The size comparison.

20ft and 40ft shipping containers, drawn to scale. Scroll to explore.

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20ft

General purpose · 22G1

FLOWSTATE

LOGISTICS

Container hire & freight

FSLG 202318 9

20' GENERAL PURPOSE

22G1

MAX GROSS 30,480 KG
TARE 2,200 KG
PAYLOAD 28,280 KG

CSC SAFETY APPROVAL AU / FSLG / 2026
CUBE 33.2 m³
STACK 192,000 KG

1 to 3 bedrooms33.2 m³ inside

20FTyour starting size · 33.2 m³

01 / 20ft general purpose

The standard.

The one you see on every site and in every driveway. Fits on a tilt tray, fits in a yard.

External: 6.06 x 2.44 x 2.59 m
Internal: 5.90 x 2.35 x 2.39 m
Capacity: 33.2 m³

02 / What it carries

28 tonnes of payload.

Roughly a one to three bedroom home, or a full site of tools, stock and plant.

Tare: 2,200 kg
Payload: 28,280 kg
Max gross: 30,480 kg

03 / What it fits

One to three bedrooms.

A unit or small home of contents, or a site's worth of tools and stock, with 33.2 cubic metres behind the doors.

Capacity: 33.2 m³
Door opening: 2.34 x 2.28 m

04 / 40ft high cube

Twice the length. Thirty centimetres taller.

Same width, same footprint on the road, more than double the space inside.

External: 6.06 x 2.44 x 2.59 m
Internal: 5.90 x 2.35 x 2.39 m
Capacity: 33.2 m³
Payload: 28,280 kg

05 / What it carries

A whole house, easily.

Three to four bedrooms of contents, or serious commercial volume. More than double the cube of the 20ft.

Tare: 3,900 kg
Payload: 26,580 kg
Max gross: 30,480 kg

06 / What it fits

Three bedrooms, and then some.

A full family home or serious commercial volume, loaded through a full width opening. 76.3 cubic metres inside.

Capacity: 76.3 m³
Door opening: 2.34 x 2.58 m

07 / The point

Container and transport. One contact.

We supply the unit and coordinate the truck, start to finish. One quote covering both, within one business day.