The weight you are billed on: the higher of actual and volumetric weight.
Air cargo uses a volumetric divisor of 6,000 cm³/kg, express couriers 5,000. Light, bulky parcels are charged on volume.
Related terms
- Volumetric weight — A weight based on a package’s size: L × W × H ÷ a divisor.
- Air waybill (AWB) — The transport document for air cargo, issued by the airline or its agent.
- CBM — Cubic metre: length × width × height in metres, the standard measure of cargo volume.