About this calculator

Compare an ocean shipment’s weight and measure revenue-unit bases using the forwarder’s entered terms. The tool takes the greater basis, applies the stated minimum and increment, then adds quoted and extra costs.

Inputs

How to use this calculator

Cargo group

  1. Outer length (in)Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
  2. Outer width (in)Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
  3. Outer height (in)Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
  4. Gross weight per piece (lb)Gross weight including all packaging and pallet tare.
  5. Identical piecesPositive whole count. Add a row for different dimensions or per-piece weight.

Shared inputs

  1. Cubic meters per revenue unitYour agreement basis; not assumed universal.
  2. Kilograms per revenue unitYour agreement weight basis.
  3. Minimum revenue units per shipmentApplied to the whole entered shipment before increment rounding.
  4. Round revenue units upward by0 means unrounded. Enter the actual provider increment.
  5. Price per revenue unit (USD)Your applicable quote; the example is not a market rate.
  6. Other shipment cost (USD)Only costs not included in the revenue-unit rate.

Enter the shipment or scenario values, then select Calculate result.

Method

Formula and variables

Add rectangular shipment volume in cubic meters and gross weight in kilograms, including quantities. Measure units = cubic meters ÷ cubic meters per revenue unit. Weight units = kilograms ÷ kilograms per revenue unit. Billed units = the greatest of the measure units, weight units and entered minimum, rounded up by the entered increment when positive. Cost = billed units × quoted price + other cost.

Outer length (in)
Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
Outer width (in)
Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
Outer height (in)
Outer tendered dimensions including packaging and projections.
Gross weight per piece (lb)
Gross weight including all packaging and pallet tare.
Identical pieces
Positive whole count. Add a row for different dimensions or per-piece weight.
Cubic meters per revenue unit
Your agreement basis; not assumed universal.
Kilograms per revenue unit
Your agreement weight basis.
Minimum revenue units per shipment
Applied to the whole entered shipment before increment rounding.
Round revenue units upward by
0 means unrounded. Enter the actual provider increment.
Price per revenue unit (USD)
Your applicable quote; the example is not a market rate.
Other shipment cost (USD)
Only costs not included in the revenue-unit rate.

Interpret the result

Revenue units are billing quantities rather than physical cube. The rate and minimum are user-supplied, and the result is not a live all-in forwarder quote.

Outputs: Weight/measure units, billable units and estimated cost

Ocean freight planning under the weight-or-measure terms you enter. This is not a forwarder quote and may not include every origin, destination, port, minimum, currency or per-piece rule. Rates and minimums are examples until replaced. Display rounding does not change the unrounded calculation.

Worked example

Check the arithmetic

This example uses the starting values shown above. The arithmetic below is calculated independently of the interactive result.

Work through the calculation

  1. Two pieces: 2 × 48 × 40 × 45 × 0.000016387064 = 2.8316846592 m³; weight = 2 × 450 × 0.45359237 = 408.233133 kg.
  2. Revenue units = max(2.8316846592 ÷ 1, 408.233133 ÷ 1,000, 1 minimum) = 2.8316846592.
  3. With no increment rounding: 2.8316846592 × $100 + $50 = $333.16846592, displayed as $333.17.

Compare the displayed result

Expected displayed result: $333.17

FAQs

Does one revenue unit always mean one cubic meter?

No. Enter the agreement’s cubic-meter and kilogram bases. The example uses 1 m³ or 1,000 kg per unit without treating them as universal terms.

Example inputs and options

Starting values are examples unless a field identifies a dated rule. Unit selectors convert only fields marked for conversion. Rates and model options keep the units and basis shown in their labels.

Outer length (in)
Example: 48
Outer width (in)
Example: 40
Outer height (in)
Example: 45
Gross weight per piece (lb)
Example: 450
Identical pieces
Example: 2
Cubic meters per revenue unit
Example: 1
Kilograms per revenue unit
Example: 1000
Minimum revenue units per shipment
Example: 1
Round revenue units upward by
Example: 0
Price per revenue unit (USD)
Example: 100
Other shipment cost (USD)
Example: 50