What is the chargeable weight?

Chargeable weight is a weight is a crucial factor in determining freight rates. It considers not only the actual weight of a shipment but also the necessary cargo space based on its dimensions.The chargeable weight is the greater of either the gross weight (actual weight) or the volume weight (dimensional weight) of the shipment.

How to calculate chargeable weight for my shipment?

For air transportation, one cbm equal 166.7KGS  

For courier shipment, one cbm equal 200kgs

For example, if you have one shipment, which is 1pallet, the dimension is 1M*1M*1M, the gross weight is 100kgs, the volume is 1CBM, so the chargeable weight for air transportation is 1cbm*166.7=166.7kgs, due to the gross weight is only 100kgs, so we need take the greater one, the chargeable weight will be 166.7kgs, so we have to pay airline for 166.7kgs. If this shipment is delivered by courier, then we have to pay 200kgs.

The new Egyptian Customs Law #207/2020, effective since November 2020, mandates the use of Advance Cargo Information (ACI) for all Egypt-bound import shipments from October 1st, 2021. Importers are required to submit advance reports, 48 hours before the intended loading vessel's arrival, awaiting approval from Customs. Upon approval, importers must furnish the ACID reference to exporters for updating across all associated documents.

To adhere to ACI implementation, the following details are necessary:

1) Shipper Identification Number (3 compartments with unique format, example US-02-1208614364)

• Two letter code (ISO-3166-1) representing the country where the exporter (shipper) is registered

• Two digits identifying the type of identification number (01-Company Registry; 02-VAT)

• The exporter identification number issued by the relevant authority (Max - 17digits)

2) Egyptian Importer Tax Registration Number (a 9-digit number issued by the Egyptian Tax Authority)

3) ACID Number (a 19-digit number uniquely identifying the ACI shipment).

The above information would be submitted in Shipping Instruction. The shipment could be loaded only the above requirements are fully supplied and compliant to the customs law in Egypt. Shipper would be accountable to any extra charges incurred resulting from the non-compliant to the customs law in Egypt.