How many IBC totes fit in a 20ft container?
A 20ft container fits 10 standard IBC totes. Weight becomes the bottleneck for heavy liquids.
10
standard 1000L IBC totes, single layer
- Single layer
- 10 IBCs
- 2-high
- 20 IBCs
- Liquid capacity
- 10,000–20,000 L
- Max payload
- 21,770 kg
Weight math
10 IBCs of water = 10,000 kg. Two layers = 20,000 kg. Just under the 21,770 kg limit — barely fits. For anything denser than water, single layer only.
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