This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". This cookie is used to enable payment on the website without storing any patment information on a server. This cookie is set by Stripe payment gateway. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The second one, so weight but small, will pay per weight. The first product, lightweight and voluminous will set his shipping price per volume, they pay as 120kg weight. ![]() Volumetric / Dimensional weight calculator The biggest value beteen real weight and calculated from volume weight, will be used to set the shipping rate: Product Let’s say we have two different products: one big and lightweight and another small and weight. …with a volumetric weight factor of 5000 cm 3/kg How dimensional weight calculator works? Here a shipping table rate, volumetric or dimensional weight based: Weight Need to convert volumetric weight to your parcel units again? Copy it and paste in your shipping method settings: And set your shop units below: The weight factor will be converted. Then enter the volumetric weight factor value with his units (weight and volume). …and things being a bit more complicated with the DIM format: isn’t the same 10 kg/m 3 (every cubic meter weighs 10kg) than 10m 3/kg (10 cubic meters weighs 1kg)…įortunately, we have for you a volumetric weight conversor: simply choose your parcel weight format on the top. This are a bit tricky, because volume are a cubic unit, for example, 1 m 3 = 1000 dm 3 = 1.000.000 cm 3. In this case, you must convert this to your shop units. Sometimes the volumetic weight factor units aren’t the same as you use in your WooCommerce shop. So expects the volumetric weight factor in your shop units. ![]() The volumetric weight factor input fieldįish and Ships use your shop units for WooCommerce volumetric shipping calculation: What you’ve set on WooCommerce settings: the weight and the dimensions unit (cubic). When you set the first volumetric weight selctor on shipping method settings, a new field will appear at the bottom of the shipping table rules: the volumetric weight factor input. Fish and Ships will use his internal volumetric weight calculator: will get the products size, run his in-built volume weight calculator, compare with product weight, and get the biggest of this. Okay, but… how this will work into WooCommerce volumetric shipping? Each parcel company will be give you his own volumetric weight factor. There is: for small products, weight will be get as volumetric shipping weight, and for big volume products, volumetric weight will be used: the biggest one. And the bigger value will be result of the volume weight calculator. This value will be compared with the package weight. ![]() With it, we have a value, named volumetric weight. The volumetric weight gets the volume of the package and multiplies by a volumetric weight factor. For the parcel company, it takes up a lot of space in their warehouses, airplanes, vans… right? So, imagine a shipping rate based only on volume, and a product really weight and mid-sized, like anvil… there is a way to cover all cases in a unique shipping table rate? Yes, there is… the volumetric or dimensional weight. Then, some product, so big and lightweight, let’s say foam for isolation. Imagine a shipping rate based on weight only. With Fish and Ships (pro version) it will be easy as a piece of cake. At first it may seem confusing, but is so logic and easy to understand. Most parcel companies base their rates (or at least some of their rates) on volumetric weight table rate. All you need to success on volumetric or dimensional weight. In this post we will explain the volumetric weight meaning, how to setup it on Fish and Ships, and give you an online volumetric weight conversor and a volumetric weight calculator.
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