How many boxes fit in 1 cubic metre?
8 boxes fit in 1 cubic metre (1 × 1 × 1 m).
✓ Planned and checked: door, payload, floor support and stacking rules re-measured by an independent checker.
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What changes the answer most
Stacking changes the answer most: in one layer only (nothing on top), only 4 boxes fit. Keeping them upright does not change it.
8 boxes × 5 kg (11 lb) = 40 kg (88 lb).
What we assumed
- Box size 50 × 50 × 50 cm, 5 kg (11 lb) each — a typical size; type your own below.
- Stacking: yes — boxes may carry boxes of the same weight.
- Boxes may lie on any side.
- A plain 1 m cube — no door, no walls to keep clear of.
Change the size or the stacking
Change a size or the stacking — the number below is planned again in your browser and checked.
Result
8 fit
- ✓ Checked: door, payload, floor support and stacking rules re-measured
Mixed cargo? Pallets, cartons and crates in one load — the planner opens with this cargo already in it.
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