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Effective January 1, 2007, Oversize
charges for large packages shipped
via UPS Ground services will be
replaced with a simpler rate
calculation based on dimensional
weight.
Dimensional weight rates are
applicable only to UPS Ground
packages that are three cubic feet
(5,184 cubic inches) or larger.
Billable weight will be based on
actual package weight or the
dimensional weight, whichever is
greater. Packages smaller than three
cubic feet will be billed based on
actual weight. |
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How
To Measure Cubic Size
How
To Calculate Dimensional Weight
How
To Prepare for the Change to
Dimensional Weight Pricing |
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How To Measure Cubic Size |
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To determine if dimensional weight
pricing applies to your package, you
must first calculate its cubic size.
Follow these steps:
1. Measure the length, width and height of your package.
Round each measurement to the
nearest whole inch. (For example,
1.00" to 1.49" will be considered 1
inch, and 1.50" to 1.99" will be
considered 2 inches.)
2. Multiply the length by the width by the height. The
result is the cubic size of your
package. |
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How To Calculate Dimensional Weight
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Once you have calculated the cubic
size of your UPS Ground package and
have determined that it is 5,184
cubic inches or greater, you are
ready to calculate the dimensional
weight. Divide the cubic size of
your package by 194 (166 for
Standard to Canada) rounding up to
the nearest full pound.
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UPS Domestic Ground Service
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Ground Service to Canada
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L x W x H |
L x W x H |
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194 |
166 |
Billable weight will be based on either the actual weight or
dimensional weight of your UPS
Ground package, whichever is
greater.
For UPS HundredweightSM
Service and Standard to Canada
shipments with multiple packages,
the billable weight of the shipment
will be determined by the sum of the
weights of individual packages:
actual weight for packages less than
5,184 cubic inches, the greater of
actual or dimensional weight for
packages 5,184 cubic inches or
larger. |
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How To Prepare for the Change to
Dimensional Weight Pricing
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The change to dimensional weight rating will need to be
incorporated in your shipping
system. No matter which shipping
system you use, it will be possible
to simply enter the package
dimensions and the dimensional
weight rate, if applicable, will be
calculated automatically. |
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