THE COST OF A SHIPMENT CAN BE CALCULATED IN TO ACTUAL  WEIGHT AND VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT (DIMENSION WEIGHT) 

ACTUAL IS THE WEIGHT OF THE SHIPMENT 

VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT AFFECTED BY THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT IT OCCUPIES IN THE AIR CRAFT RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL WEIGHT 

VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT WILL BE CALCULATED WITH MEASUREMENT OF THE SHIPMENT IN CENTIMETERS LENGTH, BREADTH, HEIGHT

FORMULA FOR VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT OR DIMENSION WEIGHT IS L*B*H/5000= WEIGHT OF TH SHIPMENT ( VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT)

IN THIS VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT AND ACTUAL WEIGHT WHICH EVER IS HIGHER THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS THE WEIGHT OF THE SHIPMENT