# high-cube container

*Last updated: 2026-06-26*

> The high-cube container – abbreviated HC – gives shippers roughly nine additional cubic metres of usable space compared with a standard dry box of the same length, making it the preferred choice for bulky but lightweight cargo such as furniture, textiles, and packaging materials.

The high-cube container – abbreviated HC – gives shippers roughly nine additional cubic metres of usable space compared with a standard dry box of the same length, making it the preferred choice for bulky but lightweight cargo such as furniture, textiles, and packaging materials. In the dominant 40-foot variant (40'HC), interior height reaches approximately 2.69 m versus about 2.39 m in a standard unit, yielding an internal volume of around 76 m³. Port terminals, gantry cranes, and rail flatcars worldwide are dimensioned for high-cube equipment, so intermodal routing presents no structural obstacles. It should not be confused with the high-cube open-top container, which allows top-loading of oversized cargo.

**Source:** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-cube_container](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-cube_container)

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| Property | Value |
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| Term | high-cube container |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 108 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26 |
| Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-cube_container |

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