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How many 12 × 12 × 12 in boxes fit in a container or truck?

12 × 12 × 12 in box: 305 × 305 × 305 mm, about 6 kg. Also known as 1 cubic foot boxes, small moving boxes.

The one-cubic-foot box (12 × 12 × 12 in, about 305 mm) is the standard small US shipping and moving carton. Being a cube, its count is simple grid arithmetic.

Sea containers

ContainerInner dimensionsFitsRuleTotal weight
20ft container5,898 × 2,352 × 2,393 mm931boxes may be laid on any side5,586 kg
40ft container12,032 × 2,352 × 2,393 mm1,911boxes may be laid on any side11,466 kg
40ft high cube12,032 × 2,352 × 2,698 mm2,184boxes may be laid on any side13,104 kg
45ft high cube13,556 × 2,352 × 2,698 mm2,464boxes may be laid on any side14,784 kg
20ft reefer5,444 × 2,294 × 2,276 mm833boxes may be laid on any side4,998 kg
40ft reefer11,583 × 2,294 × 2,557 mm2,072boxes may be laid on any side12,432 kg

Trailers, trucks and vans

ContainerInner dimensionsFitsRuleTotal weight
13.6 m trailer13,600 × 2,450 × 2,700 mm2,816boxes may be laid on any side16,896 kg
53ft trailer16,000 × 2,540 × 2,790 mm3,400boxes may be laid on any side20,400 kg
7.5 t truck6,200 × 2,450 × 2,400 mm466boxes may be laid on any side2,796 kg
12 t truck7,300 × 2,480 × 2,500 mm916boxes may be laid on any side5,496 kg
LWB panel van3,700 × 1,800 × 1,900 mm200boxes may be laid on any side1,200 kg

On a pallet

ContainerInner dimensionsFitsRuleTotal weight
EUR pallet1,200 × 800 × 1,656 mm30boxes may be laid on any side180 kg
UK pallet1,200 × 1,000 × 1,656 mm45boxes may be laid on any side270 kg
US 48 × 40 pallet1,219 × 1,016 × 1,684 mm45boxes may be laid on any side270 kg
Australian pallet1,165 × 1,165 × 1,656 mm45boxes may be laid on any side270 kg

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