20ft Reefer: dimensions & loading
Inside, a 20ft Reefer is 5.44 m long, 2.27 m wide and 2.27 m high — 28.1 m³, carrying up to 27,400 kg. It takes 10 Euro pallets or 9 industrial pallets on the floor. Check your own cargo in the calculator below.
Dimensions and limits
- 5.44 m
- Inside length
- 2.27 m
- Inside width
- 2.27 m
- Inside height
- 28.1 m³
- Capacity
- 27,400 kg
- Max payload
- 3,080 kg
- Tare weight
- 2.28 × 2.26 m
- Door (W × H)
- 10 / 9
- Euro / std pallets
A reefer's inside is smaller than a dry box of the same length — the walls are insulated and the cooling unit sits at the front.
What fits in a 20ft Reefer?
Container
Cargo
Load plan
1 × 20ft Reefer
- 51%
- Volume used
- 18%
- Payload used
- 14.4 m³
- Cargo volume
- 4.8 m
- Load length
- Euro pallets 10
- 5,000 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 5.44 × 2.27 × 2.27 m (length × width × height), with a door opening of 2.28 × 2.26 m. Individual carriers' equipment varies by a few millimetres.
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