How To Calculate Dimensional Weight Of Your Packages

How-to: Calculate Dimensional Weight for your Package

Mar

By: Tania

The dimensional weight of your package takes into account the length, width and height of the package that you are shipping. Here are the formulas which shows you how to calculate the dimensional weight of your package.

How-to: Calculate Dimensional Weight for your Package

Mar

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To calculate dimensional weight of your package for shipping, you will need to consider the package’s length, width, and height. Each courier service has its own formula for calculating dimensional weight, but they are all based on the same concept.

To calculate the dimensional weight of your package, you will need to measure the length, width, and height of your package in either inches or centimeters. Once you have these measurements, you can use the appropriate formula for the courier you are using.

The following are the formulas for calculating dimensional weight for six major courier services: Purolator, UPS, FedEx, Canpar, DHL, and GLS.

PUROLATOR
Air Services – for inches: L x W x H /1728 x 15

Air Services – for cm: L x W x H /28316 x 15

Ground Services – for inches: L x W x H //1728 x 10

Ground Services – for cm: L x W x H /28316 x 10

NOTE: If your shipment is not a long haul (such as Toronto to Montreal) even though the quote may say Express, the shipment will be travelling Ground and the Ground rate will apply. For a long haul shipment (such as Toronto to British Columbia) you will have an option to choose Ground or Express. In the case you choose Express your shipment will be travelling by Air and the Air Service rate will apply.

UPS
Air Services – for inches: L x W x H / 139

Air Services – for cm: L x W x H / 5000