Packaging format
Wholesale Soft Drinks & Energy Drinks in Cans
Cans carry more cases per pallet than any other format in the catalogue, which is what makes them the default for long-haul beverage programmes.
Beverage Cans in international trade
Case and pallet build follow can size rather than brand. A 250 ml energy drink is customarily packed 24 to a case, 14 cases to a layer and 11 layers to a pallet — 154 cases, or 3,696 cans. A 330 ml soft drink runs 24 per case at 12 × 10, giving 120 cases. A 500 ml can drops to 12 per case and 108 cases per pallet. Every figure is confirmed against the SKU before it reaches a quotation.
Against glass the difference is stark: a 330 ml beer bottle builds to 96 cases per pallet. Canned lines put substantially more saleable volume on the same footprint, and that gap is usually what settles the format question for a distant market.
Cans are rarely the binding constraint on weight. A 20 ft container takes 11 Euro pallet positions against a 28,200 kg payload ceiling; a 40 ft takes 25 against 26,600 kg. Canned loads normally fill the floor before they approach either limit, which is what makes them straightforward to combine with heavier lines in one consolidated container.
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Trade questions
How many cases fit on a pallet of cans?
It depends on can size. 250 ml commonly builds to 154 cases per pallet (14 per layer, 11 layers), 330 ml to 120, and 500 ml to 108. These are customary export configurations; the exact build is confirmed per SKU before quotation.
Can canned soft drinks ship in the same container as beer?
Yes. Mixed loads across categories are consolidated in the Netherlands and loaded as one container under a single documentation set. Pallet footprints are standard across formats, so mixing costs no floor positions.
Which container size suits canned beverages?
A 40 ft gives 25 Euro pallet positions against a 26,600 kg payload; a 20 ft gives 11 against 28,200 kg. Canned loads are usually volume-limited rather than weight-limited, so the larger box is normally the better economics unless the order is small or shares space with heavier goods.
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