20ft Open Top: dimensions & loading
Inside, a 20ft Open Top is 5.89 m long, 2.35 m wide and 2.35 m high — 32.4 m³, carrying up to 28,130 kg. It takes 11 Euro pallets or 10 industrial pallets on the floor. Check your own cargo in the calculator below.
Dimensions and limits
- 5.89 m
- Inside length
- 2.35 m
- Inside width
- 2.35 m
- Inside height
- 32.4 m³
- Capacity
- 28,130 kg
- Max payload
- 2,350 kg
- Tare weight
- 2.29 × 2.26 m
- Door (W × H)
- 11 / 10
- Euro / std pallets
An open top has no fixed roof: it is loaded from above by crane, so tall or heavy pieces that don't fit through a door go in easily.
What fits in a 20ft Open Top?
Container
Cargo
Load plan
1 × 20ft Open Top
- 49%
- Volume used
- 20%
- Payload used
- 15.8 m³
- Cargo volume
- 5.6 m
- Load length
- Euro pallets 11
- 5,500 kg
Everything fits.
Indicative plan based on typical inside dimensions. Real loading also depends on the carrier's equipment, weight distribution and securing — we'll confirm before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Typical inside dimensions are 5.89 × 2.35 × 2.35 m (length × width × height), with a door opening of 2.29 × 2.26 m. Individual carriers' equipment varies by a few millimetres.
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