International Logistics Cost Calculation Remark By Kapoklog

International Logistics Cost Calculation Remark By Kapoklog 

Air cargo rate is calculated by chargeable weight, measurement unit is kilogram. The measurement unit of valuable cargo is 0.1 kg. Chargeable weight is the heavier one between gross weight and dimensional weight.

Following are the definitions of gross weight and dimensional weight.

Gross weight, is the total actual weighing of a product and its packaging. It can be measured by kinds of scales.

Dimensional weight, DIM weight for short, also known as volumetric weight, is calculated as Volume / (Dimensional Factor). For example. If a common carton, then (Length x Width x Height) / (Dimensional Factor).

Dimensional Factor, or shipping factor is a number defined by the carriers. And it can be varied from country to country. For Air Freight in China, the dimensional factor is 6000 cm³/kg = 166.667 kg/m³ .

After you calculated dimensional weight, then compared with the actual weight of your cargo. Which is heavier, which is the Chargeable weight. The total cost equals to air cargo rate times the chargeable weight.