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  1. 1. Use 27.00r49 instead of 2700R49, or simply use R49.
  2. 2. Affected by many factors, the loading quantity could be different than the sheet has shown.
  3. 3. 20ft container loading quantity is about 43% of 40HQ.
 Tire type Size Quantity/40HQ
PCR 145/70R122300
PCR 145R12C2090
PCR 155/65R132100
PCR 155/65R142000
PCR 155/70R122200
PCR 155/70R132000
PCR 155/80R131950
PCR 155R12C1950
PCR 165/60R141800
PCR 165/65R131890
PCR 165/65R141800
PCR 165/65R151850
PCR 165/70R131880
PCR 165/70R13LT1600
PCR 165/70R141700
PCR 165/70R14C1550
PCR 165/80R131790
PCR 165R13C1950
PCR 175/55R151500
PCR 175/60R131900
PCR 175/60R141600
PCR 175/60R151450
PCR 175/65R141700
PCR 175/65R151500
PCR 175/70R131850
PCR 175/70R141680
PCR 175/70R14C1200
PCR 175/80R141300
PCR 175R13C1350
PCR 175R16C1180
PCR 185/55R141450
PCR 185/55R151300
PCR 185/55R161280
PCR 185/60R141490
PCR 185/60R151370
PCR 185/65R141400
PCR 185/65R151450
PCR 185/70R141450
PCR 185/75R16C1100
PCR 185/80R141275
PCR 185R14C1270
PCR 185R15C1172
PCR 195/45R151500
PCR 195/50R161250
PCR 195/55R151208
PCR 195/55R161310
PCR 195/60R141310
PCR 195/60R151200
PCR 195/60R161100
PCR 195/60R161100
PCR 195/65R141300
PCR 195/65R151180
PCR 195/65R16C1100
PCR 195/70R141350
PCR 195/70R15C1050
PCR 195/75R16C960
PCR 195R14C1200
PCR 195R15C1080
PCR 205/40ZR171150
PCR 205/45ZR161180
PCR 205/45ZR171080
PCR 205/50R151100
PCR 205/50R161150
PCR 205/50R171050
PCR 205/55R151200
PCR 205/55R161100
PCR 205/55R171040
PCR 205/60R131350
PCR 205/60R141200
PCR 205/60R151180
PCR 205/60R161000
PCR 205/65R151150
PCR 205/65R15C1100
PCR 205/65R161050
PCR 205/65R16C980
PCR 205/70R141270
PCR 205/70R14C1200
PCR 205/70R151080
PCR 205/70R15C990
PCR 205/75R16C1150
PCR 205/80R161040
PCR 215/35ZR181200
PCR 215/35ZR191170
PCR 215/40ZR171050
PCR 215/40ZR18880
PCR 215/45ZR171010
PCR 215/45ZR18880
PCR 215/50R17900
PCR 215/55R161000
PCR 215/55R17940
PCR 215/55R18890
PCR 215/60R151000
PCR 215/60R161000
PCR 215/60R16C950
PCR 215/60R17950
PCR 215/65R15980
PCR 215/65R15980
PCR 215/65R16950
PCR 215/65R17930
PCR 215/70R15960
PCR 215/70R15C890
PCR 215/70R16910
PCR 215/70R16C910
PCR 215/75R14C1020
PCR 215/75R15860
PCR 215/75R16C860
PCR 215/80R16820
PCR 215R14C950
PCR 215R15C900
PCR 225/35ZR181000
PCR 225/35ZR19960
PCR 225/40ZR18960
PCR 225/40ZR19820
PCR 225/45R17990
PCR 225/45R18960
PCR 225/45ZR17990
PCR 225/45ZR18960
PCR 225/45ZR19900
PCR 225/50R16980
PCR 225/50R17890
PCR 225/50R18930
PCR 225/55R16940
PCR 225/55R17840
PCR 225/55R18830
PCR 225/55R19810
PCR 225/60R16980
PCR 225/60R17880
PCR 225/60R18830
PCR 225/65R16920
PCR 225/65R16C820
PCR 225/65R17800
PCR 225/70R15880
PCR 225/70R16850
PCR 225/70R17760
PCR 225/75R15820
PCR 225/75R16800
PCR 235/35ZR19900
PCR 235/40R18865
PCR 235/40ZR18865
PCR 235/45R17860
PCR 235/45R18840
PCR 235/45ZR17860
PCR 235/45ZR18800
PCR 235/50R17800
PCR 235/50R18730
PCR 235/50R19650
PCR 235/55R17750
PCR 235/55R18690
PCR 235/55R19670
PCR 235/55R20600
PCR 235/60R16900
PCR 235/60R17850
PCR 235/60R18720
PCR 235/65R16850
PCR 235/65R16C780
PCR 235/65R17760
PCR 235/65R18720
PCR 235/70R15790
PCR 235/70R16735
PCR 235/75R15790
PCR 235/75R16700
PCR 235/75R17640
PCR 245/30ZR20750
PCR 245/30ZR20750
PCR 245/35ZR18800
PCR 245/35ZR19780
PCR 245/35ZR20750
PCR 245/40R19800
PCR 245/40ZR17850
PCR 245/40ZR18800
PCR 245/40ZR19800
PCR 245/45R18800
PCR 245/45R19760
PCR 245/45ZR17830
PCR 245/45ZR18800
PCR 245/45ZR19760
PCR 245/45ZR20750
PCR 245/50R18780
PCR 245/50R20740
PCR 245/55R19750
PCR 245/60R18730
PCR 245/65R17730
PCR 245/70R16690
PCR 245/70R17650
PCR 245/75R16650
PCR 245/75R17590
PCR 255/35ZR19740
PCR 255/35ZR20720
PCR 255/40ZR18780
PCR 255/40ZR19740
PCR 255/40ZR20720
PCR 255/45R20720
PCR 255/45ZR17770
PCR 255/45ZR19750
PCR 255/45ZR20720
PCR 255/50R19700
PCR 255/50R20680
PCR 255/55R18650
PCR 255/55R19620
PCR 255/55R20600
PCR 255/60R17730
PCR 255/60R18680
PCR 255/65R16720
PCR 255/65R17690
PCR 255/70R15C700
PCR 255/70R16700
PCR 255/70R17670
PCR 255/70R18640
PCR 265/30ZR19720
PCR 265/35R22650
PCR 265/35ZR18725
PCR 265/40R22550
PCR 265/40ZR21550
PCR 265/45ZR20590
PCR 265/45ZR21560
PCR 265/50R19640
PCR 265/50R20580
PCR 265/60R17650
PCR 265/60R18540
PCR 265/65R17640
PCR 265/65R18640
PCR 265/70R15670
PCR 265/70R16650
PCR 265/70R17600
PCR 265/75R15650
PCR 265/75R16575
PCR 275/30R20530
PCR 275/30ZR19560
PCR 275/30ZR20530
PCR 275/40R19520
PCR 275/40R20500
PCR 275/40ZR19520
PCR 275/45R19550
PCR 275/45R20480
PCR 275/45ZR21450
PCR 275/50R20480
PCR 275/55R20480
PCR 275/60R17630
PCR 275/60R20460
PCR 275/65R17580
PCR 275/65R18495
PCR 275/65R20510
PCR 275/70R18500
PCR 285/70R17460
PCR 285/75R16450
PCR 305/55R20380
PCR 305/70R16510
PCR 315/70R17400
PCR 315/75R16400
PCR 315/75R16480
PCR 215/60R17950
PCR 215/65R16950
PCR 215/70R16910
PCR 215/75R15860
PCR P225/70R15920
PCR 225/70R15880
PCR 225/70R16850
PCR 225/75R15820
PCR 225/75R16800
PCR 235/65R17760
PCR 235/70R15790
PCR 235/70R16735
PCR 235/75R15790
PCR 235/75R16700
PCR 245/65R17730
PCR 245/70R16690
PCR 255/65R16720
PCR 265/60R17650
PCR 265/70R15670
PCR 265/70R16650
PCR 265/70R17600
PCR 265/75R15650
PCR 265/75R16575
PCR 275/55R20480
PCR 275/60R17630
PCR 275/65R17580
PCR 275/70R16585
PCR 175/80R131600
PCR 185/80R131510
PCR 205/75R141200
PCR 205/75R151150
PCR 215/75R141020
PCR 225/75R15820
PCR 235/80R16680
PCR 235/85R16640
PCR 155/65R132100
PCR 155/65R142000
PCR 155/70R132000
PCR 155/80R131950
PCR 165/60R141800
PCR 165/65R131890
PCR 165/65R141800
PCR 165/65R151850
PCR 165/70R131880
PCR 165/70R141700
PCR 165/80R131790
PCR 175/60R141600
PCR 175/60R151450
PCR 175/65R141700
PCR 175/65R151500
PCR 175/70R131850
PCR 175/70R141680
PCR 185/55R141450
PCR 185/55R151300
PCR 185/55R161280
PCR 185/60R141490
PCR 185/60R151370
PCR 185/65R141400
PCR 185/65R151450
PCR 185/70R131550
PCR 185/70R141450
PCR 185/75R16C1100
PCR 185R14C1270
PCR 195/50R151300
PCR 195/50R161300
PCR 195/55R151208
PCR 195/55R151208
PCR 195/55R161310
PCR 195/60R141310
PCR 195/60R151200
PCR 195/60R161100
PCR 195/65R141300
PCR 195/65R151180
PCR 195/70R141350
PCR 195/70R15C1050
PCR 205/45R171080
PCR 205/50R161150
PCR 205/50R171050
PCR 205/55R161100
PCR 205/60R141200
PCR 205/60R151180
PCR 205/60R161000
PCR 205/65R151150
PCR 205/70R141270
PCR 205/70R151100
PCR 205/70R15C990
PCR 205/75R16C1150
PCR 215/35ZR191170
PCR 215/40R171100
PCR 215/45R171010
PCR 215/50R17900
PCR 215/55R16900
PCR 215/55R17940
PCR 215/55R18890
PCR 215/60R151000
PCR 215/60R16950
PCR 215/60R17950
PCR 215/65R15960
PCR 215/65R16950
PCR 215/70R15960
PCR 215/70R15C890
PCR 215/70R16910
PCR 215/75R15860
PCR 215/75R16C860
PCR 225/35R19960
PCR 225/40R18960
PCR 225/45R17990
PCR 225/45R18960
PCR 225/45ZR17990
PCR 225/50R16980
PCR 225/50R17890
PCR 225/50R18930
PCR 225/55R16940
PCR 225/55R17840
PCR 225/55R18830
PCR 225/60R16980
PCR 225/60R17880
PCR 225/60R18830
PCR 225/65R16920
PCR 225/65R17800
PCR 225/70R15880
PCR 225/70R15C880
PCR 225/70R16850
PCR 225/75R15820
PCR 225/75R16800
PCR 225/75R16C800
PCR 235/40R18865
PCR 235/45R17860
PCR 235/45R18840
PCR 235/45R19750
PCR 235/45ZR17860
PCR 235/50R18730
PCR 235/55R17750
PCR 235/55R18690
PCR 235/55R19670
PCR 235/60R16900
PCR 235/60R17850
PCR 235/60R18720
PCR 235/65R16850
PCR 235/65R16C780
PCR 235/65R17760
PCR 235/65R18720
PCR 235/70R15790
PCR 235/70R16735
PCR 235/75R15790
PCR 235/75R16700
PCR 245/30R20750
PCR 245/40R17850
PCR 245/40R18800
PCR 245/40ZR17850
PCR 245/45R17830
PCR 245/45R18800
PCR 245/45R19760
PCR 245/50R18780
PCR 245/55R19750
PCR 245/60R18730
PCR 245/30R20750
PCR 245/40R17850
PCR 245/40R18800
PCR 245/40ZR17850
PCR 245/45R17830
PCR 245/45R18800
PCR 245/45R19760
PCR 245/50R18780
PCR 245/55R19750
PCR 245/60R18730
PCR 245/65R17730
PCR 245/70R16690
PCR 245/70R17650
PCR 245/75R16650
PCR 255/45R20720
PCR 255/45ZR19750
PCR 255/50R19700
PCR 255/50R20680
PCR 255/55R19620
PCR 255/60R17730
PCR 255/60R18680
PCR 255/65R16720
PCR 255/65R17690
PCR 255/70R16700
PCR 255/70R17670
PCR 255/70R18640
PCR 265/35R22650
PCR 265/35ZR18725
PCR 265/40R22550
PCR 265/50R19640
PCR 265/50R20580
PCR 265/60R17650
PCR 265/60R18540
PCR 265/65R17640
PCR 265/65R18520
PCR 265/70R15670
PCR 265/70R16650
PCR 265/70R17600
PCR 265/75R15650
PCR 265/75R16575
PCR 275/30R20530
PCR 275/40R20500
PCR 275/45R19550
PCR 275/45R20480
PCR 275/60R17630
PCR 275/60R20460
PCR 275/65R17580
PCR 275/65R18495
PCR 275/70R16585
PCR 285/35R22520
PCR 285/50R20500
PCR 285/60R18550
PCR 285/65R17610
PCR 295/35R24420
PCR 305/40R22420
TBR 8.5R17.5700
TBR 9.5R17.5540
TBR 8R19.5500
TBR 8R22.5350
TBR 9R22.5350
TBR 10R22.5290
TBR 11R22.5270
TBR 12R22.5240
TBR 13R22.5210
TBR 205/65R17.5680
TBR 205/75R17.5680
TBR 225/70R19.5560
TBR 225/75R17.5640
TBR 235/75R17.5630
TBR 245/70R17.5453
TBR 245/70R19.5460
TBR 255/70R22.5350
TBR 265/70R19.5400
TBR 275/70R22.5310
TBR 285/70R19.5400
TBR 285/75R24.5260
TBR 295/60R22.5290
TBR 295/75R22.5280
TBR 295/80R22.5240
TBR 305/70R19.5300
TBR 315/60R22.5250
TBR 385/65R22.5195
TBR 415/45R22.5200
TBR 425/65R22.5150
TBR 435/50R19.5200
TBR 445/45R19.5210
TBR 445/50R22.5180
TBR 445/65R22.5130
TBR 11R24.5260
TBR 6.50R16880
TBR 7.00R15750
TBR 7.00R16730
TBR 7.50R15720
TBR 7.50R16676
TBR 8.25R15500
TBR 8.25R16500
TBR 9.00R16380
TBR 7.50R20420
TBR 8.25R20420
TBR 9.00R20320
TBR 10.00R20280
TBR 11.00R20240
TBR 12.00R20210
TBR 12.00R24190
TBR 14.00R20144
OTR 14.00R24116
OTR 15.5R25130
OTR 16.00R2480
OTR 17.5R2590
OTR 18.00R2544
OTR 18.00R3338
OTR 20.5R2564
OTR 21.00R3324
OTR 21.00R3524
OTR 23.5R2544
OTR 24.00R3522
OTR 26.5R2535
OTR 35/65R3318
OTR 29.5R2525
OTR 29.5R2924
OTR 600/65R2544
OTR 650/65R2535
OTR 750/65R2529
OTR 875/65R2919
OTR 27.00R4912
OTR 33.00R518 (OTC)
OTR 36.00R518 (OTC)
OTR 37.00R576 (OTC)
OTR 40.00R576 (OTC)
OTR 46/90R576 (OTC)
OTR 50/80R576 (OTC)
OTR 53/80R633 (OTC)
OTR 59/80R633 (OTC)
AGR 4.00-89000
AGR 4.00-123000
AGR 4.00-142600
AGR 4.00-162200
AGR 5.00-151550
AGR 5.50-161250
AGR 5.50-171150
AGR 10-15900
AGR 6.00-121500
AGR 6.00-161040
AGR 6.50-16730
AGR 6.50-20650
AGR 7.50-16720
AGR 7.50-18700
AGR 7.50-20540
AGR 8.3-20400
AGR 8.3-22380
AGR 8.3-24360
AGR 9.5-20350
AGR 9.5-24280
AGR 10.0/75-15.3600
AGR 10.5/80-18320
AGR 12.5/80-18230
AGR 11L-15980
AGR 11-32110
AGR 11-38105
AGR 11.2-20260
AGR 11.2-20275
AGR 11.2-24240
AGR 11.2-28185
AGR 11.2-38120
AGR 12.4/11-28160
AGR 12.4-24204
AGR 12.4-26160
AGR 12.4-32150
AGR 12-3895
AGR 13.6-24190
AGR 13.6-28140
AGR 14.9-24150
AGR 14.9-26140
AGR 14.9-28125
AGR 14.9-30120
AGR 15.5-3875
AGR 15.5/80-24130
AGR 15-24145
AGR 16.9-24120
AGR 16.9-2895
AGR 16.9-3080
AGR 16.9-3470
AGR 16.9-3857
AGR 18.4-2685
AGR 18.4-3075
AGR 18.4-3460
AGR 18.4-3849
AGR 18.4-4244
AGR 20.8-3842
AGR 21L-2495
AGR 23.1-2655
AGR 23.1-3041
AGR 16/70-20180
AGR 17.5L-24118
AGR 19.5L-24110
AGR 28L-2642
AGR 12.00-18300
AGR 12.9-18250
AGR 1200-18190
AGR 23X10-10850
AGR 26×7.50-12800
* According to different brands and patterns, the loading volume will be different, please consult our staff for more accurate loading quantity.

Order quantity per container has been a question for us before the order is placed.
One of the Quora users gave us his answer.

how many tires can be loaded into a container?

Is he right? 
Let’s find out the answer together.

In the factor, quantity of tires that can be loaded into a 40HQ container depends on many factors on account of the impossibility of 100% space utilization. Among those factors, the most important ones are the size of the tire and the stacking method used.

There are mainly two stacking methods.

1. Cross-Stacked method

 

For PCR (Passenger Car Radial tires)tires and relatively small TBR (Truck and Bus Radial Tyre) tires, cross stacking can greatly increase space utilization. Cross-stacking involves laying a row of angled tires across space – the row lies on top of and parallel with a first angled tire and subsequent tires.

In this way, it seems difficult for us to obtain the result through calculation.

However, in this case, the data of a tire size can help to obtain the approximate quantity per container. A tablet including data of common sizes and their corresponding quantity of each container is placed at the end of passage.

 

2.Horizontal Stacking or Vertical Stacking
Horizontal stacking (image 3# ) or vertical stacking (image 4#) are two common methods suitable for larger TBR(Truck and Bus Radial Tyre), OTR (Off-Road Tires), and AGR(Agricultural Tires ), etc.

Compared to cross-stacked method, an approximate quantity is calculable. 40HQ is the most frequently used container type. Therefore, we will take this type of container as example.

Firstly we have to have some idea of the dimension of a 40HQ.

The internal dimension is 12.031m long x 2.348m wide x 2.695m high

 

 

Now we are able to do some math. Follow me step by step. 

Step1:

we need to separately divide the length and width of the container by the OD (Overall diameter) of the tire, then divide the height of the container by the SW (section width) of the tire

Step 2:

Then multiply the three numbers obtained

Step 3:

Remove the number after the decimal point. The result, an approximate

quantity loaded in a 40 HQ, is obtained.

Take, for example, the calculative process of the size 295/80R22.5. 

The overall diameter is 1.044m, and the section width is 0.298m.

 Quantity of 20GP is equal to quantity of 40HQ multiplied by 43% when the tires belongs to TBR and OTR tire. 

The above calculation is slightly complex and time-consuming. Don’t worry. We also made a table including the size and its corresponding approximate quantity per 40HQ at the end of this passage for your kind reference.


In addition, I would like to present a special example to you —- the quantity of giant tires per container.

 

 

Generally speaking, giant tires with a size of 30.00R51 and with even larger size, are usually loaded into 40 OTC(Open-top container).

Size of tire loaded in 40 OT container

33.00R51

50/80R57

36.00R51

50/90R57

37.00R57

53/80R63

40.00R57

/

 

Due to the overlong diameter of this kind of tires, we couldn’t pile them into the 40HQ. Therefore we have to place them vertically in OTC (open top container). 

– Can we have the quantity of per container by calculation?  – Yes!

– Is the same calculative process with the one that we have just mentioned?  – No.

The difference between 40HQ and 40OT is that 40 OT is able to carry product with 

 Luckily, it is still calculable. Follow me step by step.

 

Step1:

Divide the length of the container by the OD (Overall diameter) of the tire, and divide the width of the container by the SW (section width) of the tire. 

Step 2:

Remove the number after the decimal point of the results at last step. 

Step 3:

Multiply the two results at last step.

The final result ,an approximate quantity loaded in a 40 HQ, is obtained.

 

Take, for example, the calculative process of the size 30.00R51 

The overall diameter is 3.000m, and the section width is 0.894m.

                       

Now we can clearly see that the approximate quantity of 30.00R51 is 8 pcs.

 In the end, let’s go back to the question in the title. Now we get to know that there is no certain answer. Considering the factors of stack methods and tire size, a 40HQ can be large enough to fit thousands of tires, and it can be also “small” enough to fit only two tires.

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