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What is CBM? What role does CBM play?
What unit is CBM?
What is CBM? CBM is the abbreviation for the English phrase "Cubic Meter", quickly called cubic meter (m3). CBM is used to measure the volume and size of the package from which the carrier applies it to calculate shipping costs. . Carriers can convert CBM (m3) to weight (kg) to apply shipping unit prices for different heavy or light items.
CBM is a symbol commonly found in the field of freight transportation, import and export, and is often encountered in road, air, and waterway transportation. Freight forwarding companies use CBM to calculate freight rates. To know how many CBMs the maximum capacity of a container can hold, please update the following table:
| Container type | Length | Width | Height | Capacity | Max |
| 20 foot container | 589 cm | 234 cm | 238 cm | 26-28 CBM | 33 CBM |
| 40 feet container | 1200 cm | 234 cm | 238 cm | 56-58 CBM | 66 CBM |
| 40 feet HC container | 1200 cm | 234 cm | 269 cm | 60-68 CBM | 72 CBM |
| 45 feet HC container | 1251 cm | 245 cm | 269 cm | 72-78 CBM | 86 CBM |
What is the role of CBM?
The role of CBM is expressed specifically as follows:
- First: It is a quantity used to measure goods in domestic transportation or import and export of goods into and out of our country today and many other countries in the world. This is a quantity used to measure the volume of goods transported by many different methods from road, waterway to air.
- Second: It is a quantity used to accurately measure the volume of goods, thereby creating a basis for calculating current freight rates on the market of many other transport and import-export joint ventures. together.
- Third: CBM helps the process of arranging and calculating the best means of transportation, and arranges the position of goods scientifically so as not to be too large or too heavy during the transportation of goods. by air or sea today.
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How to calculate and convert CBM in export?
What is CBM, what is the role of CBM, how many CBM can a container hold have been answered. Next, Proship Logistics will update the calculation method, formula as well as how to convert CBM in exporting goods so that your businesses can clearly understand:
How to convert CBM
Converting CBM to KG for import and export goods helps carriers calculate reasonable shipping costs for all goods. With the general conversion from cbm to kg, when transporting shipments of 2 or more types, you will not suffer a loss. Depending on the means of transportation, CBM also has its own conversion method. The conversion rate for air, road and sea is as follows:
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| Vehicle | 1 CBM/Kg |
| Airline | 167 kg |
| Road | 333 kg |
| Sea Road | 1000 kg |
CBM calculation formula
CBM = (Length x Width x Height) x Number of bales
* For example: You have a shipment of 10 cartons with dimensions: 2m x 2.5m x 2.5m => CBM = (2 x 2.5 x 2.5) x 10 = 125 (CBM).
How to calculate CBM (freight charges)
In air transport (Air)
Similar to sea transport, in air transport, we also compare the volumetric weight and total weight of the shipment, whichever value is greater will be taken as the value for calculating freight charges, but it is different. volumetric weight convention constant. Please follow the specific example below to see the difference
* For example: 1 Shipment includes 10 packages with the following parameters:
- Dimensions of each package: 50cm x 60cm x 50cm
- Weight of each bale: 100kgs/bale.
Step 1: Calculate the total weight of the shipment
Total weight of the shipment = 10 (number of packages) x 100Kg (weight of each package) = 1,000 kg.
Step 2: Calculate the volume of the shipment: (number of packages x package volume)
- Volume of a package = (50 x 60 x 50)/1000000 = 0.15 cbm (m3)
- Total shipment volume = 10 (number of packages) x 0.15 (volume of 1 package) = 1.5 cbm.
Step 3: Calculate the volumetric weight of the shipment: (total volume of the shipment x constant volumetric weight)
- Constant conventional volumetric weight in air transport: 1 CBM = 167 Kg
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 1.5 cbm * 167kg/cmb = 250.5 kg.
Step 4: Compare the Total Weight with the Volumetric Weight of the Shipment
- Total weight of shipment = 1,000 kg.
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 250.5 kg.
=> The volumetric weight is less than (<) the actual weight, so choose the actual weight of 1,000 kg as the freight weight for the shipment.
In sea transport (Sea)
Compare the volumetric weight and total weight of the shipment, whichever value is greater will be taken as the value for calculating freight charges.
* For example: 1 Shipment includes 10 packages with the following parameters:
- Dimensions of each package: 120cm x 100cm x 150cm
- Weight of each bale: 800kgs/bale.
Step 1: Calculate the total weight of the shipment
Total weight of the shipment = 10 (number of packages) x 800Kg (weight of each package) = 8,000 kg.
Step 2: Calculate the volume of the shipment: (number of packages x package volume)
- Volume of a package = (120 x 100 x 150)/1000000 = 1.8 cbm (m3)
- Total shipment volume = 10 (number of packages) x 1.8 (volume of 1 package) = 18 cbm.
Step 3: Calculate the volumetric weight of the shipment: (total volume of the shipment x constant volumetric weight)
- Constant conventional volumetric weight in sea transport: 1 CBM = 1000 Kg
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 18 cbm * 1000kg/cmb = 18,000 kg.
Step 4: Compare the Total Weight with the Volumetric Weight of the Shipment
- Total weight of shipment = 8,000 kg.
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 18,000 kg.
=> The volumetric weight is greater than (>) the actual weight, so choose the volumetric weight of 18,000 kg as the freight weight for the shipment.
In road transport (Road)
Just like sea and air transport, also compare Volumetric weight and total weight of the shipment, whichever value is greater will be taken as the value for calculating freight charges, but the conventional constant The volumetric weight of the road is 333kg/cbm
* For example: 1 Shipment includes 10 packages with the following parameters:
- Dimensions of each package: 150cm x 120cm x 150cm
- Weight of each bale: 500kgs/bale.
Step 1: Calculate the total weight of the shipment
Total weight of the shipment = 10 (number of packages) x 500Kg (weight of each package) = 5,000 kg.
Step 2: Calculate the volume of the shipment: (number of packages x package volume)
- Volume of a package = (150 x 120 x 150)/1000000 = 2.7 cbm (m3)
- Total shipment volume = 10 (number of packages) x 2.7 (volume of 1 package) = 27 cbm.
Step 3: Calculate the volumetric weight of the shipment: (total volume of the shipment x constant volumetric weight)
- Constant conventional volumetric weight in road transport: 1 CBM = 333 Kg
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 27 cbm * 333kg/cmb = 8,991 kg.
Step 4: Compare the Total Weight with the Volumetric Weight of the Shipment
- Total weight of shipment = 5,000 kg.
- Volumetric weight of shipment = 8,991 kg.
=> The volumetric weight is greater than (<) the actual weight, so choose the volumetric weight of 8,991 kg as the freight weight for the shipment.
Fill in the Length, Width, Height of the shipment
Quantity of the Shipment
- If the Shipment has many different sizes, you can Click the “ADD” button to add the value.
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* For example: 1 shipment has quantity: 10 packages, the dimensions of each package are: Length: 50cm, Width 65cm, Height 50cm
- If shipping by sea, see the cubic number result as (CBM): 1.63
- If shipping by air, see the result as (KGS): 270.84.
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