calculate_cbm
Calculate CBM & Container Fit
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Calculate total shipment volume (CBM / cubic metres and CFT / cubic feet), total weight, and how that cargo fits into standard shipping containers (20ft Standard, 40ft Standard, 40ft High Cube). Use this whenever someone asks how much space a shipment takes, how many cubic metres or CBM their boxes / pallets / cartons add up to, whether cargo will fit in a container, what container size they need, or how full a container will be. Accepts a list of items with length, width, height, weight and quantity in metric (cm, kg) or imperial (in, lb) units; returns total CBM, CFT, total weight, and per-container fill percentage with an overload flag.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| unitSystem | string | no | Units for the item dimensions and weight. 'metric' = centimetres and kilograms; 'imperial' = inches and pounds. |
| items | array | yes | The cargo line items to total up. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"unitSystem": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"metric",
"imperial"
],
"default": "metric",
"description": "Units for the item dimensions and weight. 'metric' = centimetres and kilograms; 'imperial' = inches and pounds."
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 50,
"description": "The cargo line items to total up.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Optional label for the item."
},
"length": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 100000
},
"width": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 100000
},
"height": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 100000
},
"weight": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000000,
"default": 0,
"description": "Per-unit weight. Optional (defaults to 0)."
},
"quantity": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000000
}
},
"required": [
"length",
"width",
"height",
"quantity"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"items"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}