Zero-Leakage Export Standard

UN 208L Steel Drum Packaging & Ocean Container Freight Logistics Engineering

Heavy liquid lubricants demand rugged steel containment, certified UN drop tests, double-tamper seals, and calculated container payload optimization to prevent transit denting, seam weeping, or highway overload penalties.

208L Drum Physical Dimensions ↓ Live Container Calculator Xiamen Port Shipping Timelines

Packaging Hardware Specifications

200L / 208L (55 US Gallons) Closed-Head Steel Drum Details

Constructed from cold-rolled prime steel sheet complying with ISO 15750-2 and UN 1A1 packaging group standards.

Standard 208L Steel Drum Engineering Parameters

Nominal / Brimful Capacity:	208 Liters (55 US Gallons) / 216 Liters
Overall Height:	890 ± 3 mm
Outer Diameter (at rolling hoops):	585 ± 3 mm
Steel Sheet Thickness:	Top: 1.0mm \| Body: 1.0mm \| Bottom: 1.2mm
Tare Weight (Empty Drum):	18.5 kg - 19.5 kg
Filled Gross Weight (ISO VG 46):	Approx. 201 kg (± 1.5 kg)
Main Filling Bung:	2-inch (G2 / 50mm) Steel Flange & Plug
Air Breather Vent:	3/4-inch (G3/4 / 19mm) Vent Plug
Bung Gaskets:	Nitrile (NBR) or EPDM Oil-Resistant Gaskets
UN Certification:	UN 1A1/Y1.4/250 (Drop 1.8m, Pressure 250 kPa)

Key Quality Protection Mechanisms

Seven-Fold Triple Seams: Reinforced chime design with chemical compound sealant prevents head separation even under severe container transit shunting.
Internal Passivation: Drum interior is treated with a specialized anti-oxidation rust-inhibitive wash, preventing iron particle contamination before oil charging.
External Baking Enamel: Finished in electrostatic high-temperature thermoset paint, providing 500+ hours salt spray corrosion resistance for deck or port storage.
Tamper-Evident Metal Caps: Heavy-duty zinc-plated metal crimp cap seals stamped with security tabs protect against en-route fuel adulteration or theft.

✓ Custom OEM paint matching (RAL 5010 Blue, RAL 3020 Red, RAL 1021 Yellow) available for full container orders.

Two-tier 208L steel drum container loading with dunnage boards

Real-World Two-Tier Dunnage Loading High-load solid separator boards prevent chime damage during ocean transit (80 drums / 20GP).

Sealed L-HM 46 hydraulic fluid drums inside container

Double-Sealed Anti-Leak Bung Lids Dual waterproof sealing caps with stamped batch test certifications ready for sea voyage.

Flexible Packaging Options

1000L Composite IBC Totes & 18L Heavy-Duty Pails

Engineered for bulk plant direct charging or smaller maintenance workshop distribution.

1,000 Liters (275 Gal) Composite IBC Tote

Bulk Economy

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) inner bottle shielded by an external tubular galvanized steel cage mounted on a steel/plastic pallet. Ideal for large injection molding plants with central oil distribution piping.

External Dimensions 1200 mm (L) × 1000 mm (W) × 1150 mm (H)

Tare Weight 58 kg (± 2 kg)

Discharge Valve DN50 (2-inch) Integrated Ball Valve with dust cap

Container Loading 18 to 20 Totes in a 20GP container (18,000 - 20,000 Liters)

18L / 20L (5 Gallon) Heavy-Duty Pail

Workshop Convenient

Virgin high-density polyethylene or painted tinplate steel pail equipped with sturdy metal carrying handle and leakproof tear-strip spout lid. Perfect for localized oil top-ups and retail hardware distribution.

Capacity 18 Liters / 20 Liters

Material Spec High-impact virgin HDPE or lithographed tinplate

Pallet Loading 36 to 48 pails per pallet; ~800 to 960 pails per 20GP

Lid Closure Screw pour spout with pull-up flexible nozzle

Lubricant blending and staging workshop floor with 208L steel drums and 1000L IBC totes

Multi-Packaging Operations Yard Palletized 208L steel drums and 1000L IBC composite totes ready for container dispatch.

6-axis robotic palletizing arm with touchscreen interface stacking 18L lubricant pails onto pallets

Robotic 18L Pail Palletizing Cell Automated robotic arm stacking finished 18L pails with digital touch-screen management.

Interactive Calculator

Container Palletizing & Ocean Freight Calculator

Test different configurations. Understand the physics of payload weight vs cubic volume.

Select Shipping Container Type:

20ft GP Container Standard 20' Dry (Payload: ~21.5T)

40ft HQ Container High Cube (Payload Capped ~26T)

Packaging & Stacking Method:

Calculated Unit Count in Container:

Ocean Freight Payload Breakdown (Xiamen Port FOB)

Packaging Units 80 Drums

Total Liquid Volume 16,640 L

Est. Cargo Net Weight 14.56 MT

Total Gross Weight (Drums + Cargo) 16.48 MT

Standard 20GP: 20 pallets (4 drums/pallet), loaded in 2 tiers. Mechanized fork handling compliant.

* Heavy cargo notice: Lubricants are heavy liquids. In 40ft HQ containers, the weight limit (26 MT gross) is reached well before volume capacity is filled. We advise 20ft GP containers for maximum freight cost efficiency.

Global Shipping Corridors

Port Logistics: Xiamen Port (CNXMN) Transit Times

Located under 90 km from Xiamen International Container Port, our Quanzhou factory provides swift container drayage and direct vessel departures.

Destination Region	Primary Discharge Ports	Typical Direct Transit Time	Frequency	Documentation Provided
Southeast Asia	Ho Chi Minh / Haiphong (VN), Port Klang (MY), Jakarta (ID), Bangkok (TH)	3 - 7 Days	Multiple sailings per week	Bill of Lading, Form E / Form RCEP (0% Tariff)
Middle East & Gulf	Jebel Ali (UAE), Dammam / Jeddah (KSA), Sohar (OM)	14 - 18 Days	Weekly direct services	Certificate of Origin (CO), SASO/SABER CoA
Central Asia & Russia	Vladivostok (Sea) / Alashankou & Khorgos (Rail Express)	7 - 15 Days	Weekly multimodal dispatch	Customs declaration, bilingual Russian/English SDS
Europe & Mediterranean	Rotterdam, Hamburg, Valencia, Piraeus	26 - 32 Days	Weekly liner vessels	GHS compliant SDS, Reach / RoHS declarations
Latin America	Santos (BR), Manzanillo (MX), Callao (PE)	28 - 35 Days	Bi-weekly direct routes	Commercial Invoice with Apostille if requested