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title: "40ft Open top container dimensions"
description: "Learn about the dimensions and features of our 40ft open top shipping containers in London. Offering flexibility for oversized cargo, understand how these containers can serve your unique shipping needs."
url: "https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/container-dimensions/40ft-open-top-dimensions"
date: "2026-04-16T01:38:28+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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![40ft Open Top Container](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/images/containerimages/40ft-open-top-london.jpg)

# 40ft Open Top Shipping Container Dimensions

The **40ft open top container** is built for bulky, tall, or awkward cargo that requires vertical loading by crane or other lifting equipment. With a removable tarpaulin roof and no fixed top, it offers unobstructed access from above. This makes it ideal for heavy industry, plant and machinery transport, demolition waste, timber, pipes, or oversized cargo that exceeds standard container dimensions.

Explore the typical specifications of a 40ft open top container below. All figures are representative and may vary slightly depending on the container’s make or condition.

 | Description | Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| **Maximum payload** | 63,640 lb | 28,870 kg |
| **External dimensions (L x W x H)** | 40' x 8' x 8'6" | 12.192 x 2.438 x 2.591 m |
| **Volume** | 2,366 cubic feet | 67 m3 |
| **Door opening width** | 7' 8 1/8" | 2.340 m |
| **Door opening height** | 7' 5 1/2" | 2.274 m |
| **Internal length** | 39' 5 11/16" | 12.032 m |
| **Internal width** | 7' 8 1/2" | 2.350 m |
| **Internal height to load line** | 7' 10 7/32" | 2.393 m |
| **Gross weight** | 71,650 lb | 32,500 kg |
| **Tare weight** | 8,010 lb | 3,630 kg |

 ![A Open Top Container with a blue tarp top, surrounded by other containers in an industrial area.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/OpenTopContainers3_original.jpg)

 ![An interior view of a container, illuminated in vibrant blue and red colors, creating a striking visual effect.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/OpenTopContainers1_original.jpg)

 ![A stack of colorful Open Top Containers in red, green, blue, and black against a white background.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/OpenTopContainers4_original.jpg)

 ![A stack of Open Top Containers in an outdoor area, with machinery and tools nearby, under a clear blue sky.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/OpenTopContainers_original.jpg)

 ![Stacked Open Top Containers in red and blue, with a muddy ground and puddles reflecting the colors.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/20ftOpenTopscontainer5_original.jpg)

 ![A brown Open Top Containers is parked among others, with a forklift nearby in a gravel yard.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/OpenTopContainers2_original.jpg)

![A Open Top Container with a blue tarp top, surrounded by other containers in an industrial area.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/OpenTopContainers3_original.jpg)

![An interior view of a container, illuminated in vibrant blue and red colors, creating a striking visual effect.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/OpenTopContainers1_original.jpg)

![A stack of colorful Open Top Containers in red, green, blue, and black against a white background.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/OpenTopContainers4_original.jpg)

![A stack of Open Top Containers in an outdoor area, with machinery and tools nearby, under a clear blue sky.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/OpenTopContainers_original.jpg)

![Stacked Open Top Containers in red and blue, with a muddy ground and puddles reflecting the colors.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/20ftOpenTopscontainer5_original.jpg)

![A brown Open Top Containers is parked among others, with a forklift nearby in a gravel yard.](https://shippingcontainersoflondon.co.uk/media/spgallery/175/thumb/OpenTopContainers2_original.jpg)

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