How many 25 kg rice bags fit in a 20ft container?
A 20ft container fits about 850–900 bags of 25 kg rice. That's roughly 21–22 metric tonnes — close to the weight limit.
850–900
25 kg woven PP bags (~65×40×15 cm)
- Bags (25 kg)
- 850–900 bags
- Total weight
- ~21,500 kg
- Palletised
- ~800 bags
- Container volume
- 33.1 m³
Weight is the limit
Rice is dense. 900 bags × 25 kg = 22,500 kg — already over the 21,770 kg payload limit. The practical maximum is about 860 bags to stay legal.
Bag stacking: Rice bags are flexible and conform to each other, achieving 85–90% volume utilisation when hand-stacked.
Palletised vs loose
Loose stacking fits more bags but takes longer to load/unload. Palletised loads (40 bags per euro pallet × 20 pallets) give ~800 bags but load in 30 minutes with a forklift.
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