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What does FCL (full container load) mean in logistics?

Short answer

A container booked and filled by a single shipper for a single consignee, whether or not it is physically full.

Indian exporters with enough volume ship FCL to avoid consolidation delays; FCL can be factory-stuffed and moved to the port under direct port entry. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
FCL
Category
Air, sea & rail
Related terms
LCL (less than container load), TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), Container stuffing and destuffing, ISO container (20 ft, 40 ft, 40 ft HC)

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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