40-foot reefer high cube container
Inside dimensions, door opening, capacity and weights of a 40-foot reefer high cube container, from Hapag-Lloyd's specification, in metric or imperial.
40' reefer high cube
Capacity67.7 m³2,391 ft³
- Inside length
- 11,599 mm38′ 0⅝″
- Inside width
- 2,290 mm7′ 6⅛″
- Inside height
- 2,425 mm7′ 11½″
- Door width
- 2,290 mm7′ 6⅛″
- Door height
- 2,557 mm8′ 4⅝″
- Tare
- 4,420 kg9,744 lb
- Max payload
- 29,580 kg65,213 lb
- Max gross
- 34,000 kg74,957 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
- 40' reefer high cube specification, Hapag-Lloyd