Introduction:
A freight forwarder charges the freight
cost on the basis of CBM. CBM means cubic meter. In garments sector, it’s a
known term for all the merchandiser. Accurate CBM calculation has a great
importance on reducing shipping cost. Because, if the cargo is full container
loaded (FCL), then you have to pay the freight charge in full container load
(FCL) basis, but if the cargo is less container loaded then you have to pay the
freight charge in Less container load (LCL) basis. As its importance in
merchandising, today I will discuss about the all parts of CBM (Cubic Meter)
calculation.
CBM (Cubic Meter)
CBM Calculation under LCL Sea Shipment:
Before
starting the CBM calculation, at first you have to find out the length, width
and height of a carton, here you should also find out the total quantity of
carton for an order.
If
the length, width and height measurements are in “inch” unit, then you have to
convert these into “centimeter (cm)” unit by multiplying 2.54 (as we know, 1
inch=2.54cm).
After
converting from “inch” unit to “centimeter (cm)” unit, now you have to convert
these into “meter (m)” unit by dividing 100 (as we know, 1m=100cm).
Now,
yours all length, width and height are in “meter (m)” unit.
In
this situation, you must follow the following formula,
CBM
calculation for 1 carton = Length (m) × width (m) × height (m)…………… (1)
CBM
calculation for total carton of an order = CBM calculation for 1 carton ×
total number of carton quantity ……………… (2)
Now
I will clear all the above explanation by providing an example with solution.
Example of CBM Calculation:
Suppose,
Total
cartoon quantity of an order is 5000 (Every carton is in sane measurement).
·
Length
for each carton is 22”,
·
Width
for each carton is 15”,
·
Height
for each carton is 6”.
Now,
calculate the CBM for shipping an order.
Solution:
Carton
length =
22” = (22 × 2.54) cm = 55.88cm = (55.88/100) m = 0.5588m.
Carton
width =
15” = (15 × 2.54) cm = 38.1cm = (38.1/100) m = 0.381m.
Carton
height =
6” = (6 × 2.54) cm = 15.24 cm = (15.24/100) m =0.1524m.
Now
by applying formula number (1), we have-
CBM
calculation for 1 carton = Length (m) × width (m) × height (m)
= (0.5588 × 0.381 × 0.1524) m3
= 0.03244639 m3
= (0.5588 × 0.381 × 0.1524) m3
= 0.03244639 m3
Now
finally applying formula number (2), we have-
CBM
calculation for total cartoon = CBM calculation for 1 carton ×
total number of carton quantity
= (0.03244639 × 5000) m3
=162.23195 m3
= (0.03244639 × 5000) m3
=162.23195 m3
So,
CBM calculation for 5000 carton is 162.23195 m.
