When shopping online or while calling the shipping company, did you encounter a problem understanding and knowing the term volumetric weight? Why is it used while charging?
Or did you calculate the actual weight of your shipment and then find that the shipping company gave you the price based on another number?
In this article, let us explain it all to you, to make it easy for you to know the estimated shipping cost of your shipment later.
What is volumetric weight and why is it used?
Volumetric weight is the dimensions of your shipment; Multiplied by each other and divided by the volume factor
(Length x Height x Width) / volumetric factor.
The volume factor may differ from one shipping company to another, and in most cases it is 139 if the shipment sizes are in inches.