{"id":32320,"date":"2025-04-29T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.easy-delivery.com\/?p=32320"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:18:26","slug":"poids-reel-vs-poids-volumetrique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.easy-delivery.com\/en\/poids-reel-vs-poids-volumetrique\/","title":{"rendered":"Actual weight vs. volumetric weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32320\" class=\"elementor elementor-32320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5173a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5173a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a28c4\" data-id=\"27a28c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf0cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf0cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When shipping internationally with Easy Delivery, it's important to understand that <\/span><b>the cost of transport does not depend solely on the weight on the scales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Depending on the carrier, it is sometimes the <\/span><b>volume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the parcel that drives up the price.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c387e9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c387e9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b60c7\" data-id=\"f3b60c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698a3ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698a3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><h5><b>What is actual weight?<\/b><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actual weight is simply the weight of the package measured in kilos on a scale. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the method used by <\/span><b>Colissimo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for shipments towards <\/span><b>Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>French Overseas Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If your parcel weighs 2 kg, this is the weight used to calculate the rate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60ff44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d60ff44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c7a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c7a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>What about volumetric weight?<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volumetric weight takes into account the space the package takes up in the plane or truck. It is calculated using a standard formula:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>(Length x Width x Height in cm) \u00f7 5000<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result is compared with the actual weight. <\/span><b>The higher of the two will be used to calculate the rate.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This calculation method is used by <\/span><b>FedEx<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Chronopost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>UPS and Colissimo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which we use for shipments <\/span><b>all over the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ef372 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"85ef372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fe388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31fe388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a7fea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54a7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7aea26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7aea26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>A concrete example<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let's imagine two packages:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Package A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : a small box measuring 20 x 20 x 20 cm and weighing 5 kg<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Package B<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : a large cardboard box measuring 80 x 60 x 40 cm and weighing just 2 kg<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Package B, the volumetric weight is :<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(80 x 60 x 40) \u00f7 5000 = <\/span><b>38,4 kg<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u27a1\ufe0f Even if this parcel is very light (2 kg), it will be billed as if it weighed <\/span><b>38,4 kg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with FedEx, Chronopost or UPS, as it takes up a lot of space in transit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b906b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6b906b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0878ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0878ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/hTrW4H46ocU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb3837 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb3837\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e151608\" data-id=\"e151608\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorsque vous exp\u00e9diez un colis \u00e0 l\u2019international avec Easy Delivery, il est important de comprendre que le prix du transport ne d\u00e9pend pas uniquement du poids affich\u00e9 sur la balance. En fonction du transporteur, c\u2019est parfois le volume du colis qui fait grimper le tarif. Qu\u2019est-ce que le poids r\u00e9el ? 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