Container fill calculator
Planning a furniture order from India? Add the pieces and quantities you’re considering to see the estimated volume (CBM) and how it fills a 20ft, 40ft or 40ft high-cube container — the single biggest lever on your landed cost. Adjust the CBM per piece if you have a real figure.
Estimated total volume
8.00 m³ (CBM)
Planning estimate only. Per-piece CBM depends on the actual design, knock-down packing and carton layout; container capacities shown are typical loadable volumes. We give the firm CBM and the container plan with your quote.
Typical CBM per piece
Planning ranges for solid-wood, export-packed furniture. The exact figure depends on the design and whether a piece ships assembled or knock-down — we confirm it per order.
| Piece | CBM each (est.) |
|---|---|
| Dining chair | 0.06 – 0.10 m³ |
| Armchair / accent chair | 0.30 – 0.45 m³ |
| Bar stool | 0.10 – 0.15 m³ |
| Dining table | 0.40 – 0.70 m³ |
| Coffee / side table | 0.15 – 0.35 m³ |
| Sofa (3-seat) | 1.00 – 1.60 m³ |
| Bed (frame) | 0.70 – 1.20 m³ |
| Nightstand | 0.10 – 0.20 m³ |
| Sideboard / cabinet | 0.50 – 0.90 m³ |
| Wardrobe | 1.20 – 1.90 m³ |
Container capacities used above are typical loadable volumes: 20ft ≈ 28 m³, 40ft ≈ 58 m³, 40ft HC ≈ 68 m³. See MOQ, samples & containers for how to plan volume, or how importing from us works.