How to find Chargeable weight?

Air freight is calculated on the basis of per kilogram

weight. However the chargeable weight is calculated on
the basis of gross weight or volume weight whichever is
higher.
If you are working for an Air cargo company, before going to
quote for air freight, you need to get aware of the following
things.,
Air freight per kilogram to the particular port
Gross weight of the cargo
Volume of each package
Volume weight
Chargeable weight
 
 How to find Volume Weight?
• Volume weight =   Volume weight =   Total
cubic centimeter (cm3) of combined parcel  / 
6000      or
•                             =  Total cubic meter (m3) of
combined parcel  /  0.006
•  
 The Rules of Calculation

• Actual weight and volume weight are

compared, and the greater one is used as
Chargeable Weight.
Heavy or Bulky – Chargeable Weight Example

• Let me give you an example.

• If you are transporting “1 ton of bottle of water” and “1 ton
of cotton” by air shipment, which one will take up more
space?
• Water is heavy but not bulky. But cotton is light and very
bulky, so it takes up a lot of space.
• Air line will have a big loss if they do cost calculation by
actual weight for 1 ton of cotton, because transporting the
bulky cotton takes up a lot of space in the airplane.
• To prevent this, volume weight is used for cost calculation as
well.
 Example

• Q. Find the chargeable weight for a

consignment with measurement of length
180cm, width 140cm, and height 120 cm.
Gross weights is given by 550 kg.
 Solution:

• Length = 180cm,
• Width = 140cm, and
• Height = 120 cm
• Volume weight = L*w*h/6000
•                         =180*140*120/600
•                             =504 kg
• The chargeable weight is calculated on the
basis of gross weight or volume weight
whichever is higher. Here Gross weight is
higher when compared to Volume weight (550
> 504), so
•  
• Chargeable weight=550kg