40-foot standard (dry) container
Inside dimensions, door opening, capacity and weights of a 40-foot standard (dry) container, from Hapag-Lloyd's specification, in metric or imperial.
40' standard (dry)
Capacity67.7 m³2,391 ft³
- Inside length
- 12,032 mm39′ 5¾″
- Inside width
- 2,352 mm7′ 8⅝″
- Inside height
- 2,395 mm7′ 10¼″
- Door width
- 2,340 mm7′ 8⅛″
- Door height
- 2,292 mm7′ 6¼″
- Tare
- 3,750 kg8,267 lb
- Max payload
- 28,750 kg63,383 lb
- Max gross
- 32,500 kg71,650 lb
← All containers, side by side
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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' standard (dry) specification, Hapag-Lloyd