Quantities and loads
How much charcoal fits on a pallet, in a truck and in a container?
A 40 ft high-cube container takes about 22 to 24 Euro pallets of bagged charcoal, a 20 ft container about 10 to 11, and a 13.6 m truck about 33. Here are the indicative figures buyers plan with, and what the quotation confirms.
How many bags of charcoal fit on a pallet?
Bags per pallet depend on bag size and pallet height, so there is no single number. A Euro pallet (1200 x 800 mm) stacked with 10 kg bags carries more units than the same pallet stacked with 20 kg bags, and a pallet built to fill a high-cube container is taller than one built for groupage. Charcoal bags are bulky for their weight, so stack height, not weight, limits the pallet.
Work in pallets, not bags: agree the bag size first, then ask for bags per pallet and net kilograms per pallet for that configuration. Virovo Promet quotes both in writing.
How much charcoal fits in a truck?
A standard 13.6 m truck takes about 33 Euro pallets in a single layer, the usual full-truck load for road freight across the Balkans and the EU; double-stacking depends on pallet height and the vehicle and is agreed with the carrier.
Smaller lots travel as groupage, one to several pallets sharing a truck with other freight: right for a restaurant group's first order or a distributor testing a market, while a full truck suits regular resupply to a warehouse. Delivery usually starts from one pallet; transit times and Incoterms (EXW Skopje through to delivered) are agreed per order.
How much charcoal fits in a 20 ft and a 40 ft container?
A 20 ft container takes about 10 to 11 Euro pallets and a 40 ft high-cube about 22 to 24, indicative figures that depend on pallet height and how the pallets are turned in the box. Because charcoal is light and bulky, containers cube out before they weigh out: the box is full of pallets while the net charcoal weight is typically well under the road weight limit for the onward truck leg.
A 20 ft box is the usual first export unit; established importers move to 40 ft high-cubes. Sea freight loads at Thessaloniki (Greece, about 230 km from Skopje), with Durrës and Bar as alternatives; the exact net load is confirmed in the quotation.
What is the minimum order for wholesale charcoal?
The minimum is a single bag at the Skopje office; delivery usually starts from one pallet; export moves by the pallet, the full truck or the 20 ft or 40 ft container. There is no fixed MOQ in tonnes: the practical minimum is the unit that makes sense for freight to your destination.
A restaurant in Serbia or Greece can start with one pallet on groupage, a distributor in Germany or the Netherlands with a full truck, an importer in Turkey or overseas with a 20 ft container. State the destination and bag size and the quotation names the unit, pallet count and net load.
Why the net load is confirmed in the quotation
Virovo Promet is a family-owned charcoal wholesaler in Skopje, North Macedonia, founded in 1990, exporting full-container loads of hardwood charcoal across Europe and beyond. The indicative ranges above move with bag size, pallet height and charcoal type: briquettes and lump stack differently, and mixed pallets change the count again.
Every quotation therefore lists the unit, the number of pallets, bags per pallet, net kilograms per pallet and the total net load, confirmed in writing before loading, so the buyer, the forwarder and the customs broker work from the same figures.
| Unit | Euro pallets (indicative) | What it suits | Typical buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro pallet (1200 x 800 mm) | 1 | First delivery, groupage | Restaurant, small retailer |
| Truck, 13.6 m | ~33 | Regular road resupply, Balkans and EU | Distributor, retail chain, restaurant group |
| 20 ft container | ~10 to 11 | First export order by sea | New importer |
| 40 ft high-cube container | ~22 to 24 | Full-container import, pre-season stock | Established importer, supermarket supplier |
Questions buyers ask
How much charcoal fits in a 40 ft container?
About 22 to 24 Euro pallets in a 40 ft high-cube, indicative. Charcoal fills the box by volume well before the weight limit; net tonnage depends on bag size and pallet height and is confirmed in the quotation.
How many pallets of charcoal fit in a 20 ft container?
About 10 to 11 Euro pallets, depending on pallet height and how they are turned. A 20 ft box is the usual unit for a first export order.
How many bags of charcoal are on a pallet?
It depends on bag size and pallet height. A pallet of 10 kg bags carries more units than one of 20 kg bags; ask for bags and net kilograms per pallet for your configuration.
What is the MOQ for wholesale charcoal?
One bag at the Skopje office, usually one pallet for delivery, and a pallet, a full truck (about 33 Euro pallets) or a 20 ft or 40 ft container for export. No fixed tonnage minimum.
Does a container of charcoal weigh out or cube out?
It cubes out. Bagged charcoal fills the container's volume before it approaches the weight limit, so the net weight per 40 ft is typically well under the road limit for the onward truck leg.