Have you ever wondered why sometimes you pay for a different weight rather than the real weight of the package or parcel?

Simple explanation = 2 types of material being transported both the same real weight 20 kgs

1 box of feathers is very light but takes up a lot of space

1 box of lead is very dense and heavy and takes less space

Space is a premium on a truck or aircraft!

Whichever is greater the real weight or the volume weight is the weight the transport will be based on.

Please see the calculations below used by the courier industry so you can work out if you will be charged based on real weight or charge weight:

Urgent Express:    Length x Width x Height (cms)     = Volume Weight

                                                5000 

Euro Economy:      Length x Width x Height (cms)     = Volume Weight

                                                4000