Understanding International Air Shipping

Among the many ways of transporting goods, air freight definitely has the advantage in terms of timeliness and price. Many people do not know how to calculate the cost of International Air Shipping. There are two types of weight in air transportation: billing weight and actual weight. If the volume of your goods exceeds the actual weight, it can be considered as volumetric goods. Let's understand the calculating method of international air shipping costs below.

Calculating the cost of International Air Shipping

In fact, there are two methods to calculate the cost of international air shipping. One is to calculate according to the actual weight of the goods, and the other is to calculate according to the volume of the goods. If you have a batch of goods to be air-freighted to the United States, how should the batch of goods be charged? We need to weigh and measure your goods and calculate the cost based on the larger weight. When calculating, one cubic meter of goods is equal to 167 kilograms, and the remaining weight is rounded up or down.

Regarding the calculation of volumetric weight, there are two formulas. The first one is used more frequently and is more standard. Let's take a look at the two formulas together: 1. Volumetric weight (in kilograms) = length (CM) X width (CM)/6000; 2. Volumetric weight (in kilograms) = X167 kilograms. However, when airlines measure the external packaging, if the goods have protruding parts, they will calculate based on the length of the protruding part, which may cause some small errors. If you have any questions or doubts, you can consult a professional freight forwarding company. JC Trans has abundant domestic and international logistics and trade industry resources and aims to create a centralized, safe, and fast logistics trading and settlement platform. Traders can find forwarders to broaden their procurement channels on this platform, and freight forwarders can provide logistics solutions and services for global partners and establish long-term cooperative relationships.

Currently, most goods transportation is International Air Shipping because it has fast delivery and simple operations. It is easy to find a professional freight agent and provides air freight services from China to the rest of the world. The fees charged by each forwarder and airline will differ, but they will be clear before shipment.

These are the details about how to calculate international air shipping costs.  JCtrans Community hopes this will help you. As it is peak season now, if you plan to air freight your goods, you need to make a reservation for cargo space in advance. Also, your goods need to be over 45 kilograms to be able to air freight. Different departure locations will affect the calculation of International Air Shipping, but generally, it won't differ too much. Therefore, you need to make a reservation for cargo space in advance.