What is volumetric weight?
Not all weight is created equal. What you consider “light and soft” could conceivably take up a lot of space and hinder carriers from shipping with other products. Picture it this way: It costs more to ship a plane full of feather pillows than one filled with smartphones. The pillows take up more space, they cost less, and you need more shipments to make a significant profit.
That being said, volumetric weight—also known as dimensional weight—is a pricing technique used by shipping companies to ensure that they don’t lose money on large, lightweight shipments (like your pillows). Volumetric weight is calculated with a formula using the volume weight of a package based on the actual dimensions of the box.
While physical weight is the weight of the shipment according to the scale, volumetric weight is calculated based on the package’s length, width, and height. As a result, that oversized boxful of pillows might be considered heavier than a tiny little box of smartphones.
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