CONTAINER LOADINg DETAILS

Container Loads of Onyx, marble, slate, sandstone, etc.
To help the purchaser in getting the most for there dollars, we have supplied below charts to help the buyer to size their order to get the most into a shipping container. The freight is a large part of the purchase price. Here are some detail information for USA and Canada clients.
For some other countries clients, due to different country policy and shipping companies, you may get much more quantity in one 20ft container.
Usually, for European countries, one 20ft container can load about 25 tons. Here is a normal method to calculate the gross weight. That is Length x Width x Thickness X 2.8=? TONS
Quantities per 20 ft. container (approx.):

Thickness (mm)	sq.m	sq. ft.
10 mm (3/8") thick tiles	720 sqm	7750
12 mm tiles	620 sqm	6675
15 mm tiles	520 sqm	5600
20 mm (3/4") tiles	360 sqm	3875
20 mm (3/4") slabs	310 sqm	3336
30 mm slabs	210 sqm	2260
Blocks	9 cbm

The holding capacity of a 20 feet container for different sizes products:

Size	Holding capacity per 20 feet container
40 x 40 x 1 cm	736 Sqm
60 x 60 x 1.5 cm	550 Sqm
40 x 40 x 2 cm	420 Sqm
60 x 60 x 2 cm	420 Sqm
40 x 40 x 3 cm	280 Sqm
60 x 60 x 3 cm	280 Sqm
60up x 120up x 2 cm	380 Sqm
60up x 120up x 3 cm	250 Sqm
230up x 120up x 2 cm	350 Sqm
230up x 120up x 3 cm	233 Sqm
250up x 150up x 2 cm	300 Sqm

 

Metric Conversion

Meter / Millimeter	Feet
1 sq.m	10.764 sq. ft.
10 mm.	3/8"
20 mm.	3/4"
30 mm.	1 1/8"

 

Conversion Chart

Feet	Inches	Cm	Mm
1' x 1'	12" x 12"	30.5 x 30.5 cm	305 x 305 mm
2' x 2'	24" x 24"	61 x 61 cm	610 x 610 mm
1.5' x 1.5'	18" x 18"	45.7 x 45.7 cm	457 x 457 mm
2' x 1'	24" x 12"	61 x 30.5 cm	610 x 305 mm