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Shipping container sizes

Below are the sizes and dimensions of the most commonly used containers to ship household goods and personal effects.

Please note: Tthe cubic capacity stated is the maximum. When loading household goods and personal effects allow for a 10% reduction in capacity.

	Length mm	Width mm	Height mm	Capacity in cubic metres
20' General Purpose	5893	2337	2388	32.9
40' General Purpose	12014	2337	2388	67
40' High Cube	12014	2337	2667	75.8
45' High Cube	13556	2352	2698	86

Transit times

The transit times listed below are typical, however, shipping lines do alter schedules from time to time without prior notice. It is worth noting that transit times can be impacted by economic fluctuations and adverse weather conditions.

For most ports there are several weekly sailings and the transit times and costs will vary. Times shown are door-to-door.

	Shared container	Sole use container
Australia	10 - 14 weeks	8 - 10 weeks
Canada - East coast	6 -10 weeks	4 - 5 weeks
Canada - West coast	9 - 14 weeks	5 - 7 weeks
Far East	8 -12 weeks	5 - 6 weeks
Mediterranean	6 - 10 weeks	3 - 5 weeks
New Zealand	10 - 12 weeks	8 - 10 weeks
South Africa - Cape Town, Durban	9 - 13 weeks	5 - 7 weeks
South Africa - Johannesburg	9 - 13 weeks	5 - 7 weeks
Canary Islands	8 - 12 weeks	4 - 5 weeks
Dubai & UAE	7 -11 weeks	4 - 6 weeks
USA - East coast and Florida	8 - 12 weeks	4 - 6 weeks
USA - West coast - San Francisco/Los Angeles	9 - 13 weeks	5 - 7 weeks

More information

It doesn't matter how big or small your international move is - we can arrange for the transport for just a few items all the way through to multiple containers, cars, etc.

If you'd like to obtain more information about the specifics for your international move, please call our international experts at 0161 877 5555 or fill in our quote form.