Hi,
I am shipping building supplies from LA to New Zealand. The cost is by volume (m3), however, both the shipping company ended up with different calculations. Given the costs - 100s verse 1000s, I needed to double check.
I am sending 10 rolls of floor underlay. Each roll is 48''x12''x12''x20lbs (or 1.2192 meters x 0.3048m x 0.3048m). For mental reference … it is similar to bubble wrap.
I calculated a parcel volume of 1.2192m high x 3.048m long x 3.048m wide, which is 11.3m3. I simply multiplied length and width of a single roll by 10 to account for stacking them next to each other, assuming rolls would all be sent together.
However, I found out they will actually send the rolls separately. The shipping company then calculated the volume of each roll 1.2192 meters x 0.3048m x 0.3048m to be .113 m3. Then multiplied by 10 to get 1.13m3.
I stumped by this is. What is the right approach?
I am shipping building supplies from LA to New Zealand. The cost is by volume (m3), however, both the shipping company ended up with different calculations. Given the costs - 100s verse 1000s, I needed to double check.
I am sending 10 rolls of floor underlay. Each roll is 48''x12''x12''x20lbs (or 1.2192 meters x 0.3048m x 0.3048m). For mental reference … it is similar to bubble wrap.
I calculated a parcel volume of 1.2192m high x 3.048m long x 3.048m wide, which is 11.3m3. I simply multiplied length and width of a single roll by 10 to account for stacking them next to each other, assuming rolls would all be sent together.
However, I found out they will actually send the rolls separately. The shipping company then calculated the volume of each roll 1.2192 meters x 0.3048m x 0.3048m to be .113 m3. Then multiplied by 10 to get 1.13m3.
I stumped by this is. What is the right approach?
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