Airfreight Savings | Reducing Dimensions & Weight

Rising fuel costs becoming an issue on your exports?

• 2 types of crates with identical Internal Dimensions
• Each crate carries identical quantity of product
• Nefab ExPak reduces airfreight costs

Dimensional Weight Comparison Chart  

                                                                            

	Cleated Plywood Crate	Nefab ExPak	Nefab ExPak with lightweight pallet
Internal Dimensions	46.75X29.25X29.25	46.75X29.25X29.25	46.75X29.25X29.25
Outside Dimensions	50.75X31.75X35.5	48X30X35	48X30X35
Cubic Feet (OD)	33	30	30
Actual Weight (lbs)	138	75	66
Dimensional Weight * (LXWXH/166)	345	308	308
Dimensional Shipping Cost**	$935.00	$835.00	$835.00
Percentage Difference	0%	11%	11%
Savings/Dim. Weight of 1 and 100 boxes	$0	$100 (one box) $10,000 (100 boxes)	$100 (one box) $10,000 (100 boxes)
Savings/Tare (actual) Weight ( “ - ” )	$0	$137.58 (one box) $13,758 (100 boxes)	$165.60 (one box) $16,560 (100 boxes)

* Dimensional weight is a standard formula used throughout the air freight industry, for export packaging , that considers density when determining charges. You should consider measuring Dimensional Weight if your package has a large size to weight ratio. Rates are based on the greater of actual weight or dimensional weight. UPS - Service Guide 2006

 

** Estimated average cost of $2.71/lb for export shipment by airfreight (dimensional weight X $2.71) for UPS Zone 901

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