How is the rate for a shipment with a destination outside of the EU calculated?

The price for a World Shipment is calculated by the base rate + energy surcharge +
(volumetric weight x kilo surcharge). The kilo surcharge, depending on the content (dm3)
of the shipment, is determined on the basis of the actual weight (in kg) or the
volumetric weight. This working method was created to tax shipments that take up more
space and/or weight during transport more than smaller and/or lighter shipments. This
means that if the actual weight of a shipment is greater than the volumetric weight, the
actual weight will be used to calculate the kilo surcharge. Is the volumetric weight
greater than the actual weight? Then the volumetric weight is used. How it works
exactly, we explain by means of. example below.

 

Calculation example for a 3kg shipment:

  • Size: 40 x 30 x 60cm

  • Content: 4 x 3 x 6dm = 72dm3

  • Actual weight: 3kg

  • Volume weight: 72 / 7,5 = 9,6 kg

The volume weight is calculated based on the volume (dm3) / 7,5.

In the above situation, 7,5 is the volumetric weight divider to calculate the kilo surcharge. The weight is always rounded up in whole kilograms, if in this case the result had been 9,6 then this is rounded to 10 KG.

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