Alleasyscm

09/10/2026

📦 Supplier says 10 kg. Carrier bills 25 kg. Who's cheating?

Nobody. This is volumetric weight.

Carriers sell space, not just weight. Box length × width × height ÷ divisor = volumetric weight, and billing weight is always the higher of actual and volumetric.

÷ 5,000 → DHL / FedEx / UPS
÷ 6,000 → Air and sea freight
÷ 8,000 → ePacket / China Post (under 10 kg)

Example: a 50 × 50 × 50 cm box = 125,000 cm³ ÷ 5,000 = 25 kg. Actual weight 10 kg, so it bills at 25.

Same box. 2.5× the cost.

The part that stings: your freight cost was decided when the box got packed.

If the supplier sized that box for a 20 kg product, you're paying for the air inside it. Cutting 2 cm off each side usually drops volumetric weight by 20-30%.

Plush toys, pillows and storage bins are the worst offenders. A 40 × 40 × 40 cm box at 2 kg actual bills around 12.8 kg by air - a 6x markup, applied completely correctly. There's no one to argue with.

Want to run your own numbers? Dimensions in, chargeable weight out.

https://www.alleasyscm.com/calculator-volumetric-weight/

What box size does your supplier usually use? Drop it below.

Calculate volumetric (dimensional) weight for air, sea, rail, and express shipping. Free calculator + 3 manual examples + carrier comparison (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

08/10/2026

€3 isn't per parcel. It's per declaration line.
Since 1 July, low-value consignments into the EU pay €3 per line — not per parcel, not per item.
One parcel, same value, two very different bills:
📦 5 identical T-shirts, 1 HS code → €3
📦 T-shirt + blouse + jeans, 3 HS codes → €9
Average item value into the EU is €8.82. The duty now costs more than the goods.
1 November: Product Identifiers become mandatory on every B2C parcel. Your SKU is easy. Your supplier's part number isn't — that's a phone call, and you should make it now.
Full breakdown, country by country — including which national fees are suspended:
https://www.alleasyscm.com/eu-customs-clearance/

07/10/2026

5 things to verify before booking DDP shipping from China

Before you sign with any DDP provider, verify these 5 things 👇

1️⃣ What's INCLUDED in the per-kg rate (remote area may apply per carrier)

2️⃣ VAT treatment per destination — UK 20% standard, EU country-specific, US sales tax rules

3️⃣ Pick & pack SLA in hours, not "fast"

4️⃣ Native API vs CSV bridge — if they ask for weekly CSV, run

5️⃣ Compliance boundary — what they DON'T do (registration, branded packaging, etc.)

Cheapest quote is usually the most expensive by month 3.

— Team AlleasySCM
https://alleasyscm.com (link in bio)

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