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Free freight and loading calculators

Five free calculators for the questions that come before you book: how much space the shipment takes (CBM), what the carrier will bill (chargeable weight), and how many cartons or pallets fit in a 20 ft or 40 ft container. They run in your browser; nothing you type leaves it.

Which calculator do I need?

Each answers one question. The answers below are each calculator's worked example: 60 × 40 × 40 cm cartons of 12 kg.

Your questionThe calculatorIts worked example
How much space does my shipment take?CBM calculator50 cartons of 60 × 40 × 40 cm: 4.8 m³
What will the carrier bill?Chargeable weight calculatorThe same cartons: 800 kg by air, 1,599 kg by road in Europe
How many boxes fit in a 20 ft or 40 ft container?Container loading calculator225 in a 20 ft container, 500 in a 40 ft container
How many boxes go on a pallet?Pallet calculator16 on a Euro pallet
How many pallets fit in a container?Pallets per container11 Euro pallets in a 20 ft container, 25 in a 40 ft container

How these tools work

  • Each one works out its answer in your browser as you type: nothing is sent to us or saved.
  • Each page shows its formula, a worked example and its sources. The figures are typical: your carrier's rate card and your container's door plate always win.
  • They count one carton or pallet size at a time. For mixed cargo, the loading order, the weight and the balance, Stowtix plans the whole load in 3D.

Plan the whole load in 3D

Stowtix plans mixed cartons and pallets in containers and trucks, in loading order, with the weight and balance checked. In private beta: ask to join, or book a demo.