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Author: Ivy Tse

Published: July 26, 2025

Updated: March 16, 2026

【What is CBM? 】A Must-Know for Ocean Freight Quotes! How Many CBM for A Container?

For arranging sea freight shipment, there is always a term “CBM” appears in the information or form. Do you know what is a CBM?

CBM – cubic meter is a volume that can be filled by your packed goods in the space limited by 100 cm wide, 100 cm in length and 100 cm in height. Also, this is the volume of a standard pallet.

For example, if the length, height and width of a cargo is 250 cm, 150 cm and 300cm respectively, the volume of cargo is 2.5 m X 1.5m X 3m = 11.25 CBM

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What fits in 1 CBM?

Let’s have a look at the examples below:

So, 1 container = How many CBM?

Container Type	Length	Width	Height	Capacity (CBM)	Maximum (CBM)
20′	589 cm	234 cm	238 cm	26-28	33
40′	1200 cm	234 cm	238 cm	56-58	66
40′ HC (High Cube)	1200 cm	234 cm	269 cm	60-68	72
45′ HC (High Cube)	1251 cm	245 cm	269 cm	72-78	86

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