1. Actual Weight
Actual Weight refers to the actual total weight of a batch of goods including packaging. Any goods with large weight and relatively small volume use the actual weight as the billing weight. Actual weight includes actual gross weight (Gw) and actual net weight (Nw). The most common is actual gross weight
2. Volumetric Weight
Volumetric Weight or Dimensions Weight refers to the weight converted from the volume of the goods due to the limited carrying capacity of the transport vehicle, that is, the volume of the goods that can be loaded. It is the volumetric weight or volume.
The current calculation method of volumetric weight of international express delivery is:
Regular items: length (cm) x width (cm) x height (cm) = 5000 = volumetric weight (kg)Irregular items: longest (cm) x widest (cm) x highest (cm) 5000 = volumetric weight (kg)
Since July 1, 2012, EMS online delivery requires volumetric weight operation for any single side of the length, width and height of mail that reaches 60m or more (including 60m), volumetric weight (kg) = length (cm) x width (cm) x height (cm) / 6000. The length, width and height measurements are accurate to centimeters, and the values below centimeters are rounded off.
In international express delivery, the volumetric weight of the goods is greater than the actual weight and is often called throwaway goods.
3. Chargeable weight
Chargeable weight, in English, is called Chargeable Weight, abbreviated as CW, which is the weight used to calculate freight or other miscellaneous charges.
Billing weight: Compare the actual weight of the entire shipment with the volumetric weight, and take the larger one as the billing weight. For example: The total actual weight of a shipment is 60kg, and the volumetric weight is 60cm x 80cm x 70cm/5000=67.2, so the billing weight is 68kg. Because 67kg<67.2kg<68kg, the total billing weight is 68kg.
[Case] Example of calculating billing weight
If a customer delivers a shipment of 3 pallets, the actual weights are 50kg, 400kg and 300kg respectively. The volume of all pallets is: 122cm x 102cmx 150cm.
(1) Calculate the actual weight.
Actual weight: 50kg+400kg+300kg-750kg
2) Calculate the volumetric weight.
Pallet volume weight: (122cm x 102cm x 150cm)/5000-373.5kg Cargo volume weight: 373.5kg+373.5kg+373.5kg=1120.5kg
(3) Calculate the chargeable weight.
Cargo chargeable weight: 373.5kg+400kg+373.5kg-1147kg
IV. Chargeable weight unit
The five major international express delivery companies charge in kilograms (kg).
DHL, UPS, FedEx, and TNT generally charge for the first and subsequent weights for shipments below 21kg, i.e., total fee = first weight fee + subsequent weight fee.
(1) DHL, UPS, FedEx, and TNT charge for shipments below 21kg at 0.5kg.
For goods under 21kg, the minimum unit of chargeable weight is 0.5kg. If the weight is less than 0.5kg, it will be charged as 0.5kg. If the weight is more than 0.5kg but not more than 1kg, it will be charged as 1kg, and so on. The first 0.5kg is the first weight, and each additional 0.5kg is the additional weight. For example, 1.67kg is charged as 2kg. Usually, the first weight is higher than the additional weight.
(2) DHL, UPS, FedEx, and TNT, the four major express companies charge per kilogram for goods over 21kg. Goods over 21kg are generally charged per kilogram. For every additional 1kg that does not exceed the second 1kg, an additional 1kg will be added. For example, 34.1kg will be charged as 35kg, and 34.9kg will also be charged as 35kg.
(3) EMS, each shipment cannot exceed 30kg, and all goods are charged for the first and additional weights at 0.5kg.