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Notes • Delivery of cargo from the airport of destination to the consignee's premises
• Storage of cargo before or after loading
• Customs clearance in the country of destination

• Any duties and taxes that may have to be paid
• Insurance

Chargeable/volumetric Weight
Airline freight rates are based on a “chargeable weight”, because the volume or weight that
can be loaded into an aircraft is limited. The chargeable weight of a shipment will be either
the “actual gross mass “ or the “volumetric weight”, whichever is the highest. The chargeable
weight is calculated as follows: 1 metric ton = 6 cubic metres. In order to establish if the cargo
will be a weight or volumetric based shipment.
Step 1: Measure the parcel/cargo along the greatest length, width and height of that parcel
For example; 100 cm (L)  100 cm (W)  100 cm (H) = 1 000 000 cm3. Next, weigh the
parcel; assume it weighs 150kg.
Step 2: Now divide the 1 000 000 cm3 by 6,000 = 166,66 kg. You have now converted the
centimeters (cm) into kilograms (kg).
Step 3: Now compare the weight to the volume. If the weight is 150 kg then the airline would
base the freight on the higher amount being: 166, 66 kg.

Calculations
The airline calculates freight based on weight or volume, which ever yields the greatest amount.
Airlines quote freight rates based on the following rate structures:
• A basic minimum charge per shipment.
• General cargo rates quoted for per kilogram. This rate applies without reference to the
nature or description of the parcel, which is to be freighted.
• Specific commodity rates apply to certain goods of specific descriptions, such as fresh
produce. These rates are lower than the general cargo rate, and they provide breakpoints
at which the level of the rate reduces further.

0 - 50 Kg @ R22.00/per kg
50 - 100 Kg @ R19.00 per kg
100 - 150 Kg @ R17.00 per kg
Unit Load Device Charges

These rates are charged per container/ULD without reference to the commodity loaded therein.
Calculation of freight rates:

Let us assume the following figures:
The freight rate is R18.00 per kg
The weight of the parcel is 300 kg

The dimensions are: 114,6 cm  120,4cm  132,5 cm (round the cm's up or down)
Therefore: 115 cm  120  133 cm = 1 835 400 divide by 6 000 = 305.9 kg (having converted cm's
to kg's now round up the kg's to the next half a kilogram = 306 kg.)

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