How many clothing cartons fit in a 40ft container?
A 40ft container fits 1,200–1,500 standard garment boxes. Clothing is light — this is pure volume play.
1,200–1,500
standard garment cartons (~60×40×40 cm, ~12 kg)
- Standard cartons
- 1,200–1,500 cartons
- Garments (est.)
- 15,000–30,000 pieces
- Total weight
- ~15,000 kg
- Container volume
- 67.5 m³
Volume is everything
Clothing weighs 8–15 kg per carton. Even 1,500 cartons at 15 kg = 22,500 kg — under the 26,580 kg limit. You'll fill the container wall-to-wall before approaching weight limits.
Compression helps. Vacuum-packed or compressed garments can increase density by 30–50%. Common for t-shirts, socks, and underwear.
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