Tonnes of Turmeric in a 20ft Container

How many tonnes of turmeric fit in a 20ft container?

As a dense seed-type spice, turmeric loads to roughly 18-22 MT in a 20ft FCL, weight-limited rather than volume-limited. Whole dried chilli, by contrast, fills the volume and ships lighter. Confirm the exact load with the packer.

Weight-out versus cube-out

A 20ft container has both a weight limit and a volume limit, and dense spices hit the weight limit first. Turmeric fingers and powder sit in the dense band, so a 20ft FCL loads near the 18-22 MT figure quoted for dense seed spice.

The contrast is whole dried chilli, which cubes out: it fills the box by volume long before it reaches the weight limit, so a chilli container carries far fewer tonnes.

What changes the exact figure

• —Form: whole fingers pack differently from milled powder.
• —Packaging: jute or PP bags, cartons or big bags each waste or save space.
• —Moisture and bulk density vary by turmeric origin and lot.

Frequently asked

Does turmeric powder weigh more per container than fingers?

Milled powder packs more densely than whole fingers, so a powder load can sit at the upper end of the range. The packer's stow plan gives the exact tonnage.