How many shoe boxes fit in a 40ft container?
8,734 shoe boxes fit in a 40ft container.
✓ 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 1,222 shoe boxes fit. Kept upright, 8,398 shoe boxes fit.
8,734 shoe boxes × 1 kg (2 lb) = 8,734 kg (19,255 lb), against a payload of 26,480 kg (58,378 lb). Each one may weigh up to 3 kg (7 lb) before the payload, not the space, sets the number.
The door is 234 × 227.4 cm: a piece up to 227.4 cm (89.5 in) tall and 234 cm (92.1 in) wide goes through — the 19 cm (7.5 in) side of this box passes with room to spare.
What we assumed
- Box size 33 × 19 × 12 cm, 1 kg (2 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.
- Inside size 1,202.9 × 235 × 238.5 cm; clearance kept: 5 cm on length, 2 cm across, 2 cm up (so the door closes and cartons may bulge).
- Door check: on — every box must pass the 234 × 227.4 cm door in the way it is placed.
Change the size or the stacking
Change a size or the stacking — the number below is planned again in your browser and checked.
Result
8,734 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.
The same box elsewhere
| Equipment | How many fit |
|---|---|
| 40ft container (this page) | 8,734 shoe boxes |
| 20ft container | 4,249 shoe boxes |
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