Shipping
| Here are
some tips to help you with the Import/Export procedures of your cargo. You will find below
all the information you need to estimate the air and ocean freight of your shipment. We also provide you information about the Containers Dimensions, and how to decide whether it's worth to use a full container (ocean freight) or to ship it as " loose cargo" . If you need to convert any measures, click on this link to view a complete Measurement Conversions table. We hope this information will be helpfull and facilitates your procedures. |
Air shipments:
| The price of the air freight is
usually calculated per Pounds. When the cargo has large dimensions and is not too heavy,
the dimensional weight will be larger than the actual weight. Here is how you calculate
the dimensional weight: H" (height) x W" (width) x L" (lenght) ÷ 166 = (result) in Lbs That means, you multiply the three dimensions in inches and divide the result by 166. The result is the dimensional weight in Pounds. You should always remember that if the freight is quoted in KILOS, you have to exchange the weight you have in Pounds to Kilos (multiply it by 0.453). |
Ocean Shipments:
| The price of the ocean freight is calculated per
Kilogram, but sometimes the quote is given per Cubic Meter. Here is how you exchange your
measures in inches to cubic meters: H" (height) x W" (width) x L" (lenght) ÷ 1728 = (result) in Cubic Feet Multiply the result in Cubic Feet by 0.0283 and you have the result in Cubic Meters |
Containers Dimensions:
These are the dimensions of the "mostly used" types of containers: |
20' Dry Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 5.925m W: 2.340m H: 2.379m |
W: 2.286m H: 2.278m |
N/A |
1,900 kg |
33.0 m3 |
22,100 kg |
40' Dry Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 12.043m W: 2.336m H: 2.379m |
W: 2.286m H: 2.278m |
N/A |
3,084 kg |
67.0 m3 |
27,379 kg |
40' High Cube Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 12.056m W: 2.347m H: 2.684m |
W: 2.340m H: 2.585m |
N/A |
2,900 kg |
76.0 m3 |
29,600 kg |
45' High Cube Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 13.582m W: 2.347m H: 2.696m |
W: 2.340m H: 2.579m |
N/A |
3,800 kg |
86.0 m3 |
28,700 kg |
20' Open Top Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 5.919m W: 2.340m H: 2.286m |
W: 2.286m H: 2.251m |
L: 5.525m |
2,174 kg |
32.0 m3 |
21,823 kg |
40' Open Top Container
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | DOOR OPENING |
TOP/SIDE OPENING |
TARE WEIGHT |
CUBIC CAP. |
PAYLOAD |
L: 12.056m W: 2.347m H: 2.374m |
W: 2.343m H: 2.274m |
L: 11.662m |
4,300 kg |
67.0 m3 |
26,181 kg |