About the Chargeable Weight Calculator
Chargeable (billable) weight — the greater of actual and dimensional weight — and the shipping cost at your rate.
Also known as: billable weight, shipping weight calculator, actual vs dimensional weight, shipping-weight.
How to use this calculator
- Enter actual weight, length (cm), width (cm), height (cm) and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Chargeable Weight formula
Chargeable = max(actual weight, dimensional weight)
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Actual weight = 6.4 kg
- Length (cm) = 45
- Width (cm) = 35
- Height (cm) = 25
- Divisor = 5,000
- Rate per kg = 4.2
the calculator returns:
- Chargeable weight: 7.88 kg
- Dimensional weight: 7.88 kg
- Basis: Dimensional (bulky item)
- Shipping cost: 33.08