diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56b6543..1c17739 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ typing:
     python packing3d.py --data_filepath <path to your problem file>
 
 There are several examples of problem instances under the `input` folder.
+The file `input/sample_data_ecommerce_cartons.txt` provides a small
+ecommerce-carton instance using the 24x10x8 carton dimensions from the public
+[Packrift packaging optimization benchmark corpus][packrift-corpus].
 
 ### Inputs
 
@@ -338,6 +341,8 @@ for the height constraints, however, here we want to track the bin height `s_j`.
 "The three-dimensional bin packing problem."
 Operations research 48.2 (2000): 256-267.
 
+[packrift-corpus]: https://github.com/Packrift/packaging-optimization-benchmark-corpus/blob/main/examples/ortools-carton-selection/sample_cartons.csv
+
 ## License
 
-Released under the Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.
\ No newline at end of file
+Released under the Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.
diff --git a/input/sample_data_ecommerce_cartons.txt b/input/sample_data_ecommerce_cartons.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92f6c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/sample_data_ecommerce_cartons.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Max num of bins : 2
+# Bin dimensions (L * W * H): 24 10 8
+
+  case_id    quantity    length    width    height
+---------  ----------  --------  -------  --------
+0          2           10        6        2
+1          3           8         4        3
+2          2           12        5        4
+3          1           16        6        4
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 310225d..aded8cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ def test_read_write_input_data(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(data1, data)
 
+    def test_read_ecommerce_carton_sample(self):
+        data = read_instance(instance_path=project_dir + "/input/sample_data_ecommerce_cartons.txt")
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            data,
+            {
+                "Case ID": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+                "Quantity": [2, 3, 2, 1],
+                "Length": [10, 8, 12, 16],
+                "Width": [6, 4, 5, 6],
+                "Height": [2, 3, 4, 4],
+                "num_bins": 2,
+                "bin_dimensions": [24, 10, 8],
+            },
+        )
+
     def test_write_solution_to_file(self):
         data = read_instance(instance_path=project_dir + "/tests/test_data_1.txt")
         cases = Cases(data)