Shipping Container Dimensions & Sizes

Our Detailed Guide To Standard Container Sizes

We’re committed to helping each and every one of our customers find the right size for their shipping container hire, sale and conversion needs. To help you in your research, here is our detailed guide to standard container dimensions.

Standard sizes include 8ft containers, 10ft containers, 20ft containers and 40ft containers, but if you prefer to not work in imperial measurements, you can also find shipping container sizes in metric units.

Find out what is the largest size on offer and check if the shipping container is right for your project by reviewing it’s capacity.

The dimensions below are given as accurately as possible but may vary depending on the manufacturer – any necessary steps taken towards conversion will also impact this.

The height of our shipping containers is given for both standard and high cube containers, to demonstrate the added height benefit of these non-standard products.

Please note: Refrigerated or insulated containers have smaller internal dimensions than those stated below.

Know exactly what you need? Find detailed specifications and all the information by visiting our container hire or container sales pages.

Standard External Container Dimensions (Imperial)

Container Length	8ft	10ft	20ft	30ft	40ft
Container Width	7ft 1in	8ft	8ft	8ft	8ft
Container Height (standard)	7ft 5in	8ft 6in	8ft 6in	8ft 6in	8ft 6in
Container Height (high cube)		9ft 6in	9ft 6in	9ft 6in	9ft 6in

Standard Internal Container Dimensions (Imperial)

Container Length	8ft	10ft	20ft	30ft	40ft
Internal Length	7ft 6in	9ft 2in	19ft 3in	29ft 4in	39ft 4in
Internal Width	6ft 11in	7ft 7in	7ft 7in	7ft 7in	7ft 9in
Internal Height (standard)	6ft 8in	7ft 9in	7ft 9in	7ft 9in	7ft 7in
Internal Height (high cube)	-	8ft 9ins	8ft 9ins	8ft 9ins	8ft 9ins
End Door Aperture Width	6ft 10ins	as req.	7ft 6ins	7ft 6ins	7ft 6ins
End Door Aperture Height (standard)	6ft 4ins	as req.	7ft 5ins	7ft 5ins	7ft 5ins
End Door Aperture Height (high cube)	-	as req.	8ft 5ins	8ft 5ins	8ft 5ins
Floor Area	51sq ft	72sq ft	150sq ft	227sq ft	305sq ft
Cubic capacity (standard)	348cu ft	560cu ft	1160cu ft	1760cu ft	2360cu ft
Cubic capacity (high cube)	-	630cu ft	1310cu ft	1985cu ft	2660cu ft
Weight	1 tons	1.5 tons	2.4 tons	3.2 tons	4 tons

Standard External Container Dimensions (Metric)

Container Length	2.42m (8ft)	3.05 (10ft)	6.06m (20ft)	9.12m (30ft)	12.19m (40ft)
Container Width	2.17m	2.44m	2.44m	2.44m	2.44m
Container Height (standard)	2.26m	2.59m	2.59m	2.59m	2.59m
Container Height (high cube)	-	2.89m	2.89m	2.89m	2.89m

Standard Internal Container Dimensions (Metric)

Container Length	2.42m (8ft)	3.05 (10ft)	6.06m (20ft)	9.12m (30ft)	12.19m (40ft)
Internal Length	2.28m	2.80m	5.87m	8.93m	12.00m
Internal Width	2.10m	2.33m	2.33m	2.33m	2.33m
Internal Height (standard)	2.04m	2.35m	2.35m	2.35m	2.35m
Internal Height (high cube)	-	2.65m	2.65m	2.65m	2.65m
End Door Aperture Width	2.09m	as req.	2.28m	2.28m	2.28m
End Door Aperture Height (standard)	1.94m	as req.	2.26m	2.26m	2.26m
End Door Aperture Height (high cube)	-	as req.	2.56m	2.56m	2.56m
Floor Area	4.78m2	6.69m2	13.93m2	21.09m2	28.33m2
Cubic capacity (standard)	9.28m3	15.89m3	32.85m3	49.84m3	66.83m3
Cubic capacity (high cube)	-	17.84m3	37.09m3	56.21m3	75.32m3
Weight	1.02 tonnes	1.52 tonnes	2.44 tonnes	3.25 tonnes

Documents

Container Dimensions – Imperial

Detailed dimensions for shipping containers in 8ft, 10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft in imperial units

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Container Dimensions – Metric

Detailed dimensions for shipping containers in 8ft, 10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft in metric units

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Buyer’s Guide

Everything you need to make an informed decision when buying an S Jones shipping container

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