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Posted By: Jordan Hayes
CBM = Length × Width × Height in metres. This guide walks through the formula for single and multiple cartons, cm-to-CBM and inch-to-CBM conversions, and how your total CBM maps to 20ft, 40ft, and 40HC container capacity.
Posted By: Jordan Hayes
Couriers and airlines bill on chargeable weight — the greater of actual and volumetric weight. Learn the ÷6,000, ÷5,000, and ÷3,000 divisors, when each applies, and how to shrink dimensional weight charges.
Posted By: Jordan Hayes
A 20ft container holds 33.2 CBM rated / 26–28 CBM usable. 40ft holds 67.7 / 55–58, and 40HC holds 76.3 / 62–68. Full dimension tables, payload limits, pallet counts, and why you never reach the rated capacity.
Posted By: Jordan Hayes
LCL charges per CBM; FCL charges per container. The crossover sits around 13–15 CBM — above that, a 20ft container is almost always cheaper, faster, and safer. Full cost math, hidden LCL fees, and decision table inside.
Posted By: Jordan Hayes
Your total CBM drives every freight quote. Learn how per-CBM sea rates, chargeable-weight air rates, and road groupage tariffs turn cubic metres into dollars — with a worked landed-cost example for a 9.4 CBM shipment.