Example of Quantity Totaling 
The following figure shows an example of the totaling of quantities in freight orders and sea freight bookings.
Quantity totaling
The net weight of the freight booking (380 kg) corresponds with the gross weight of the container (380 kg).
The gross weight of the container (380 kg) is made up of the gross weight of the pallet (180 kg) and the tare weight of the container (200 kg).
The net weight of the pallet (160 kg) is made up of the gross weight of box A (55 kg) and box B (105 kg).
The net weight of box A (50 kg) is the gross weight of product A (50 kg). Accordingly, the net weight of box B (100 kg) is the gross weight of product B (100 kg).
The following table gives an overview of the different values:
Level |
Gross Weight |
Gross Volume |
Net Weight |
Number of Pieces |
Tare Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Booking (Header) |
N/A |
N/A |
380 kg |
N/A |
N/A |
Container |
380 kg |
N/A |
180 kg |
1 EA |
200 kg |
Pallet |
180 kg |
N/A |
160 kg |
N/A |
20 kg |
Box A |
55 kg |
2 m3 |
50 kg |
N/A |
5 kg |
Box B |
105 kg |
2 m3 |
100 kg |
N/A |
5 kg |
Product A |
50 kg |
1 m3 |
N/A |
34 EA |
N/A |
Product B |
100 kg |
0.5 m3 |
N/A |
17 EA |
N/A |
The total of the packages (pallets) in the container is 1. Shipper's Load and Count (SLAC) is for both the container and pallet 2.
Note
For air freight bookings, the system does not take into account the tare weight of the unit load device when totaling the quantities. If, for example, a unit load device has a tare weight of 100 kg, and you have loaded it with 1 ton, only one ton is taken into account for totaling the quantities.