Find out whether DHL, FedEx, UPS, or regional postal couriers will charge you for physical weight or dimensional box volume. Check billable weight and identify packaging savings.
The physical weight reading from your postal scale.
1.80 kg
Couriers bill the higher of Actual Weight vs. Dimensional Weight
Your volumetric weight exceeds your actual scale weight by 0.60 kg. The courier will charge you as if your box weighs 1.80 kg.
💡 Packaging Tip: Trimming just 2 cm from your box dimensions could save approx. 0.49 kg in billable weight tier surcharges.
Carrier Policy Notice: Major couriers (DHL, FedEx, UPS, DPD, national posts) generally round billable weight UP to the nearest bracket (e.g. 0.5 kg or 1 lb increments). Contractual minimum weights, remote area fees, and fuel index surcharges apply separately.
Volumetric weight is a pricing technique used by commercial freight and courier companies (DHL, FedEx, UPS) reflecting the amount of cargo space a package occupies relative to its actual physical scale weight.
Divisors represent the assumed parcel density. Air express carriers typically use 5000 (cm³/kg), ground carriers often use 4000 or 5000, and postal economy services sometimes use 6000. In imperial units, 139 is standard for US air/express and 166 for legacy postal ground.
Use snug packaging boxes that closely match the product dimensions without excessive bubble wrap void fill. Trimming just 2 to 3 cm off package height or depth frequently drops a parcel into a lower billing tier.
No. This tool runs 100% locally in your browser using verified standard industry mathematical formulas, without any third-party courier tracking or API calls.
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