24 x 24 x 24 in corrugated boxes

What fits in a 24 x 24 x 24 box

Light bulky goods: cushions, foam, insulation batts, assembled plastic, packaging supplies sent between sites. Warehouses use 24 inch cubes as tote replacements for picking and consolidation. Packed with anything dense, a box this size becomes too heavy to handle by hand.

On an 8 cubic foot box the flap area is large, so the closure matters. Two strips of tape down the centre seam and across the edges, or a full overlap style, keeps the top flat enough to stack on.

The board it needs

Single wall 32 ECT is fine for light goods that will not be stacked under heavy loads. Most buyers who stack these on pallets choose double wall: 48 ECT (275# test) is rated to 100 lb, and its stiffer walls keep a big panel from bowing. For loads past that, see triple wall.

Packing notes

Two-foot cubes take large stuffed toys, bulky bedding, light sports equipment and big lightweight assemblies. They are near the size at which one person struggles to carry a box, so handholds cut on the die can help. Worked to a 24 1/4 in outside, only one fits per pallet layer, so ask for the outside to be held at 24 in if you palletize them; consider double wall when they will be stacked more than two high, because the wide panels bow under weight. Event companies, theatre groups and retailers moving seasonal décor often order them in batches.

Sizes close to this one

A 24 x 18 x 18 or a 24 x 24 x 16 often fits bulky products just as well with less air. For very light goods, a telescope box of a similar size can be easier to pack. Light fixtures often ship in 24 x 24 x 12.

On a 48 x 40 pallet

Taken at 24 1/4 in outside, a 24 inch cube fits only once along the 48 in side and once along the 40 in side: one per layer, the rest of the deck open. Specify the box so its outside is 24 in or a hair less and it fits two along the 48 in side, two per layer. Tell us when the pallet layout matters and we will quote the inside size that makes the outside work.

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.