20-foot reefer container
Inside dimensions, door opening, capacity and weights of a 20-foot reefer container, from Hapag-Lloyd's specification, in metric or imperial.
20' reefer
Capacity28.1 m³992 ft³
- Inside length
- 5,450 mm17′ 10⅝″
- Inside width
- 2,280 mm7′ 5¾″
- Inside height
- 2,159 mm7′ 1″
- Door width
- 2,290 mm7′ 6⅛″
- Door height
- 2,264 mm7′ 5⅛″
- Tare
- 2,860 kg6,305 lb
- Max payload
- 29,140 kg64,243 lb
- Max gross
- 32,000 kg70,548 lb
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These are Hapag-Lloyd's published example specifications, retrieved 2026-10-12. Hapag-Lloyd notes that figures vary by manufacturer, so a box from another owner, or another build year, can differ by a few centimeters and a few hundred kilograms. For a tight fit, ask the carrier for the specification of the equipment it will supply.
Maximum payload is what the container itself is rated to carry. Check the road, rail and port weight limits on your route as well.
The drawings are to scale from the inside dimensions; the walls, doors and fittings around them are illustrative. Imperial values are converted with the exact factors 1 inch = 25.4 mm and 1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kg, and rounded to the nearest eighth of an inch, pound or cubic foot, so they can differ slightly from the rounding on Hapag-Lloyd's pages.
Sources
- 20' reefer specification, Hapag-Lloyd