Shipping Container Sizes Information and Spices Capacitive Chart

Shipping Containers Information

Commonly used containers in Spices Shipping

Around 90% of the world's cargo is moved by ships. There are many different types of shipping containers in circulation, for every different purpose. But for Spices Shipping, three most common types of containers are used 20', 40', and 40' High Cube. Refer to below page for getting a clear picture of details and capacity.

Importers and exporters are often confused about the quantity of spices that can fit in various types of containers.
We have created a ready reference for you about various types of containers and the spices that fit in them. Please feel free to share it with your business partners.

Container Mesurements

Container Size Comparison

Containers Information Capacitive Chart

Seeds Spices

Item	20' FCL	40' FCL
CUMIN SEEDS (JEERA)	13.5 MT	27 MT
FENNEL SEEDS (SAUNF)	13.5 MT	27 MT
DILL SEEDS (SUVA)	13.5 MT	27 MT
FENUGREEK SEEDS (METHI)	20 MT	27 MT
CORIANDER SEEDS (DHANIYA)	10 MT	20 MT
AJWAIN SEEDS (BISHOP’S WEED)	13.5 MT	27 MT
TURMERIC (HALDI)	20 MT	27 MT
CHILLIES (MIRCHI)	7.5 to 8.5 MT	16 MT

Grounded Spices

Item	20' FCL	40' FCL
GROUND CUMIN / CUMIN POWDER (JEERA POWDER)	16 MT	27 MT
GROUND CORIANDER / CORIANDER POWDER (DHANIYA POWDER)	16 MT	27 MT
GROUND FENNEL / FENNEL POWDER (SAUNF POWDER)	16 MT	27 MT
CHILI POWDER (MIRCHI POWDER)	16 MT	27 MT
MUSTARD POWDER	16 MT	27 MT
TURMERIC POWDER (HALDI POWDER)	16 MT	27 MT

Oil Seeds

Items	20' FCL	40' FCL
MUSTARD SEEDS (SARSO)	20 MT	27 MT
SESAME SEEDS (TILLI)	19 MT	-