Free tools for buyers who specify liquid containers or ship dangerous goods. Each answers a question you would otherwise put to a supplier, shows the rule or standard behind the answer, and links to the products that meet it.
How many jerry cans does a job need?
You enter: People and days for water; distance or running hours for fuel.
You get: Litres to hold, a can count, cartons and the share of a 20ft container.
Open the calculator CalculatorHow big must the sump be?
You enter: The country, the liquid, and the drums, IBCs and cans that share a bund.
You get: The minimum capacity under that rule, the part that governs, and the pallets that pass.
Open the calculator DecoderWhat does this UN mark mean?
You enter: The mark off a drum, jerrican, box or IBC.
You get: Each part explained, from the packaging code to the packing groups, density, test pressure, year and approving country.
Open the decoder FinderWhich UN containers may carry this substance?
You enter: The UN number from section 14 of the safety data sheet.
You get: Its class and packing group, the drums, jerricans and IBCs it may use, the largest size of each, and our containers that fit.
Open the finder CalculatorDoes this load need full ADR?
You enter: What is on the vehicle: each substance, the quantity in each package and how many packages.
You get: Its points against 1,000, the test that applies, the room left, and what you still need below the threshold.
Open the calculator CheckerWhen is this IBC due for testing?
You enter: The IBC’s UN mark, or its code and month of manufacture, and the dates on its plate.
You get: The next leakproofness test and inspections, the end of its five-year life and the last month it may be filled.
Open the checkerDrums, IBCs or jerry cans of a liquid in a 20ft or 40ft container, and whether the floor, the payload or a road limit stops the load.
Open the calculator Calculator in a guideSteel cans and containers a year turned into tonnes against the EU’s 50-tonne CBAM threshold, and the container that takes you over.
Open the calculator| Your question | The tool |
|---|---|
| How many jerry cans do 500 people need for ten days of water? | Jerry can sizing calculator |
| How much fuel should a generator, a boat or a 4x4 carry? | Jerry can sizing calculator |
| What sump capacity does my drum or IBC store need? | Spill pallet and bund sizing calculator |
| Which spill pallet passes for four drums in England? | Spill pallet and bund sizing calculator |
| What does UN 3H1/Y1.9/150 mean on a jerry can? | UN packaging code decoder |
| Can this drum carry a packing group I liquid? | UN packaging code decoder |
| When is this caged IBC due for its 2.5-year test? | IBC inspection date checker |
| Can a five-year-old plastic IBC still be filled? | IBC inspection date checker |
| Which UN containers may carry UN 1263 paint? | UN number packaging finder |
| Can a van carry 200 litres of petrol without full ADR? | ADR 1,000-point calculator |
| How many ADR points do two propane cylinders add? | ADR 1,000-point calculator |
Because each one shows its working. The jerry can calculator runs on the Sphere Handbook water rates and labels every planning margin as one you can change. The spill pallet calculator applies the rule where the store is, cites the law, code or guidance behind it and says which of the three it is. The decoder reads a mark in the order the UN Model Regulations set.
And because the answer turns into a specification. Every result names the products in our range that meet it, so a figure becomes a quotation request with the quantities already in it. Each tool page also carries its method, worked examples and sources in plain text, so you can check a figure before you rely on it.
We make jerry cans and liquid containers to order and quote against a drawing. See how on our About Us page, or go to the range:
Every tool here also answers as JSON, free and with no key. See the dangerous goods and packaging API.
Send the contents, the quantities and where they ship. We come back with a specification sheet and a quotation.