| table,file,column,dtype,unit,description | |
| containers,containers.csv,id,string,,"Stable slug, e.g. `euro-600x400x230`, `alc-600x400x310`, `vda-rklt-6429`" | |
| containers,containers.csv,type,string,,`euro_stacking_container` · `attached_lid_container` · `vda_klt_container` | |
| containers,containers.csv,type_label,string,,Human-readable form of `type` | |
| containers,containers.csv,common_names,string,,"Semicolon-separated search terms, ordered most standard to most colloquial, including regional ones (`Eurobehälter`, `bac gerbable`) and genericised vendor names (`Hudson box`). Search terms only — never discriminate families on them, see `guidance/naming.md`" | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_length_cm,float64,cm,External length | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_width_cm,float64,cm,External width | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_height_cm,float64,cm,External height | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_length_in,float64,in,External length in inches. Always the derived side on this table — these nominal sizes are fixed in millimetres by the standards | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_width_in,float64,in,"External width in inches, derived" | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_height_in,float64,in,"External height in inches, derived" | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_volume_l,float64,L,L × W × H. **Not** what the box holds | |
| containers,containers.csv,external_volume_gal,float64,US gal,External volume in US liquid gallons | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_length_cm,float64,cm,"Typical internal length. Populated for every Euro row and for the two KLT sizes a vendor publishes; empty for ALCs, whose taper makes a single internal dimension meaningless" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_width_cm,float64,cm,"Typical internal width, same basis" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_height_cm,float64,cm,"Typical internal height, same basis" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_length_in,float64,in,"Typical internal length in inches, derived" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_width_in,float64,in,"Typical internal width in inches, derived" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_height_in,float64,in,"Typical internal height in inches, derived" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_dims_basis,string,,"Where those internal figures came from: `vendor_average_rule`, `vendor_published`, `not_published`, `not_published_tapered_walls`" | |
| containers,containers.csv,internal_dims_vendors,int64,,"How many **vendors** publish internal dimensions for this footprint. Vendors, not listings — one mould in five colours is one opinion" | |
| containers,containers.csv,typical_capacity_l,float64,L,**The usable number.** Always populated | |
| containers,containers.csv,typical_capacity_gal,float64,US gal,Usable capacity in US liquid gallons | |
| containers,containers.csv,vendor_capacity_low_l,float64,L,Capacity implied by the least generous vendor's own published internal dimensions for this footprint. Empty where no vendor publishes any | |
| containers,containers.csv,vendor_capacity_high_l,float64,L,"As above, most generous vendor. See `guidance/internal-dimensions.md`" | |
| containers,containers.csv,usable_ratio,float64,,`typical_capacity_l / external_volume_l` | |
| containers,containers.csv,capacity_basis,string,,"How the capacity was arrived at: `derived_from_internal_dims`, `vendor_nominal`, `published`, `derived_from_klt_ratio`" | |
| containers,containers.csv,lidded,bool,,True where a lid is integral to the product (ALCs) | |
| containers,containers.csv,lid_available_separately,bool,,True where a lid exists but is a separate purchase | |
| containers,containers.csv,nestable_when_empty,bool,,True for ALCs; straight-walled boxes stack but do not nest | |
| containers,containers.csv,typical_nesting_ratio,float64,,"Fraction of its own height a nested empty box saves. 0.75 for ALCs, **0 for everything else** — that is a fact about a straight-walled box, not missing data" | |
| containers,containers.csv,standard_conformant,bool,,Whether the footprint conforms to a recognised module | |
| containers,containers.csv,standard,string,,"Which one, stated precisely" | |
| containers,containers.csv,vda_4500_height,bool,,Whether the external height is on the VDA KLT grid (147.5 / 213 / 280 mm) | |
| containers,containers.csv,eur1_pallet_per_layer,int64,,"Boxes per layer on a 1200 × 800 Euro pallet, no overhang. The one column that reaches past the box itself — see Scope" | |
| containers,containers.csv,listings_observed,int64,,"How many rows in the `listings` table back this size — 0 means the row is a plausible interpolation, not something seen for sale" | |
| containers,containers.csv,notes,string,,Per-row caveats. Read these | |
| listings,listings.csv,listing_id,string,,"Stable slug, `<vendor>-<sku or handle>`" | |
| listings,listings.csv,vendor,string,,Salesbridges · Plastic Box Shop · Yosibox · Hudson Exchange | |
| listings,listings.csv,vendor_country,string,,ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 of the vendor's market | |
| listings,listings.csv,product_name,string,,"The vendor's own product title, verbatim" | |
| listings,listings.csv,sku,string,,"Vendor SKU where published, else empty" | |
| listings,listings.csv,url,string,,"The listing, as captured on `captured_date`" | |
| listings,listings.csv,type,string,,"Family, assigned by this project — not the vendor's word" | |
| listings,listings.csv,native_unit,string,,"`metric` or `imperial`: which unit the vendor's own catalogue publishes in, and therefore which dimension columns are the figure and which are the conversion. See `guidance/units-and-us-vendors.md`" | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_length_cm,float64,cm,External length as listed or converted | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_width_cm,float64,cm,External width as listed or converted | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_height_cm,float64,cm,External height as listed or converted | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_length_in,float64,in,External length; the vendor's own figure where `native_unit` is `imperial` | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_width_in,float64,in,"External width, same basis" | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_height_in,float64,in,"External height, same basis" | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_length_cm,float64,cm,"Internal length **as the vendor publishes it**, empty where they do not. 95 of 121 rows carry these; vendors measure at different heights on a tapered box, which is why the typical table's figures are conservative" | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_width_cm,float64,cm,Internal width as published | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_height_cm,float64,cm,Internal height as published | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_length_in,float64,in,Internal length in inches | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_width_in,float64,in,Internal width in inches | |
| listings,listings.csv,internal_height_in,float64,in,Internal height in inches | |
| listings,listings.csv,stated_capacity_l,float64,L,The vendor's own capacity claim. Not recomputed — the point of this table is what they say | |
| listings,listings.csv,stated_capacity_gal,float64,US gal,The same in US gallons; the vendor's own figure for Hudson Exchange | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_volume_l,float64,L,"L × W × H, computed here" | |
| listings,listings.csv,external_volume_gal,float64,US gal,The same in US gallons | |
| listings,listings.csv,usable_ratio,float64,,"`stated_capacity_l / external_volume_l` — what **this** vendor claims, not what the typical table concluded" | |
| listings,listings.csv,price,float64,,"As captured, in `currency`. An observation with a date on it, not a price feed" | |
| listings,listings.csv,currency,string,,ISO 4217 | |
| listings,listings.csv,price_includes_vat,bool,,"Whether the captured price is VAT-inclusive. Differs by market — UK and NL retail inclusive, US exclusive" | |
| listings,listings.csv,pack_quantity,int64,,Units in the pack the price refers to. Multipacks and pallet deals are common | |
| listings,listings.csv,unit_price,float64,,`price / pack_quantity` | |
| listings,listings.csv,captured_date,string,,ISO 8601 date the listing was read | |
| listings,listings.csv,notes,string,,"Per-row caveats, including non-conforming footprints" | |