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Actual weight against chargeable weight, with the divisor you were given
A parcel can weigh two kilograms and still be billed at six, because the box is mostly air. This shows which of the two figures wins and by how much.
Your parcel
Which figure you are billed on
- Volumetric weight2.3 kg
- Actual weight1.4 kg
- Chargeable weight2.3 kg
- Billed onVolumetric
- Extra over actual0.9 kg
Mildly volumetric: repacking into a tighter box is usually worth asking about.
This uses the exact divisor and does not apply any rounding rule. If your line rounds up to the next half kilo, the billed figure can be higher than the one above; check the rate card for the rounding sentence.
Try this weight on the live listWhat this tool does not do
It does not know your line’s rounding rule. Most lines round up to the next half kilo, which can add more than the difference this tool computes.
Where the inputs come from. The weight and three dimensions you were given, plus the divisor printed in your line’s rate card.
Target question. This page is written to answer the search phrase “volumetric weight vs actual weight shipping”. It does not try to answer the questions that belong on the stage pages or the topic pages.