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Cubic feet to cubic meters

Type a value in cu ft to get it in CBM instantly.

0.2832CBM

That's 5.7× as big as a shipping carton, while a europallet is 4.2× bigger. That is roughly 0.236 europallets of cargo.

What it means

How much space is that?

Container figures are usable internal volume, not the nominal size. Real loading rarely exceeds 85% of it once pallets and packaging are counted.

The math

How to convert cu ft to CBM

To convert cubic feet to cubic meters, multiply by 0.0283168.

Example: 10 cu ft × 0.0283168 = 0.283168 CBM.

In the other direction, 1 CBM = 35.3147 cu ft.

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cu ft to CBM conversion table

cu ft to CBM conversion table
cu ftCBM
0.5 cu ft0.0141584 CBM
1 cu ft0.0283168 CBM
2 cu ft0.0566337 CBM
5 cu ft0.141584 CBM
10 cu ft0.283168 CBM
20 cu ft0.566337 CBM
33 cu ft0.934456 CBM
50 cu ft1.41584 CBM
67 cu ft1.89723 CBM
76 cu ft2.15208 CBM
100 cu ft2.83168 CBM
CBM to cu ft conversion table
CBM to cu ft conversion table
CBMcu ft
0.5 CBM17.6573 cu ft
1 CBM35.3147 cu ft
2 CBM70.6293 cu ft
5 CBM176.573 cu ft
10 CBM353.147 cu ft
20 CBM706.293 cu ft
33 CBM1,165.38 cu ft
50 CBM1,765.73 cu ft
67 CBM2,366.08 cu ft
76 CBM2,683.91 cu ft
100 CBM3,531.47 cu ft

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many CBM is 1 cu ft?
1 cu ft is 0.0283168 CBM.
How many CBM is 10 cu ft?
10 cu ft is 0.283168 CBM.

The units

About these units

Cubic feet (cu ft)

The US and air-cargo measure. One CBM is 35.3 of them.

Cubic meters (CBM)

The world standard for freight volume, written CBM on every quote.

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