Pallet Box Capacity Calculator

How the pallet box capacity calculator works

A uniform layer is floor(pallet length/box length) times floor(pallet width/box width). If allowed, test the uniform 90-degree base orientation too. Whole layers floor available height after subtracting pallet height divided by box height.

The final count is the smaller of uniform-grid capacity and floor((gross mass limit minus pallet tare)/box mass). A partial top layer still occupies one full box height; tare and pallet height must fit their empty limits.

Only upright uniform grids are compared. No mixed packing, interlocking, nesting, overhang or global packing optimum is claimed. Arithmetic capacity does not certify pallet rating, stability, crush strength, securement or carrier acceptance.

Worked example

A 1,200 × 1,000 mm pallet fits nine 400 × 300 mm boxes per uniform layer. A 1,000-mm total limit minus 150-mm pallet allows four 200-mm layers: 36 boxes weighing 380 kg including tare. A 1,150-mm height limit allows 45 boxes.

Sources and assumptions

The source material explains the underlying calculation or pricing structure. Entered prices, costs, schedules and scenario choices are your assumptions; this tool does not obtain supplier quotes or predict actual results.

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