Chargeable weight
Chargeable weight is the weight an air shipment is billed on.
It is the higher of the actual gross weight and the volumetric weight, rounded up to the next half kilogram.
- Also called
- Billable weight
Related terms
- Actual gross weightActual gross weight is the real weight of a shipment including its packaging, as weighed on a scale.
- Volumetric weightVolumetric weight is a weight worked out from a shipment's size instead of its mass: length × width × height in centimetres, divided by 6,000.
- GCRGeneral Cargo RateA general cargo rate (GCR) is the standard published rate for cargo that does not qualify for a specific commodity rate or a class rate.
- CBMCubic MetreA cubic metre (CBM) is the unit used to measure a shipment's volume.
- YieldYield is the average revenue an airline earns per chargeable kilogram.
More in Rates & Charges
- CASSCargo Account Settlement SystemThe Cargo Account Settlement System (CASS) is IATA's system for billing and settlement between airlines and their cargo agents.
- CCACargo Charges Correction AdviceA cargo charges correction advice (CCA) is the document used to correct the charges or other details on an air waybill after it has been issued, for example a new weight or rate.
- Fuel surchargeA fuel surcharge is an extra charge per kilogram that airlines add to the freight rate to cover changes in fuel prices.
- Prepaid / CollectPrepaid and collect say who pays the air freight charges.
- Rate classA rate class is the one-letter code on the air waybill that shows how the rate was worked out.
- SCRSpecific Commodity RateA specific commodity rate (SCR) is a lower rate for a named type of goods on a specific route, usually with a minimum weight.
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