VALICALC · ENGINEERING WORKFLOW
Air freight chargeable-weight check
Use packed carton dimensions, actual gross mass and the carrier divisor to compare volumetric and chargeable weights with explicit rounding scope.
Start this workflowWhat do I need to know first?
- External dimensions and quantity for every carton type
- Gross mass per carton and the contracted carrier divisor
- Per-piece versus shipment comparison, rounding increment and minimum charge
Goal and model boundaries
Calculate a transparent shipment or per-piece air-freight billing-weight scenario.
- Divisor and rounding are contract-specific; listed divisor scenarios are not universal carrier terms.
- Rate calculations omit unspecified surcharges, minimum charges and routing conditions.
Document the shipment
Enter packed external dimensions, quantity and gross mass by carton type.
CBM sums converted external carton volumes; weight completeness must be checked.
- Expected output
- A reproducible volume/mass inventory.
- Next step
- Read the contracted dimensional divisor and billing scope.
Confirm billing conventions
Choose the documented cm³/kg divisor, comparison scope and increment.
Volumetric kg = external cm³/divisor; carrier terms govern aggregation and rounding.
- Expected output
- An explicit divisor and rounding basis.
- Next step
- Apply those terms in the chargeable-weight calculator.
Compare and round billed weight
Enter actual carton gross weights and the selected terms.
Compare actual and volumetric weight at the chosen scope, then apply the configured increment/minimum.
- Expected output
- Actual, dimensional, chargeable and rounded billed weights.
- Next step
- Verify the quote, measured dimensions and surcharges with the carrier before shipment.
Units and context
- A divisor stated for cm³/kg cannot be used directly with inches without conversion.
- Round according to the contract at the specified comparison scope, not at an arbitrary intermediate step.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using net product weight instead of gross carton weight
- Applying one carrier divisor to all services
- Taking max after totalizing when the contract bills max per piece