Contacts
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Guangzhou:
Address: Room F, 12/ F Gaosheng Building ,No.109,Tiyuxi Road, Guangzhou, China
Office phone: +86 20 28316799
E-mail: f@ungert.com
Hong Kong：
Address: Room 1282, 12/F, No. 562 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Office phone: +86 20 28316799
E-mail: f@ungert.com
How to Calculate CBM for a Sea Shipment and Air Shipment
CBM (or cubic meter) is the standard size that international sea shippers use to calculate how much to charge for cargo that is less than a container load (LCL). A CBM is defined as 1 meter high, wide and deep. You calculate it by multiplying the three dimensions of a box, crate or pallet in metric units. For example, a box that is 0.6 m high by 0.4 m wide by 1 m deep is 0.24 CBM. A CBM is approximately 35 cubic feet.
As for air cargo, air carrier usually charge the rate for kilo. And in order to avoid the situation, where light cargo can be charged less, volume weight can be applied. The formula for calculation is like this: Width (CM) X Height (CM) X Depth (CM) / 6000 = volume weight. So if the cargo is light, and 1 CBM for example is less than 166 kilo, it will be charged the rate for 166 kilos by air carrier anyway.
