How do I Measure My Parcel for Delivery?
Do you find that sometimes things aren’t as
easy as they sound? I had the perfect
gift for my Aunty Rose, she’s been on a health kick recently and a new pushbike
is just the thing for her. The helpful
man in the shop built it with care and I’d taken it home wrapped it in a
generous amount of bubble wrap to protect it’s shiny red paintwork, I made sure
it was protected it with cardboard and there I was ready to send it on its way,
knowing it is easily within the 30Kg the maximum weight allowance of my courier. Only to find that the actual charge to send
the gift will be much, much more!
Here’s the explanation, there are two ways of
measuring a parcel. By weight, which is the
immediate thing that springs to mind, well to my mind at least, but there is
also a volumetric weight to bear in mind.
What is Volumetric Weight?
This is where I went wrong, volumetric weight
is the space that your package takes up, rather than its actual weight.
How to Calculate Volumetric Weight
You need to follow this calculation:
Length x Width x height (cm) /5000
Occasionally carriers may vary the calculation
dependent on the service they are offering.
I’ve been using this calculator to check
my parcels since, you might find it comes in handy too.
