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1. Use 27.00r49 instead of 2700R49, or simply use R49.
2. Affected by many factors, the loading quantity could be different than the sheet has shown.
3. 20ft container loading quantity is about 43% of 40HQ.

Tire type	Size	Quantity/40HQ
PCR	145/70R12	2300
PCR	145R12C	2090
PCR	155/65R13	2100
PCR	155/65R14	2000
PCR	155/70R12	2200
PCR	155/70R13	2000
PCR	155/80R13	1950
PCR	155R12C	1950
PCR	165/60R14	1800
PCR	165/65R13	1890
PCR	165/65R14	1800
PCR	165/65R15	1850
PCR	165/70R13	1880
PCR	165/70R13LT	1600
PCR	165/70R14	1700
PCR	165/70R14C	1550
PCR	165/80R13	1790
PCR	165R13C	1950
PCR	175/55R15	1500
PCR	175/60R13	1900
PCR	175/60R14	1600
PCR	175/60R15	1450
PCR	175/65R14	1700
PCR	175/65R15	1500
PCR	175/70R13	1850
PCR	175/70R14	1680
PCR	175/70R14C	1200
PCR	175/80R14	1300
PCR	175R13C	1350
PCR	175R16C	1180
PCR	185/55R14	1450
PCR	185/55R15	1300
PCR	185/55R16	1280
PCR	185/60R14	1490
PCR	185/60R15	1370
PCR	185/65R14	1400
PCR	185/65R15	1450
PCR	185/70R14	1450
PCR	185/75R16C	1100
PCR	185/80R14	1275
PCR	185R14C	1270
PCR	185R15C	1172
PCR	195/45R15	1500
PCR	195/50R16	1250
PCR	195/55R15	1208
PCR	195/55R16	1310
PCR	195/60R14	1310
PCR	195/60R15	1200
PCR	195/60R16	1100
PCR	195/60R16	1100
PCR	195/65R14	1300
PCR	195/65R15	1180
PCR	195/65R16C	1100
PCR	195/70R14	1350
PCR	195/70R15C	1050
PCR	195/75R16C	960
PCR	195R14C	1200
PCR	195R15C	1080
PCR	205/40ZR17	1150
PCR	205/45ZR16	1180
PCR	205/45ZR17	1080
PCR	205/50R15	1100
PCR	205/50R16	1150
PCR	205/50R17	1050
PCR	205/55R15	1200
PCR	205/55R16	1100
PCR	205/55R17	1040
PCR	205/60R13	1350
PCR	205/60R14	1200
PCR	205/60R15	1180
PCR	205/60R16	1000
PCR	205/65R15	1150
PCR	205/65R15C	1100
PCR	205/65R16	1050
PCR	205/65R16C	980
PCR	205/70R14	1270
PCR	205/70R14C	1200
PCR	205/70R15	1080
PCR	205/70R15C	990
PCR	205/75R16C	1150
PCR	205/80R16	1040
PCR	215/35ZR18	1200
PCR	215/35ZR19	1170
PCR	215/40ZR17	1050
PCR	215/40ZR18	880
PCR	215/45ZR17	1010
PCR	215/45ZR18	880
PCR	215/50R17	900
PCR	215/55R16	1000
PCR	215/55R17	940
PCR	215/55R18	890
PCR	215/60R15	1000
PCR	215/60R16	1000
PCR	215/60R16C	950
PCR	215/60R17	950
PCR	215/65R15	980
PCR	215/65R15	980
PCR	215/65R16	950
PCR	215/65R17	930
PCR	215/70R15	960
PCR	215/70R15C	890
PCR	215/70R16	910
PCR	215/70R16C	910
PCR	215/75R14C	1020
PCR	215/75R15	860
PCR	215/75R16C	860
PCR	215/80R16	820
PCR	215R14C	950
PCR	215R15C	900
PCR	225/35ZR18	1000
PCR	225/35ZR19	960
PCR	225/40ZR18	960
PCR	225/40ZR19	820
PCR	225/45R17	990
PCR	225/45R18	960
PCR	225/45ZR17	990
PCR	225/45ZR18	960
PCR	225/45ZR19	900
PCR	225/50R16	980
PCR	225/50R17	890
PCR	225/50R18	930
PCR	225/55R16	940
PCR	225/55R17	840
PCR	225/55R18	830
PCR	225/55R19	810
PCR	225/60R16	980
PCR	225/60R17	880
PCR	225/60R18	830
PCR	225/65R16	920
PCR	225/65R16C	820
PCR	225/65R17	800
PCR	225/70R15	880
PCR	225/70R16	850
PCR	225/70R17	760
PCR	225/75R15	820
PCR	225/75R16	800
PCR	235/35ZR19	900
PCR	235/40R18	865
PCR	235/40ZR18	865
PCR	235/45R17	860
PCR	235/45R18	840
PCR	235/45ZR17	860
PCR	235/45ZR18	800
PCR	235/50R17	800
PCR	235/50R18	730
PCR	235/50R19	650
PCR	235/55R17	750
PCR	235/55R18	690
PCR	235/55R19	670
PCR	235/55R20	600
PCR	235/60R16	900
PCR	235/60R17	850
PCR	235/60R18	720
PCR	235/65R16	850
PCR	235/65R16C	780
PCR	235/65R17	760
PCR	235/65R18	720
PCR	235/70R15	790
PCR	235/70R16	735
PCR	235/75R15	790
PCR	235/75R16	700
PCR	235/75R17	640
PCR	245/30ZR20	750
PCR	245/30ZR20	750
PCR	245/35ZR18	800
PCR	245/35ZR19	780
PCR	245/35ZR20	750
PCR	245/40R19	800
PCR	245/40ZR17	850
PCR	245/40ZR18	800
PCR	245/40ZR19	800
PCR	245/45R18	800
PCR	245/45R19	760
PCR	245/45ZR17	830
PCR	245/45ZR18	800
PCR	245/45ZR19	760
PCR	245/45ZR20	750
PCR	245/50R18	780
PCR	245/50R20	740
PCR	245/55R19	750
PCR	245/60R18	730
PCR	245/65R17	730
PCR	245/70R16	690
PCR	245/70R17	650
PCR	245/75R16	650
PCR	245/75R17	590
PCR	255/35ZR19	740
PCR	255/35ZR20	720
PCR	255/40ZR18	780
PCR	255/40ZR19	740
PCR	255/40ZR20	720
PCR	255/45R20	720
PCR	255/45ZR17	770
PCR	255/45ZR19	750
PCR	255/45ZR20	720
PCR	255/50R19	700
PCR	255/50R20	680
PCR	255/55R18	650
PCR	255/55R19	620
PCR	255/55R20	600
PCR	255/60R17	730
PCR	255/60R18	680
PCR	255/65R16	720
PCR	255/65R17	690
PCR	255/70R15C	700
PCR	255/70R16	700
PCR	255/70R17	670
PCR	255/70R18	640
PCR	265/30ZR19	720
PCR	265/35R22	650
PCR	265/35ZR18	725
PCR	265/40R22	550
PCR	265/40ZR21	550
PCR	265/45ZR20	590
PCR	265/45ZR21	560
PCR	265/50R19	640
PCR	265/50R20	580
PCR	265/60R17	650
PCR	265/60R18	540
PCR	265/65R17	640
PCR	265/65R18	640
PCR	265/70R15	670
PCR	265/70R16	650
PCR	265/70R17	600
PCR	265/75R15	650
PCR	265/75R16	575
PCR	275/30R20	530
PCR	275/30ZR19	560
PCR	275/30ZR20	530
PCR	275/40R19	520
PCR	275/40R20	500
PCR	275/40ZR19	520
PCR	275/45R19	550
PCR	275/45R20	480
PCR	275/45ZR21	450
PCR	275/50R20	480
PCR	275/55R20	480
PCR	275/60R17	630
PCR	275/60R20	460
PCR	275/65R17	580
PCR	275/65R18	495
PCR	275/65R20	510
PCR	275/70R18	500
PCR	285/70R17	460
PCR	285/75R16	450
PCR	305/55R20	380
PCR	305/70R16	510
PCR	315/70R17	400
PCR	315/75R16	400
PCR	315/75R16	480
PCR	215/60R17	950
PCR	215/65R16	950
PCR	215/70R16	910
PCR	215/75R15	860
PCR	P225/70R15	920
PCR	225/70R15	880
PCR	225/70R16	850
PCR	225/75R15	820
PCR	225/75R16	800
PCR	235/65R17	760
PCR	235/70R15	790
PCR	235/70R16	735
PCR	235/75R15	790
PCR	235/75R16	700
PCR	245/65R17	730
PCR	245/70R16	690
PCR	255/65R16	720
PCR	265/60R17	650
PCR	265/70R15	670
PCR	265/70R16	650
PCR	265/70R17	600
PCR	265/75R15	650
PCR	265/75R16	575
PCR	275/55R20	480
PCR	275/60R17	630
PCR	275/65R17	580
PCR	275/70R16	585
PCR	175/80R13	1600
PCR	185/80R13	1510
PCR	205/75R14	1200
PCR	205/75R15	1150
PCR	215/75R14	1020
PCR	225/75R15	820
PCR	235/80R16	680
PCR	235/85R16	640
PCR	155/65R13	2100
PCR	155/65R14	2000
PCR	155/70R13	2000
PCR	155/80R13	1950
PCR	165/60R14	1800
PCR	165/65R13	1890
PCR	165/65R14	1800
PCR	165/65R15	1850
PCR	165/70R13	1880
PCR	165/70R14	1700
PCR	165/80R13	1790
PCR	175/60R14	1600
PCR	175/60R15	1450
PCR	175/65R14	1700
PCR	175/65R15	1500
PCR	175/70R13	1850
PCR	175/70R14	1680
PCR	185/55R14	1450
PCR	185/55R15	1300
PCR	185/55R16	1280
PCR	185/60R14	1490
PCR	185/60R15	1370
PCR	185/65R14	1400
PCR	185/65R15	1450
PCR	185/70R13	1550
PCR	185/70R14	1450
PCR	185/75R16C	1100
PCR	185R14C	1270
PCR	195/50R15	1300
PCR	195/50R16	1300
PCR	195/55R15	1208
PCR	195/55R15	1208
PCR	195/55R16	1310
PCR	195/60R14	1310
PCR	195/60R15	1200
PCR	195/60R16	1100
PCR	195/65R14	1300
PCR	195/65R15	1180
PCR	195/70R14	1350
PCR	195/70R15C	1050
PCR	205/45R17	1080
PCR	205/50R16	1150
PCR	205/50R17	1050
PCR	205/55R16	1100
PCR	205/60R14	1200
PCR	205/60R15	1180
PCR	205/60R16	1000
PCR	205/65R15	1150
PCR	205/70R14	1270
PCR	205/70R15	1100
PCR	205/70R15C	990
PCR	205/75R16C	1150
PCR	215/35ZR19	1170
PCR	215/40R17	1100
PCR	215/45R17	1010
PCR	215/50R17	900
PCR	215/55R16	900
PCR	215/55R17	940
PCR	215/55R18	890
PCR	215/60R15	1000
PCR	215/60R16	950
PCR	215/60R17	950
PCR	215/65R15	960
PCR	215/65R16	950
PCR	215/70R15	960
PCR	215/70R15C	890
PCR	215/70R16	910
PCR	215/75R15	860
PCR	215/75R16C	860
PCR	225/35R19	960
PCR	225/40R18	960
PCR	225/45R17	990
PCR	225/45R18	960
PCR	225/45ZR17	990
PCR	225/50R16	980
PCR	225/50R17	890
PCR	225/50R18	930
PCR	225/55R16	940
PCR	225/55R17	840
PCR	225/55R18	830
PCR	225/60R16	980
PCR	225/60R17	880
PCR	225/60R18	830
PCR	225/65R16	920
PCR	225/65R17	800
PCR	225/70R15	880
PCR	225/70R15C	880
PCR	225/70R16	850
PCR	225/75R15	820
PCR	225/75R16	800
PCR	225/75R16C	800
PCR	235/40R18	865
PCR	235/45R17	860
PCR	235/45R18	840
PCR	235/45R19	750
PCR	235/45ZR17	860
PCR	235/50R18	730
PCR	235/55R17	750
PCR	235/55R18	690
PCR	235/55R19	670
PCR	235/60R16	900
PCR	235/60R17	850
PCR	235/60R18	720
PCR	235/65R16	850
PCR	235/65R16C	780
PCR	235/65R17	760
PCR	235/65R18	720
PCR	235/70R15	790
PCR	235/70R16	735
PCR	235/75R15	790
PCR	235/75R16	700
PCR	245/30R20	750
PCR	245/40R17	850
PCR	245/40R18	800
PCR	245/40ZR17	850
PCR	245/45R17	830
PCR	245/45R18	800
PCR	245/45R19	760
PCR	245/50R18	780
PCR	245/55R19	750
PCR	245/60R18	730
PCR	245/30R20	750
PCR	245/40R17	850
PCR	245/40R18	800
PCR	245/40ZR17	850
PCR	245/45R17	830
PCR	245/45R18	800
PCR	245/45R19	760
PCR	245/50R18	780
PCR	245/55R19	750
PCR	245/60R18	730
PCR	245/65R17	730
PCR	245/70R16	690
PCR	245/70R17	650
PCR	245/75R16	650
PCR	255/45R20	720
PCR	255/45ZR19	750
PCR	255/50R19	700
PCR	255/50R20	680
PCR	255/55R19	620
PCR	255/60R17	730
PCR	255/60R18	680
PCR	255/65R16	720
PCR	255/65R17	690
PCR	255/70R16	700
PCR	255/70R17	670
PCR	255/70R18	640
PCR	265/35R22	650
PCR	265/35ZR18	725
PCR	265/40R22	550
PCR	265/50R19	640
PCR	265/50R20	580
PCR	265/60R17	650
PCR	265/60R18	540
PCR	265/65R17	640
PCR	265/65R18	520
PCR	265/70R15	670
PCR	265/70R16	650
PCR	265/70R17	600
PCR	265/75R15	650
PCR	265/75R16	575
PCR	275/30R20	530
PCR	275/40R20	500
PCR	275/45R19	550
PCR	275/45R20	480
PCR	275/60R17	630
PCR	275/60R20	460
PCR	275/65R17	580
PCR	275/65R18	495
PCR	275/70R16	585
PCR	285/35R22	520
PCR	285/50R20	500
PCR	285/60R18	550
PCR	285/65R17	610
PCR	295/35R24	420
PCR	305/40R22	420
TBR	8.5R17.5	700
TBR	9.5R17.5	540
TBR	8R19.5	500
TBR	8R22.5	350
TBR	9R22.5	350
TBR	10R22.5	290
TBR	11R22.5	270
TBR	12R22.5	240
TBR	13R22.5	210
TBR	205/65R17.5	680
TBR	205/75R17.5	680
TBR	225/70R19.5	560
TBR	225/75R17.5	640
TBR	235/75R17.5	630
TBR	245/70R17.5	453
TBR	245/70R19.5	460
TBR	255/70R22.5	350
TBR	265/70R19.5	400
TBR	275/70R22.5	310
TBR	285/70R19.5	400
TBR	285/75R24.5	260
TBR	295/60R22.5	290
TBR	295/75R22.5	280
TBR	295/80R22.5	240
TBR	305/70R19.5	300
TBR	315/60R22.5	250
TBR	385/65R22.5	195
TBR	415/45R22.5	200
TBR	425/65R22.5	150
TBR	435/50R19.5	200
TBR	445/45R19.5	210
TBR	445/50R22.5	180
TBR	445/65R22.5	130
TBR	11R24.5	260
TBR	6.50R16	880
TBR	7.00R15	750
TBR	7.00R16	730
TBR	7.50R15	720
TBR	7.50R16	676
TBR	8.25R15	500
TBR	8.25R16	500
TBR	9.00R16	380
TBR	7.50R20	420
TBR	8.25R20	420
TBR	9.00R20	320
TBR	10.00R20	280
TBR	11.00R20	240
TBR	12.00R20	210
TBR	12.00R24	190
TBR	14.00R20	144
OTR	14.00R24	116
OTR	15.5R25	130
OTR	16.00R24	80
OTR	17.5R25	90
OTR	18.00R25	44
OTR	18.00R33	38
OTR	20.5R25	64
OTR	21.00R33	24
OTR	21.00R35	24
OTR	23.5R25	44
OTR	24.00R35	22
OTR	26.5R25	35
OTR	35/65R33	18
OTR	29.5R25	25
OTR	29.5R29	24
OTR	600/65R25	44
OTR	650/65R25	35
OTR	750/65R25	29
OTR	875/65R29	19
OTR	27.00R49	12
OTR	33.00R51	8 (OTC)
OTR	36.00R51	8 (OTC)
OTR	37.00R57	6 (OTC)
OTR	40.00R57	6 (OTC)
OTR	46/90R57	6 (OTC)
OTR	50/80R57	6 (OTC)
OTR	53/80R63	3 (OTC)
OTR	59/80R63	3 (OTC)
AGR	4.00-8	9000
AGR	4.00-12	3000
AGR	4.00-14	2600
AGR	4.00-16	2200
AGR	5.00-15	1550
AGR	5.50-16	1250
AGR	5.50-17	1150
AGR	10-15	900
AGR	6.00-12	1500
AGR	6.00-16	1040
AGR	6.50-16	730
AGR	6.50-20	650
AGR	7.50-16	720
AGR	7.50-18	700
AGR	7.50-20	540
AGR	8.3-20	400
AGR	8.3-22	380
AGR	8.3-24	360
AGR	9.5-20	350
AGR	9.5-24	280
AGR	10.0/75-15.3	600
AGR	10.5/80-18	320
AGR	12.5/80-18	230
AGR	11L-15	980
AGR	11-32	110
AGR	11-38	105
AGR	11.2-20	260
AGR	11.2-20	275
AGR	11.2-24	240
AGR	11.2-28	185
AGR	11.2-38	120
AGR	12.4/11-28	160
AGR	12.4-24	204
AGR	12.4-26	160
AGR	12.4-32	150
AGR	12-38	95
AGR	13.6-24	190
AGR	13.6-28	140
AGR	14.9-24	150
AGR	14.9-26	140
AGR	14.9-28	125
AGR	14.9-30	120
AGR	15.5-38	75
AGR	15.5/80-24	130
AGR	15-24	145
AGR	16.9-24	120
AGR	16.9-28	95
AGR	16.9-30	80
AGR	16.9-34	70
AGR	16.9-38	57
AGR	18.4-26	85
AGR	18.4-30	75
AGR	18.4-34	60
AGR	18.4-38	49
AGR	18.4-42	44
AGR	20.8-38	42
AGR	21L-24	95
AGR	23.1-26	55
AGR	23.1-30	41
AGR	16/70-20	180
AGR	17.5L-24	118
AGR	19.5L-24	110
AGR	28L-26	42
AGR	12.00-18	300
AGR	12.9-18	250
AGR	1200-18	190
AGR	23X10-10	850
AGR	26×7.50-12	800







* 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.

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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