{
  "table": "container-load-calculator-containers",
  "schema": 1,
  "version": "2026-11-11.1",
  "title": "Shipping containers and the verified gross mass (VGM): France and United Kingdom",
  "doc": "Table read by the container-load-calculator handler (ctx.data['container-load-calculator-containers']). Lengths are millimetres, masses kilograms. 'containers' holds the typical inside dimensions, door opening, tare, maximum gross mass and payload of four dry container types as a carrier publishes them; they are reference values, not legal ones, and an individual container can differ: its own tare and maximum gross mass are marked on its door and on its CSC safety approval plate, and those govern. 'vgm' holds the SOLAS rule (international, in force since 1 July 2016) and what each country adds to it; the handler applies a country's 'tolerance' only where an official source states one. 'road' is reference text for the page (not read by the handler): road weight limits depend on the vehicle, its axles and the journey, which the calculator does not ask for. Table-level valid_from/valid_until bound the period during which this version may be relied on; entry-level valid_from/valid_until bound each value (null valid_until: in force until changed). source_url is the source of the value, retrieved the date given.",
  "reviewed_on": "2026-11-11",
  "reviewed_by": "apps agent (automated research against the sources below, each opened on 2026-11-11); owner review pending",
  "valid_from": "2026-11-11",
  "valid_until": "2027-06-30",
  "locale_country": {
    "fr-FR": "FR",
    "en-GB": "GB"
  },
  "containers": {
    "c20": {
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "20\u00a0pieds standard",
        "en-GB": "20ft standard"
      },
      "iso_type": "22G1",
      "inner_mm": { "length": 5898, "width": 2350, "height": 2390 },
      "door_mm": { "width": 2340, "height": 2280 },
      "capacity_m3": 33.1,
      "tare_kg": 2150,
      "payload_kg": 28330,
      "max_gross_kg": 30480,
      "valid_from": null,
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/dry-containers",
      "source_label": "Ocean Network Express (ONE): Container Information, Dry 20 FT (8'6\" / 30,480 kg)",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    },
    "c40": {
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "40\u00a0pieds standard",
        "en-GB": "40ft standard"
      },
      "iso_type": "42G1",
      "inner_mm": { "length": 12032, "width": 2350, "height": 2390 },
      "door_mm": { "width": 2340, "height": 2280 },
      "capacity_m3": 67.6,
      "tare_kg": 3640,
      "payload_kg": 26840,
      "max_gross_kg": 30480,
      "valid_from": null,
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/dry-containers",
      "source_label": "Ocean Network Express (ONE): Container Information, Dry 40 FT (8'6\" / 30,480 kg)",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    },
    "c40hc": {
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "40\u00a0pieds high cube",
        "en-GB": "40ft high cube"
      },
      "iso_type": "45G1",
      "inner_mm": { "length": 12032, "width": 2350, "height": 2695 },
      "door_mm": { "width": 2340, "height": 2585 },
      "capacity_m3": 76.2,
      "tare_kg": 3700,
      "payload_kg": 28800,
      "max_gross_kg": 32500,
      "max_gross_note": "ONE lists this type at 30,480 kg or 32,500 kg; its published payload (28,800 kg) is 32,500 kg less the tare, so 32,500 kg is the value kept. A container rated 30,480 kg carries 1,720 kg less: its plate governs.",
      "valid_from": null,
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/dry-containers",
      "source_label": "Ocean Network Express (ONE): Container Information, Dry 40 FT High Cube (9'6\" / 30,480 kg / 32,500 kg)",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    },
    "c45hc": {
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "45\u00a0pieds high cube",
        "en-GB": "45ft high cube"
      },
      "iso_type": "L5G1",
      "inner_mm": { "length": 13556, "width": 2352, "height": 2697 },
      "door_mm": { "width": 2340, "height": 2585 },
      "capacity_m3": 86.0,
      "tare_kg": 4650,
      "payload_kg": 27850,
      "max_gross_kg": 32500,
      "valid_from": null,
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/dry-containers",
      "source_label": "Ocean Network Express (ONE): Container Information, Dry 45 FT (9'6\" / 30,480 kg / 32,500 kg)",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    }
  },
  "vgm": {
    "solas": {
      "rule": "SOLAS chapter VI, regulation 2, paragraphs 4 to 6 (resolution MSC.380(94)): a packed container is loaded on a ship only with a verified gross mass, obtained by weighing the packed container (method 1) or by adding the masses of all packages and cargo items, pallets, dunnage and other securing material to the tare of the container, using a certified method approved by the competent authority of the State where packing was completed (method 2).",
      "valid_from": "2016-07-01",
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/Verification-of-the-gross-mass.aspx",
      "source_url_fr": "https://www.imo.org/fr/OurWork/Safety/Pages/Verification-of-the-gross-mass.aspx",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    },
    "countries": {
      "GB": {
        "authority": "Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)",
        "method2_approval": "A shipper using method 2 must have its method approved by the MCA; method 1 users do not register but must be able to show calibrated, maintained equipment.",
        "tolerance": {
          "percent": 5,
          "minimum_kg": 500,
          "rule": "The MCA has set an enforcement tolerance of ±5% or ±500 kg, whichever is the greater value; it is for enforcers' guidance only and the shipper must be accurate."
        },
        "valid_from": "2016-07-01",
        "valid_until": null,
        "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/verification-of-the-gross-mass-of-packed-containers-by-sea",
        "source_date": "2020-04-28",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "see_also": [
          "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-534-mf-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-the-solas-vi-regulation-2-amendment-requiring-the-verification-of-the-gross-mass-of-packed-containers"
        ]
      },
      "FR": {
        "authority": null,
        "method2_approval": "Method 2 must use a certified method approved by the competent authority of the State where the container is packed (SOLAS VI/2, 4.2).",
        "tolerance": null,
        "tolerance_note": "No French enforcement tolerance could be confirmed from an official source on 2026-11-11, so none is applied.",
        "valid_from": "2016-07-01",
        "valid_until": null,
        "source_url": "https://www.imo.org/fr/OurWork/Safety/Pages/Verification-of-the-gross-mass.aspx",
        "source_date": null,
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
      }
    }
  },
  "road": {
    "FR": {
      "rule": "Code de la route, art. R312-4 II and III: an articulated vehicle or road train of more than four axles may weigh 40 t; 42 t (two-axle tractor, three-axle semi-trailer) or 44 t (three-axle tractor, two- or three-axle semi-trailer) when it carries intermodal containers of up to 45 feet; and up to 44 t with more than four axles for road transport carried out entirely in France. Four axles or fewer: 38 t.",
      "limits_kg": { "more_than_4_axles": 40000, "more_than_4_axles_national": 44000, "four_axles_or_fewer": 38000 },
      "valid_from": "2022-01-01",
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000043907798",
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    },
    "GB": {
      "rule": "Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998, Schedule 2, Table 3: an articulated vehicle with five or more axles may weigh 40,000 kg; with six or more axles and the conditions of items 13 and 14 (added by SI 2000/3224), 44,000 kg. Scope: England, Wales and Scotland.",
      "limits_kg": { "articulated_5_axles": 40000, "articulated_6_axles_with_conditions": 44000 },
      "valid_from": null,
      "valid_until": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3111/schedule/2",
      "see_also": [
        "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3224/regulation/6/made",
        "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hgv-maximum-weights"
      ],
      "retrieved": "2026-11-11"
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Ocean Network Express (ONE): Container Information (dry containers)",
      "url": "https://www.one-line.com/en/standard-page/dry-containers",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "label": "IMO: Verification of the gross mass of a packed container",
      "url": "https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/Verification-of-the-gross-mass.aspx",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "label": "GOV.UK (MCA): Verification of the gross mass of packed containers transported by sea",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/verification-of-the-gross-mass-of-packed-containers-by-sea",
      "date": "2020-04-28"
    },
    {
      "label": "Légifrance: Code de la route, article R312-4",
      "url": "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000043907798",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "label": "legislation.gov.uk: Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998, Schedule 2",
      "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3111/schedule/2",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    }
  ]
}