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Calculating the Volumetric Weight of an air cargo shipment

When sending a shipment by airfreight it is necessary to calculate the volumetric weight. This is because a lightweight bulky package takes up valuable hold space which airlines charge for. Volumetric weight is an indication of the actual charge which an airline will apply.

In the boxes below, simply type in the dimensions of the package in centimetres - width, length and height.

Width Length Height    
   X    X ( All in Centimetres)

The Volumetric Weight of Package =      kilograms

The calculation being performed above is:   Width x Length x Height (in centimetres) / 5000 = Volumetric Weight in kilograms.
Actual charges are normally calculated using either Volumetric Weight OR Actual Weight using the greater of the two figures.


Standard Sea Container Specifications
Dry Freight Containers Interior Dimensions Door Opening Max. Gross Weight Tare Weight Payload Cubic Capacity
20′ Dry Freight Containers
20′ x 8′ x 8’6″
Aluminium Container
L: 5,919 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,380 mm
W:2,286 mm
H: 2,278 mm
24,000 kg 1,900 kg 22,100 kg 33.0 cbm
L: 19’5″
W:7’8″
H: 7’9 1/2″
W:7’6″
H: 7’5 1/2″
52,910 lbs 4,189 lbs 48,721 lbs 1,165 cu.ft
 
20′ Dry Freight Containers
20′ x 8′ x 8’6″
Steel Container
L: 5,900 mm
W:2,350 mm
H: 2,384 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,274 mm
27,000 kg 2,200 kg 24,800 kg 33.1 cbm
L: 19’4 1/4″
W:7’8 1/2″
H: 7’9 3/4″
W:7’8″
H: 7’5 1/4″
52,524 lbs 4,850 lbs 54,674 lbs 1,169 cu.ft
 
40′ Dry Freight Containers
40′ x 8′ x 8’6″
Aluminium Container
L: 12,045 mm
W:2,309 mm
H: 2,379 mm
W:2,289 mm
H: 2,278 mm
30,480 kg 3,084 kg 27,396 kg 67.3 cbm
L: 39’6 1/4″
W:7’7″
H: 7’9 1/2″
W:7’6″
H: 7’5 1/2″
67,196 lbs 6,799 lbs 60,397 lbs 2,377 cu.ft
 
40′ Dry Freight Containers
40′ x 8′ x 8’6″
Steel Container
L: 12,040 mm
W:2,350 mm
H: 2,390 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,274 mm
32,500 kg 3,700 kg 28,800 kg 67.6 cbm
L: 39’6″
W:7’8 1/2″
H: 7’10″
W:7’8″
H: 7’5 1/2″
71,650 lbs 8,157 lbs 63,492 lbs 2,387 cu.ft
 
40′ High cube dry Containers
40′ x 8′ x 9’6″
Aluminium Container
L: 12,056 mm
W:2,347 mm
H: 2,684 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,585 mm
32,500 kg 2,900 kg 29,600 kg 76.0 cbm
L: 39’6 1/2″
W:7’8 1/4″
H: 8’9 1/2″
W:7’8″
H: 8’5 3/4″
71,650 lbs 6,393 lbs 65,256 lbs 2,684 cu.ft
 
40′ High cube dry Containers
40′ x 8′ x 9’6″
Steel Container
L: 12,032 mm
W:2,350 mm
H: 2,695 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,595 mm
32,500 kg 3,820 kg 28,680 kg 76.2 cbm
L: 39’5 3/4″
W:7’8 1/2″
H: 8’10″
W:7’8″
H: 8’6″
71,650 lbs 8,421 lbs 63,226 lbs 2,691 cu.ft
 
45′ High cube dry Containers
45′ x 8′ x 9’6″
Aluminium Container
L: 13,582 mm
W:2,347 mm
H: 2,690 mm
W:2,340 mm
H: 2,585 mm
32,500 kg 3,900 kg 28,600 kg 85.7 cbm
L: 44’6 1/2″
W:7’8 1/4″
H: 8’10″
W:7’8″
H: 8’5 3/4″
71,650 lbs 8,598 lbs 63,052 lbs 3,026 cu.ft
 

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