Note: rate is $4 per cwt

Example 1 Actual Weight is Greater than Volume Weight:

ABC Company is going to ship some cargo from Los Angeles to Shanghai. The shipment consists of 5 boxes/cartons, each weighing 30kgs, and each measuring 50 x 40 x 40 cms / 19.685 x 15.748 x 15.748 inches. Actual Gross Weight = 5 boxes x 30kgs each = 150 kgs

Volumetric Weight in kgs using centimeters = (50 x 40 x 40cm) x 5 boxes / 6000 = 67kgs

Volumetric Weight in kgs using inches = (20 x 16 x 16) x 5 boxes / 366 = 67kgs

Result: 150 kgs is greater than 67 kgs so the Chargeable Weight will be 150 kgs which, in this case, is the Actual Weight

EXAMPLE 2 ABC Company is going to ship some cargo from Los Angeles to Shanghai. The shipment consists of 3 boxes/cartons, each weighing 10kgs, and each measuring 23.4 x 19.7 x 14.7 inches.

Air freight using weight constants (150 $ CWT)

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 10 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 100cmx90cmx80cm

Weight of each package: 100kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 8 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 200cmx100cmx100cm

Weight of each package: 100kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 5 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 100cmx70cmx50cm

Weight of each package: 50kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 10 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 300cmx190cmx180cm

Weight of each package: 200kgs/gross weigh

Freight using oceanic transport ($45 CWT)

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 10 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 120cmx100cmx150cm

Weight of each package: 800kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 8 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 150cmx120cmx170cm

Weight of each package: 600kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 5 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 200cmx170cmx100cm

Weight of each package: 900kgs/gross weigh

ROAD FREIGHT ($57 CWT) Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 10 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 120cmx100cmx180cm

Weight of each package: 960kgs/gross weigh

Let us assume that we want to ship a cargo consists of 8 packages with the measurements below:

Dimensions of each package: 100cmx120cmx80cm

Weight of each package: 800kgs/gross weigh

SOLUTION TO EX 2. Actual Gross Weight = 3 boxes x 10 kgs each = 30 kgs

Volumetric Weight in kgs using centimeters = (50 x 40 x 40cm) x 3 boxes / 6000 = 40 kgs

Volumetric Weight in kgs using inches = (19.6 x 15.7 x 15.7) x 3 boxes / 366 = 40 kgs

Result: 40kgs is greater than 30kgs so the Chargeable Weight will be 40kgs which is also the Volume Weight.