Calculate shipment volume in cubic metres & estimate container load
by QualityLink Global — India sourcing & quality control
| CBM per carton | – |
| Total CBM | – |
| Total gross weight | – |
| Chargeable volume weight (air, ÷6000) | – |
Container fill % is indicative — allow 5–10% for pallets, dunnage and loading gaps. For LCL shipments, forwarders charge per CBM (minimum 1 CBM).
CBM = (Length × Width × Height) ÷ 1,000,000 (when dimensions are in cm).
Example: a 60 × 40 × 40 cm carton = 96,000 ÷ 1,000,000 = 0.096 CBM. 100 such cartons = 9.6 CBM — roughly 29% of a 20ft container.