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CBM Shipping Calculator

Calculate shipment cube for a freight quote or booking. The row-based layout keeps different carton sizes separate while producing one CBM and cubic-foot total.

Live calculator

Build a multi-carton CBM total

Add one row per carton type, SKU, or palletized handling unit.

CALCULATES LOCALLY · NO UPLOAD
Description / SKULWHUnitQtyCBMRemove
FORMULA
CBM = Length(m) × Width(m) × Height(m) × Quantity

Rows are stored only in this browser and may be encoded into a share URL.

TOTAL SHIPMENT CBM-
Total cubic feet-
Total cubic inches-
Carton types-
Total pieces-
Use final external carton or pallet dimensions. Carrier rounding and minimum charges are not included.
Method

How this calculation works

Freight chargeable weight, density class, and container utilization require additional rules beyond CBM. ParcelCal runs the calculation in your browser; no package or shipment information is uploaded.

FORMULA
Shipment CBM = Sum of each carton type’s L(m) × W(m) × H(m) × Qty

Freight chargeable weight, density class, and container utilization require additional rules beyond CBM.

Worked example

Mixed-SKU shipment

  1. 1.SKU A total: 0.72 CBM
  2. 2.SKU B total: 0.45 CBM
  3. 3.Add row totals

Booking volume is 1.17 CBM before any carrier rounding convention.