The Realities of Freight Billing: Dead Weight vs. Dimensional Weight
Courier trucks and cargo aircraft have finite cargo volume. If a delivery vehicle fills up with giant cardboard boxes holding lightweight garments, the truck reaches capacity before reaching its weight limit. To prevent revenue loss, couriers charge for the physical space your package displaces.
Consider an apparel parcel holding one 350 GSM winter hoodie:
• Actual Dead Weight on Scale: 0.65 kg (Billed at 1.0 kg slab).
• If packed loosely in a 35 × 28 × 12 cm cardboard box: (35 × 28 × 12) ÷ 5000 = 2.35 kg Volumetric Weight. The courier will bill you for 2.5 kg, more than doubling your freight expense from ₹90 to ₹210!
At NexelPrint, our automated fulfillment line folds garments tightly and seals them inside custom frosted polybags with air-expulsion pressure rollers, ensuring packages are billed strictly at their minimum physical dead-weight tier.
