Container Space Calculator

Estimate how many cubic feet of container space you need. Enter rooms of household goods, pallets and vehicles, pick how much working room you want, and see which container size fits.

Rooms of household goods

A packed room of furniture and boxes averages about 200 cu ft.

Standard pallets (48" x 40")

A loaded pallet stacked about 4 ft high is roughly 65 cu ft.

Cars or small vehicles

A sedan plus the clearance to load it is roughly 700 cu ft.

How much extra working room do you want?

Estimated storage space you need (cubic feet)

Answer the questions above to see your estimate.

Rough planning estimate — every load packs differently. For scale: a 10ft container holds about 560 cu ft, a 20ft about 1,170, a 40ft about 2,390 and a 40ft high cube about 2,700.

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