14 x 14 x 14 in corrugated boxes

What fits in a 14 x 14 x 14 box

Bedding and folded soft goods, lamp bases, small countertop appliances in retail cartons, assembled plastic parts that cannot be nested. Packers like it for mixed orders because two or three retail boxes sit in it side by side.

Fourteen inches is also about where a single-handed carry stops being comfortable. For products sold to the public, that is worth knowing before choosing it over a 16 inch cube.

The board it needs

Most 14 inch cubes leave the dock well under 40 lb, so 32 ECT single wall in C flute is standard. If the product is fragile and the box rides in a mixed parcel trailer, the extra puncture resistance of 200# test can be worth it. Heavy liquids in this size are a reason to talk about double wall.

Packing notes

A 14 inch cube takes bedding, small furniture parts, larger kitchen appliances such as a stand mixer, packed sets of glassware and bulky soft goods. It is a useful step between the 12 and 16 inch sizes when one is too tight and the other too loose. On parcels, check the dimensional weight against your carrier's rules; cubes this size often bill by volume rather than weight. Hobby suppliers send yarn, fabric bolts cut short, and craft kits in it; restaurant suppliers send paper goods.

Sizes close to this one

Alternatives are a 14 x 14 x 10 for flatter items, or a 13 inch cube that palletizes nine per layer instead of six, which matters to shippers loading full pallets. Furniture hardware suppliers and lighting companies often prefer 16 x 12 x 12, which fits a lamp base and its shade side by side. Linen sellers sometimes go flatter still, to 14 x 14 x 6, for folded sheet sets. Ceramics studios pack bowls and vases inside double boxes of this size, with crumpled kraft between. Audio retailers ship speakers and turntables similarly.

On a 48 x 40 pallet

At 14 1/4 in outside, three fit along the 48 in side and two along the 40 in side: six per layer. That leaves more than 11 in of the 40 in side open, which is a lot of air. A 13 in inside cube, 13 1/4 in outside, fits three by three: nine per layer instead of six.

Worked from an outside size of the inside dimension plus 0.25 in on length and width, a working allowance for single wall; double wall adds a little more. Ask us to confirm before you plan a load.