Dimensional Weight Calculator

Calculate the volumetric weight to determine your package's billable weight.

Standard: 139 for Domestic US.

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Understanding Dimensional Weight

When shipping packages via major couriers like FedEx, UPS, or DHL, you aren't just charged by how heavy your box is. If you ship a very lightweight item in a massive box, it takes up valuable space on their planes and trucks. To account for this, couriers use Dimensional (DIM) Weight.

Your "Billable Weight" is always the greater of the Actual Weight or the Dimensional Weight.

How it is Calculated

Multiply Length × Width × Height to get the volume, then divide by the correct DIM Divisor. For US domestic shipments in inches, FedEx and UPS typically use 139. For international metric shipments in cm, 5000 is often used.

Stop Paying for Air

If your dimensional weight exceeds your actual weight, you are essentially paying to ship empty space. Using correctly sized packaging is the single best way to lower your shipping rates.

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