FAQ

Airfreight volume weight calculator

The chargeable weight in the airfreight is the actual gross weight or the dimensional volumetric weight of the shipment, which ever is higher.

DIM factor (Dimensional Weight Factor) is 167 (1 m³ = 167 kg)

The formula for calculating the dimensional volumetric weight is:

 *  *  (in sm) / 6000

For proper calculation the greatest length, the greatest width and the greatest height must be applied. A half or larger fraction of a centimetre must be rounded up to the next higher whole centimetre, a smaller fraction down to the next lower whole centimetre.

Example:

50.5 cm = 51 cm;

34.2 cm = 34 cm;

The volumetric weight must be rounded up to the next higher full or half kilogram.

If the shipment consists of more than 1 package first sum up the results and do the rounding afterwards.

Incoterms 2020

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EXW – Ex Works
Ex WORKS (EXW) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer when it places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at a named place (like a factory or warehouse), and that named place may or may not be the seller’s premises. For delivery to occur, the seller does not need to load the goods on any collecting vehicle, nor does it need to clear the goods for export, where such clearance is applicable.

FCA – Free Carrier
FREE CARRIER (FCA) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer in one or other of two ways:

  • First, when the named place is the seller’s premises, the goods are delivered when they are loaded on the means of transport arranged by the buyer.
  • Second, when the named place is another place, the goods are delivered when, having been loaded on the seller’s means of transport, they reach the named other place and are ready for unloading from that seller’s means of transport and at the disposal of the carrier or of another person nominated by the buyer

Whichever of the two is chosen as the place of delivery, that place identifies where risk transfers to the buyer and the time from which costs are for the buyer’s account.

CPT – Carriage Paid To
CARRIAGE PAID TO (CPT) means that the seller delivers the goods – and transfers the risk – to the buyer by handing them over to the carrier contracted by the seller or by procuring the goods so delivered. The seller may do so by giving the carrier physical possession of the goods in the manner and at the place appropriate to the means of transport used. Once the goods have been delivered to the buyer in this way, the seller does not guarantee that the goods will reach the place of destination in sound condition, in the stated quantity or indeed at all. This is because risk transfers from seller to buyer when the goods are delivered to the buyer by handing them over to the carrier; the seller must nonetheless contract for the carriage of the goods from delivery to the agreed destination.

CIP – Carriage and Insurance Paid To
CARRIAGE AND INSURANCE PAID TO (CIP) means that the seller delivers the goods – and transfers the risk – to the buyer by handing them over to the carrier contracted by the seller or by procuring the goods so delivered. The seller may do so by giving the carrier physical possession of the goods in the manner and at the place appropriate to the means of transport used. Once the goods have been delivered to the buyer in this way, the seller does not guarantee that the goods will reach the place of destination in sound condition, in the stated quantity or indeed at all. This is because risk transfers from seller to buyer when the goods are delivered to the buyer by handing them over to the carrier; the seller must nonetheless contract for the carriage of the goods from delivery to the agreed destination.

DAP – Delivered At Place
DELIVERED AT PLACE (DAP) means that the seller delivers the goods – and transfers risk – to the buyer when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport ready for unloading at the named place of destination or at the agreed point within that place, if any such point is agreed. The seller bears all risks involved in bringing the goods to the named place of destination or to the agreed point within that place. In this Incoterms rule, therefore, delivery and arrival at destination are the same.

DPU – Delivered at Place Unloaded
DELIVERED AT PLACE UNLOADED (DPU) means that the seller delivers the goods – and transfers risk – to the buyer when the goods, once unloaded from the arriving means of transport, are placed at the disposal of the buyer at a named place of destination or at the agreed point within that place, if any such point is agreed. The seller bears all risks involved in bringing the goods to and unloading them at the named place of destination. In this Incoterms rule, therefore, the delivery and arrival at destination are the same. DPU is the only Incoterms rule that requires the seller to unload goods at destination. The seller should therefore ensure that it is in a position to organise unloading at the named place. Should the parties intend the seller not to bear the risk and cost of unloading, the DPU rule should be avoided and DAP should be used instead.

DDP – Delivered Duty Paid
DELIVERED DUTY PAID (DDP) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer, cleared for import, on the arriving means of transport, ready for unloading, at the named place of destination or at the agreed point within that place, if any such point is agreed. The seller bears all risks involved in bringing the goods to the named place of destination or to the agreed point within that place. In this Incoterms rule, therefore, delivery and arrival at destination are the same.

FAS – Free Alongside Ship
FREE ALONGSIDE SHIP (FAS) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer when the goods are placed alongside the ship (e.g. on a quay or a barge) nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment or when the seller procures goods already so delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods transfers when the goods are alongside the ship, and the buyer bears all costs from that moment onward.

FOB – Free On Board
FREE ON BOARD (FOB) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer on board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods transfers when the goods are on board the vessel, and the buyer bears all costs from that moment onwards.

CFR – Cost and Freight
COST AND FREIGHT (CFR) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer on board the vessel or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods transfers when the goods are on board the vessel, such that the seller is taken to have performed its obligation to deliver the goods whether or not the goods actually arrive at their destination in sound condition, in the stated quantity or, indeed, at all. In CFR, the seller owes no obligation to the buyer to purchase insurance cover: the buyer would be well-advised therefore to purchase some cover for itself.

CIF – Cost, Insurance and Freight
COST INSURANCE AND FREIGHT (CIF) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer on board the vessel or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods transfers when the goods are on board the vessel, such that the seller is taken to have performed its obligation to deliver the goods whether or not the goods actually arrive at their destination in sound condition, in the stated quantity or, indeed, at all.

Container specification

Type Inside length Inside width Inside height Width of the doors Height of the doors Inside cubic capasity Tare Maximum payload
STANDART
STANDARD 20″ 19’4″ 7’8″ 7’9″ 7’8″ 7’6″ 1.197ft3 5.026lb 47.884lb
UPGRADED 20″ 19’4″ 7’8″ 7’10” 7’8″ 7’6″ 1.172ft3 4.916lb 62.281lb
5,90m 2,35m 2,35m 2,34m 2,28m 33,2m3 2.230kg 28.250kg
STANDARD 40″ 39’6″ 7’8″ 7’10” 7’8″ 7’6″ 2.390ft3 8.157lb 59.040lb
12,04m 2,34m 2,39m 2,34m 2,28m 67,7m3 3.700kg 26.780kg
HIGH CUBE 40″ 39’6″ 7’8″ 8’10” 7’8″ 8’6″ 2.698ft3 8.686lb 58.511lb
12,03m 2,35m 2,70m 2,34m 2,58m 76,4m3 3.940kg 26.540kg
PLATFORM
PLATFORM 20″ 19’11” 8’0″ 7’4″ 6.060lb 52.895lb
5,90m 2,35m 2,35m 2.230kg 28.250kg
PLATFORM 40″ 39’7″ 8’0″ 6’5″ 12.782lb 66.397lb
12,06m 2,43m 1,95m 5.798kg 30.117kg
OPEN TOP
OPEN TOP 20″ 19’4″ 7’8″ 7’8″ 7’8″ 7’6″ 1.130ft3 4.916lb 47.995lb
5,89m 2,35m 2,35m 2,34m 2,28m 32,0m3 2.230kg 21.770kg
OPEN TOP 40″ 39’6″ 7’8″ 7’9″ 7’8″ 7’6″ 2.348ft3 8.488lb 58.709lb
12,03m 2,35m 2,36m 2,34m 2,28m 65,5m3 3.850kg 26.630kg
FLAT RACK
FLAT RACK 20″ 18’5″ 7’3″ 7’4″ 5.578lb 47.331lb
5,62m 2,20m 2,23m 2.530kg 21.469kg
FLAT RACK 40″ 39’7″ 6’10” 6’5″ 12.079lb 85.799lb
12,06m 2,08m 1,95m 5.479kg 38.918kg
FLAT RACK COLLAPSIBLE
FLAT RACK 20″ COLLAPSIBLE 18’5″ 7’3″ 7’4″ 6.063lb 61.134lb
5,62m 2,20m 2,23m 2.750kg 27.730kg
FLAT RACK 40″ COLLAPSIBLE 39’7″ 6’10” 6’5″ 12.079lb 85.799lb
12,06m 2,08m 1,95m 5.479kg 38.918kg
REEFER
REEFER 20″ 17’10” 7’6″ 7’5″ 7’6″ 7’5″ 996ft3 6.746lb 46.165lb
5,45m 2,29m 2,26m 2,29m 2,27m 28,2m3 3.060kg 20.940kg
REEFER 40″ 38’0″ 7’6″ 7’4″ 7’4″ 7’1″ 2.094ft3 10.803lb 56.394lb
11,58m 2,28m 2,24m 2,24m 2,15m 59,3m3 4.900kg 25.580kg
REEFER 40″
HIGH CUBE
37’11” 7’6″ 8’2″ 7’6″ 8’0″ 2.344ft3 9.899lb 57.560lb
11,55m 2,28m 2,48m 2,28m 2,43m 66,37m3 4.490kg 26.109kg