAL 1) — 1,200 × 800 × 144 mm · approx. 25 kg · safe working load 1,500 kg · bottom pallet of a stack max. 5,500 kg (EPAL; EN 13698-1)
1200 × 1000 pallet (UK standard, EPAL 2) — 1,200 × 1,000 × 162 mm (EPAL 2) · approx. 35 kg · safe working load 1,250 kg · bottom pallet max. 4,250 kg. EPAL 3 and CP1 share the 1,000 × 1,200 mm footprint. (EPAL; EN 13698-2)
US pallet 48 × 40 in (GMA) — 1,219 × 1,016 mm — one of the six ISO 6780 sizes; no EPAL load rating, so no pallet check. (ISO 6780 (table reproduced by Wikipedia))
CP3 chemical pallet — 1,140 × 1,140 × 138 mm — square, so lengthwise and crosswise give the same count. (EPAL CP pallets)
Custom size — Length and width in cm (30–250 cm).
20 ft dry container (22G1) — Inside 5,898–5,900 × 2,350–2,352 × 2,390–2,395 mm; door 2,340 × 2,280–2,292 mm; payload 28,180–30,250 kg; max. gross 30,480–32,500 kg; spread-load guide 4.8 t/m. ONE lists 5,898 × 2,350 × 2,390 mm with a 28,330 kg payload at 30,480 kg max. gross; Hapag-Lloyd 5,898–5,900 × 2,352 mm, with 32,500 kg series taking up to 30,250 kg. 28,180 kg, the lowest listed payload (Hapag-Lloyd, 30,480 kg series) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
40 ft dry container (42G1) — Inside 12,029–12,032 × 2,350–2,352 × 2,390–2,395 mm; door 2,340 × 2,280–2,292 mm; payload 26,700–28,800 kg; max. gross 30,480–32,500 kg; spread-load guide 3 t/m. ONE: 12,032 × 2,350 × 2,390 mm, payload 26,840 kg; Hapag-Lloyd: 12,029–12,032 × 2,350–2,352 mm, payload 26,700 kg (30,480 kg series) to 28,800 kg (32,500 kg series). 26,700 kg (Hapag-Lloyd, 30,480 kg series) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
40 ft high cube (45G1) — Inside 12,032 × 2,342–2,352 × 2,695–2,700 mm; door 2,340 × 2,585–2,597 mm; payload 26,780–28,800 kg; max. gross 30,480–32,500 kg; spread-load guide 3 t/m. Same floor as the 40 ft dry, about 305 mm more inside height. ONE: 12,032 × 2,350 × 2,695 mm, payload 28,800 kg at 32,500 kg; the lower bound 26,780 kg is ONE's 30,480 kg rating minus its 3,700 kg tare. 26,780 kg (ONE: 30,480 kg rating − 3,700 kg tare) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
45 ft high cube (standard width) (L5G1) — Inside 13,556 × 2,352 × 2,697–2,700 mm; door 2,340 × 2,585–2,597 mm; payload 25,830–27,850 kg; max. gross 30,480–32,500 kg. Standard width 2,352 mm: one Euro pallet crosswise plus one lengthwise across, as in a 40 ft. Payload 27,450–27,850 kg at 32,500 kg (Hapag-Lloyd, ONE); 25,830 kg is ONE's 30,480 kg rating minus its 4,650 kg tare. 25,830 kg (ONE: 30,480 kg rating − 4,650 kg tare) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
45 ft high cube pallet-wide — Inside 13,560 × 2,440 × 2,700 mm; door 2,420 × 2,590 mm; payload 29,770 kg; max. gross 34,000 kg. Pallet-wide: 2,440 mm inside, so three Euro pallets (2,400 mm) stand side by side. Samskip: 13.56 × 2.44 × 2.70 m, door 2.42 × 2.59 m, tare 4.23 t, max. gross 34 t, 33 Euro pallets; payload 29,770 kg = 34,000 − 4,230 kg. 29,770 kg (Samskip: 34 t − 4.23 t tare) A European short-sea and intermodal box: availability depends on the operator. Source: Samskip equipment specifications.
20 ft reefer (22R1) — Inside 5,446–5,456 × 2,280–2,293 × 2,255–2,267 mm; usable height (red load line) 2,155–2,184 mm; door 2,290 × 2,221–2,264 mm; payload 27,560–29,140 kg; max. gross 30,480–32,000 kg. The refrigeration unit and the insulation shorten and narrow the floor. Hapag-Lloyd: 5,446–5,454 × 2,280–2,293 mm, maximum stowage height to the red load line 2,155–2,184 mm; ONE: 5,456 × 2,288 × 2,263 mm. 27,560 kg (Hapag-Lloyd) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
40 ft high cube reefer (45R1) — Inside 11,578–11,599 × 2,280–2,294 × 2,525–2,594 mm; usable height (red load line) 2,420–2,474 mm; door 2,276–2,294 × 2,502–2,569 mm; payload 29,200–29,700 kg; max. gross 34,000 kg. Hapag-Lloyd: 11,578–11,599 × 2,280–2,294 mm, red load line 2,420–2,474 mm, payload 29,200–29,700 kg at 34,000 kg; ONE: 11,590 × 2,284 × 2,544 mm. 29,200 kg (Hapag-Lloyd) Sources: ONE and Hapag-Lloyd container specifications.
13.6 m curtainsider trailer — Inside 13,620 × 2,480 × 2,700 mm; door 2,480 × 2,630 mm; payload 24,885 kg (example). Standard European curtainsider. Samskip: 13.62 × 2.48 × 2.70 m inside, rear door and side loading height 2.63 m, 34 Euro pallets. The payload depends on tractor, trailer and country — the figure is an example. example 24,885 kg = 40,000 kg − 8,185 kg tractor − 6,930 kg curtainsider (EU, 5 axles; RDW medians) Road weight limits differ by country — see the trailer question below. Sources: Samskip (inside dimensions); Directive 96/53/EC and RDW open data (payload example).
13.6 m mega trailer — Inside 13,620 × 2,480 × 3,000 mm; door 2,480 × 3,000 mm; payload 24,885 kg (example). Same floor as the standard trailer with 3.00 m inside height (Samskip; side loading height 3.00 m, rear door 2.85 m) — for light, voluminous goods stacked high. example 24,885 kg = 40,000 kg − 8,185 kg tractor − 6,930 kg curtainsider (EU, 5 axles; RDW medians) Sources: Samskip (inside dimensions); Directive 96/53/EC and RDW open data (payload example).
How the calculator works — the rules it applies — Every threshold used above, with its source.
Floor pattern — Pallets are laid in blocks, each block in one direction: lengthwise (long side along the box) or crosswise. The tool tries every split of the floor into such blocks (guillotine cuts) and keeps the highest count; when two patterns tie, the one with fewer blocks. — Geometry. The method reproduces published counts: 33 Euro pallets in a 45 ft pallet-wide, 30 in a 40 ft pallet-wide, 34 on a 13.62 m trailer (Samskip).
Inside width decides — Two 1200 mm pallets side by side need 2,400 mm, and so do three Euro pallets (3 × 800 mm). Standard ISO boxes are 2,342–2,352 mm wide inside, so across you get 1,200 + 800 = 2,000 mm (Euro) or 1,200 + 1,000 = 2,200 mm (1200 × 1000). — Inside widths: ONE, Hapag-Lloyd. Pallet sizes: EPAL.
Gap and range — With a gap g, n pallets in a row need n × pallet + (n − 1) × g of floor. The drawing uses the smallest inside length and width of the published range; if the largest boxes of the range take more pallets, the result says so. — Arithmetic; ranges from ONE, Hapag-Lloyd and Samskip.
Layers — Layers = the lower of your layer limit and ⌊usable height ÷ unit height⌋. Usable height is the inside height; in a reefer it is the red load line (maximum stowage height), which keeps the air circulating. — Hapag-Lloyd reefer specification (maximum stowage height to the load line).
Door opening — Every unit passes the door: a single unit taller than the door opening does not go in, and a pre-stacked unit must be lower than the door opening (2,280–2,292 mm on a 40 ft dry, 2,585–2,597 mm on a 40 ft high cube). — Door openings: ONE, Hapag-Lloyd; curtainsiders: side loading height, Samskip.
Payload — Payload = maximum gross weight − tare weight; both are marked on the container door and the CSC plate. Loadable pallets = the lower of (pallets × layers) and ⌊payload ÷ gross kg per pallet⌋. — GDV Container Handbook 3.2; ONE; Hapag-Lloyd.
Spread load — Hapag-Lloyd's guideline: at most 4.8 t per running metre in a 20 ft (7.6 t with a steel floor) and 3 t per running metre in a 40 ft (6.0 t with a steel floor). The tool divides the loaded weight by the floor length the plan uses. — Hapag-Lloyd Container Specification, general information.
Pallet load limits — EPAL 1: safe working load 1,500 kg, bottom pallet of a stack max. 5,500 kg; EPAL 2: 1,250 kg and 4,250 kg. The tool compares the goods on one pallet (gross − pallet weight) with the safe working load, and the whole stack (layers × gross kg) with the bottom-pallet limit — the strictest reading. — EPAL product specifications.
Verified gross mass (VGM) — Before a packed container goes on a ship its verified gross mass must be known: weigh the packed container (method 1) or add up cargo, pallets, dunnage, securing material and the container tare (method 2). In force since 1 July 2016. — SOLAS regulation VI/2; IMO MSC.1/Circ.1475; in the UK, MCA MGN 534.
Trailer payload (example) — A trailer has no fixed payload: it depends on the legal weight limit and on the unladen weight of tractor and trailer. The example uses 40,000 kg (5-axle combination, EU international traffic) − 8,185 kg tractor − 6,930 kg curtainsider = 24,885 kg. Enter your own figure. — Directive 96/53/EC Annex I; RDW open data (median unladen mass in the Dutch register).
What the result checks
Door opening — Unit height, and the height of a pre-stacked unit, against the door opening (curtainsiders: side loading height).
Reefer load line — In a reefer the layers are counted against the red load line, not the roof.
Weight per running metre — Loaded weight ÷ floor length used, against the 4.8 t/m (20 ft) or 3 t/m (40 ft) guideline.
Pallet safe working load — Goods on one pallet against the EPAL safe working load (1,500 kg Euro, 1,250 kg EPAL 2).
Bottom pallet in a stack — Whole stack (layers × gross kg) against the EPAL limit for the bottom pallet (5,500 kg Euro, 4,250 kg EPAL 2).
Which limit binds
Space binds — Floor and height are full before the payload is used up: heavier pallets would still be allowed.
Weight binds — The payload runs out before the floor is full: load fewer pallets than the space allows, or lighter ones.
Too tall — One unit is taller than the usable height of this box: pick a high cube, a pallet-wide or a mega trailer, or lower the unit.
Inside dimensions, doors and payload of every box — Nominal figures from the carriers' own specifications. Boxes differ by series and builder, so a figure is a range wherever the sources differ; the plate on the door of your container is what counts.
Same pallet, every box — Your pallet, height, weight and layers in all nine boxes at once. Tap a row to draw it. Grey bar: what fits by space (floor × layers). Green bar: what you can load. Amber: the payload binds first.
Book this container plan with your carriers in Logistivo — A Logistivo request carries the container type (11 types, from 20 ft dry to 45 ft high cube and reefers), the number of containers, total weight and stackability. The carriers you work with quote per container, and you compare the offers side by side.
Load management — Requests, per-container quotes and container tracking in one place — /en/load-management
Warehouse & stock management — Pallet sizes measured with LiDAR, a depth sensor or an AI photo estimate — /en/warehouse-management
A planning aid, not a stowage plan: real boxes vary by series, pallets and goods are not perfect rectangles, and weight distribution, securing and road limits are checked by whoever loads and transports. The plate on the container door is authoritative.
How many pallets fit? Every box at a glance — Pallets on the floor, one layer, pallets touching. In brackets: the count with 10 mm between pallets, where it drops.
20' DV — Euro 1200 × 800: 11 | 1200 × 1000: 9 | US 48 × 40 in: 9 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 10
40' DV — Euro 1200 × 800: 25 (23) | 1200 × 1000: 22 (20) | US 48 × 40 in: 20 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 20
40' HC — Euro 1200 × 800: 25 (23) | 1200 × 1000: 22 (20) | US 48 × 40 in: 20 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 20
45' HC — Euro 1200 × 800: 27 | 1200 × 1000: 24 | US 48 × 40 in: 24 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 22
13.6 m trailer — Euro 1200 × 800: 34 (33) | 1200 × 1000: 26 | US 48 × 40 in: 26 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 22
Mega trailer — Euro 1200 × 800: 34 (33) | 1200 × 1000: 26 | US 48 × 40 in: 26 | CP3 1140 × 1140: 22
Counts from the calculator on this page, using the smallest inside dimensions of the carriers' ranges. Stacking multiplies the floor count by the layers that fit under the roof or below a reefer's load line. CP3 in reefers: the narrowest reefers are exactly 2 × 1,140 = 2,280 mm wide inside, so any gap leaves one pallet across.
How many pallets fit in a 20 ft container?
11 · 9 — Euro · 1200 × 1000, one layer
11 Euro pallets or 9 pallets of 1200 × 1000 mm on the floor of a 20 ft dry container; 9 US 48 × 40 in pallets and 10 CP3.
The Euro layout is two rows: 7 pallets crosswise (7 × 800 = 5,600 mm of the 5,898 mm length) beside 4 lengthwise (4 × 1,200 = 4,800 mm). Across that is 1,200 + 800 = 2,000 mm of the 2,350 mm width — a third pallet side by side would need 2,400 mm.
1200 × 1000 pallets: one crosswise against the front wall, then 8 lengthwise in two rows of four. A tenth would need 2 × 1,200 = 2,400 mm across or 5 × 1,200 = 6,000 mm along — the box has 2,350 and 5,898 mm.
Double-stacking: the 2,390–2,395 mm inside height allows two layers up to 1,195 mm each; a pre-stacked pair must also pass the 2,280–2,292 mm door, so at most 1,140 mm per unit.
How many pallets fit in a 40 ft or 40 ft high cube container?
25 · 22 — Euro · 1200 × 1000 — 23 · 20 with 1 cm gaps
25 Euro pallets or 22 of 1200 × 1000 mm — but only with the pallets touching: the Euro pattern leaves 29–32 mm of free length. With 10 mm between pallets the same box takes 23 and 20.
The pattern: 15 pallets crosswise (15 × 800 = 12,000 mm) beside 10 lengthwise (10 × 1,200 = 12,000 mm) in a 12,029–12,032 mm long box. For 1200 × 1000: 12 crosswise (12 × 1,000 mm) beside 10 lengthwise. US 48 × 40 in pallets: 20.
The 40 ft high cube has the same floor, so the same count. Its extra height (2,695–2,700 mm inside) pays when you stack: two layers up to 1,347 mm each, or up to 1,292 mm each for a pre-stacked pair through the 2,585–2,597 mm door.
How this works in Logistivo — The count stands or falls with the real pallet size: overhanging goods or a damaged board cost a whole row. In Logistivo's warehouse module you measure each pallet with a LiDAR-equipped iPhone or iPad, an Android depth sensor (ARCore) or an AI estimate from photos; each measurement is kept on the pallet with its date and photo proof, so you plan with the size you measured.
10 · 23 — Euro pallets: 20 ft reefer · 40 ft high cube reefer
Because the refrigeration unit and the insulated walls take floor and height: a 20 ft reefer is 5,446–5,456 mm long and 2,280–2,293 mm wide inside (dry: 5,898 × 2,350 mm), so it takes 10 Euro pallets instead of 11; a 40 ft high cube reefer takes 23 instead of 25.
Height is the second limit: cargo stays below the red load line, which keeps the air circulating — 2,155–2,184 mm in a 20 ft reefer and 2,420–2,474 mm in a 40 ft high cube reefer (Hapag-Lloyd). Two layers therefore fit only up to 1,077 mm (20 ft) or 1,210 mm (40 ft) per layer.
1200 × 1000 pallets: 9 in a 20 ft reefer, 20 in a 40 ft reefer.
What are the inside dimensions of a 20 ft and a 40 ft container?
2,350 mm — inside width — the figure that decides pallet patterns
20 ft dry: 5,898–5,900 × 2,350–2,352 × 2,390–2,395 mm; 40 ft dry: 12,029–12,032 × 2,350–2,352 × 2,390–2,395 mm; 40 ft high cube: 12,032 × 2,342–2,352 × 2,695–2,700 mm (ONE, Hapag-Lloyd).
Doors are lower than the inside: 2,340 mm wide and 2,280–2,292 mm high on dry boxes, 2,585–2,597 mm on high cubes. External sizes are set by ISO 668 (20 ft 6,058 mm, 40 ft 12,192 mm long, 2,438 mm wide); inside sizes are minimums and real boxes vary by builder, so the plate on the door is what counts.
1,068 kg — per Euro pallet: above this a single-layer 40 ft dry runs out of payload first
Divide the payload by the number of pallets that fit. Heavier pallets than that and weight binds; lighter and space binds.
Example: tiles at 1,400 kg per Euro pallet in a 20 ft dry. 11 on the floor weigh 15,400 kg — space binds. A second layer would make 22 × 1,400 = 30,800 kg, over the 28,180 kg payload, so 20 pallets is the most you can load.
On the road the whole truck counts, not only the box. Great Britain: 40,000 kg for 5 axles and 44,000 kg for 6 or more axles, with conditions (Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998). In EU intermodal transport a 3-axle tractor with a 2- or 3-axle semi-trailer may carry a container of up to 45 ft at 44 t (Directive 96/53/EC, Annex I 2.2.2).
For the ship, the verified gross mass counts pallets, dunnage and securing material as well as cargo and tare (SOLAS VI/2, in force since 1 July 2016).
20' DV — Payload (reference): 28,180 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 11 · 22 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 2,561 · 1,280 kg
40' DV — Payload (reference): 26,700 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 25 · 50 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 1,068 · 534 kg
40' HC — Payload (reference): 26,780 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 25 · 50 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 1,071 · 535 kg
45' PW — Payload (reference): 29,770 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 33 · 66 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 902 · 451 kg
20' reefer — Payload (reference): 27,560 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 10 · 20 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 2,756 · 1,378 kg
40' reefer — Payload (reference): 29,200 kg | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 23 · 46 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 1,269 · 634 kg
13.6 m trailer — Payload (reference): 24,885 kg (example) | Euro pallets, 1 · 2 layers: 34 · 68 | Break-even per pallet, 1 · 2 layers: 731 · 365 kg
How this works in Logistivo — Once the plan is clear, open one request in Logistivo: the container type (11 types, from 20 ft dry to 45 ft high cube and 20/40 ft reefers), the number of containers, the total weight and how the goods may be stacked. The carriers you work with quote per container and you compare the offers side by side; for road part loads the request also carries pallet lines (type, quantity, length × width × height, kg per pallet).
33 · 27 — Euro pallets: pallet-wide · standard width
A 45 ft pallet-wide takes 33 Euro pallets (three across, 11 rows); a standard-width 45 ft high cube only 27, because its 2,352 mm inside width fits no third pallet across.
Pallet-wide boxes are 2,440 mm wide inside (Samskip), enough for 3 × 800 = 2,400 mm. 1200 × 1000 pallets: 26 in the pallet-wide, 24 in the standard 45 ft. A 40 ft pallet-wide takes 30 Euro pallets, the figure Samskip also lists.
How many Euro pallets fit on a trailer?
34 · 26 — 13.6 m trailer: Euro · 1200 × 1000
34 Euro pallets on a 13.6 m curtainsider when they touch — 17 rows of two crosswise (17 × 800 = 13,600 of 13,620 mm) — and 33 with 10 mm gaps (11 rows of three lengthwise). 1200 × 1000 pallets: 26.
The trailer is 2,480 mm wide inside, which is why it takes more than a 40 ft container (25). A mega trailer has the same floor but 3.00 m of inside height, so two layers up to 1,500 mm each.
The legal weight is set per country and per vehicle: for UK weight limits, the plated weight and loading metres use our loading metre calculator.
How many UK pallets fit in a 40 ft container — double-stacked?
22 · 44 — UK 1200 × 1000: one layer · two layers in a high cube
22 UK standard pallets (1200 × 1000 mm) per layer in a 40 ft or 40 ft high cube, 44 double-stacked in a high cube if each unit is at most 1,347 mm high (1,292 mm if pre-stacked through the door). With 10 mm gaps: 20 per layer.
In a 20 ft: 9 per layer. Weight check: 26,780 kg of payload spread over 44 pallets is 608 kg each — above that, the payload binds before the floor is full. The EPAL 2 safe working load is 1,250 kg per pallet, and the bottom pallet of a stack carries at most 4,250 kg.
Seven mistakes that cost a row of pallets
Seven mistakes that cost a row of pallets — Each one shows up in quotes or at the loading bay; the calculator above checks all of them.
Doubling the 20 ft count — A 40 ft takes 25 Euro pallets, not 2 × 11 = 22, and 22 of 1200 × 1000, not 2 × 9 = 18: its 12,029–12,032 mm floor is longer than two 20 ft floors (11,796 mm) and is one piece.
Planning three Euro pallets across — Three side by side need 2,400 mm; a standard container is 2,342–2,352 mm wide inside. Only pallet-wide boxes (2,440 mm) and trailers (2,480 mm) take three across.
Expecting a high cube to hold more pallets — Same floor as the 40 ft dry, so the same 25 / 22 pallets per layer. The extra height only pays if the goods can be stacked.
Loading a reefer to the roof — The red load line (2,155–2,184 mm in a 20 ft, 2,420–2,474 mm in a 40 ft high cube reefer) is the ceiling for cargo; above it the air cannot circulate.
Taking the box payload as the road limit — A 20 ft box may take 28,180 kg or more, but the truck's legal gross weight includes tractor, chassis and box: in Great Britain 44,000 kg needs 6 axles or more.
Stacking without checking the door — A pre-stacked pair of 1.2 m units is 2.4 m high — taller than the 2,280–2,292 mm door of a dry container. It passes the 2,585–2,597 mm door of a high cube.
Leaving the pallets out of the VGM — The verified gross mass includes pallets, dunnage and securing material, not just the goods (SOLAS VI/2): 25 Euro pallets alone add about 625 kg.
What Logistivo adds after the calculation
What Logistivo adds after the calculation — The calculator is free and stays free. When the load is real, Logistivo carries it from request to delivery.
11 container types in one request — 20 ft and 40 ft dry, 40 ft and 45 ft high cube, 20 ft and 40 ft reefers, open top, flat rack and tank — plus curtainsider and mega trailers for road.
Quotes per container, side by side — The carriers you work with quote on the same request; you compare prices per container in one table and accept with one click.
Pallets measured with the phone — LiDAR on iPhone and iPad, the depth sensor on Android or an AI estimate from photos; each measurement keeps its date and photo.
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Source
Ocean Network Express (ONE) — Container Information — Dry and Refrigerated container specifications — https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/container-specifications
Hapag-Lloyd — Container Specification (general purpose, high cube, reefer; spread loads; ISO size type codes) — https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/content/dam/website/downloads/press_and_media/publications/15211_Container_Specification_engl_Gesamt_web.pdf
Samskip — Equipment: details and internal dimensions (45ft and 40ft pallet-wide, 13.6 m and mega trailers) — https://www.samskip.com/equipment/
EPAL — EPAL Euro pallet (EPAL 1) — https://www.epal-pallets.org/eu-en/load-carriers/epal-euro-pallet
Wikipedia — Pallet — ISO 6780 table of the six intercontinental pallet sizes; 48 × 40 in (1219 × 1016 mm) GMA pallet — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet
International Maritime Organization — Verification of the gross mass of a packed container (SOLAS VI/2, MSC.1/Circ.1475) — https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/Verification-of-the-gross-mass.aspx
RDW — Open Data — registered vehicles (median unladen mass of tractor units and curtainsider semi-trailers) — https://opendata.rdw.nl/resource/m9d7-ebf2.json
legislation.gov.uk — Council Directive 96/53/EC — Annex I (maximum authorised weights) — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/53/annex/I
GOV.UK (DVSA) — HGV maximum weights — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hgv-maximum-weights/hgv-maximum-weights
EUR-Lex — Directive 96/53/EC (consolidated) — Annex I 2.2.2: 42 t / 44 t in intermodal transport — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01996L0053-20190814
Maritime and Coastguard Agency — MGN 534 (M+F): verification of the gross mass of packed containers — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-534-mf-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-the-solas-vi-regulation-2-amendment-requiring-the-verification-of-the-gross-mass-of-packed-containers
Frequently asked questions
How many Euro pallets fit in a 20 ft container?
11 on the floor: 7 crosswise and 4 lengthwise. Two layers make 22 if each unit is at most 1,195 mm high (1,140 mm if pre-stacked through the door).
How many Euro pallets fit in a 40 ft container?
25 when the pallets touch (29–32 mm of floor to spare), 23 with 10 mm between pallets. A 40 ft high cube has the same floor.
How many 1200 × 1000 pallets fit in a 40 ft container?
22 when touching, 20 with 10 mm gaps; 9 in a 20 ft.
How many pallets fit in a 40 ft reefer?
23 Euro pallets or 20 of 1200 × 1000 mm, stowed below the red load line at 2,420–2,474 mm.
Does a high cube hold more pallets than a standard 40 ft?
Not on the floor: both are 12,029–12,032 mm long and 2,342–2,352 mm wide inside. The high cube adds about 305 mm of height, which only helps if you stack.
How much does an empty Euro pallet weigh?
About 25 kg (EPAL 1); an EPAL 2 of 1200 × 1000 mm about 35 kg. Both count in the verified gross mass.
Can Logistivo send my container load to carriers for quotes?
Yes. A Logistivo request records the container type, the number of containers, the total weight and stackability; the carriers you work with quote per container and you compare them side by side.
Can Logistivo measure my pallets?
Yes, in the warehouse module: with a LiDAR-equipped iPhone or iPad, an Android phone's depth sensor or an AI estimate from photos. Measurements keep their date and photo proof, and re-measuring shows the history.
Is the calculator free?
Yes, and without registration. The calculation runs in your browser; no request is sent for it.
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.