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Chargeable Weight Calculator

chargeable_weight_calculator
Read-onlyIdempotent

Calculate air freight chargeable weight — the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, which is what airlines bill. Volumetric weight (kg) = (L x W x H in cm) / divisor; the IATA-standard divisor is 6,000 (1 CBM = 166.67 kg), while express integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS) typically use 5,000.

Behavior: deterministic; the dimensions are per piece and gross_weight_kg is the TOTAL for all pieces; totals are computed from unrounded figures and rounded only for display (10,000 pieces of 5 x 5 x 6 cm = 250 kg); basis reports which weight governs ("volumetric" = cargo is light for its size, "actual" = dense). Air mode only — sea W/M (1 CBM = 1,000 kg) is covered by consignment_calculator with mode=sea. Missing or non-positive inputs error with the failing parameter named. Rate-limited: a limit error carries reset_at, the UTC time the allowance resets.

Returns: chargeable_weight_kg, basis, volumetric_weight_kg (the total; the hosted endpoint names it volumetricWeightTotalKg) and volumetric_weight_per_piece_kg, gross_weight_kg, cbm, ratio, factor and pieces under result; normalized_input echoes the interpreted inputs (gross_weight_basis, dimensions_basis) and any defaults applied; plus confidence, _source and citation (the FreightUtils v1 response envelope). Field names as this package serves them (snake_case); the hosted /api/mcp endpoint serves the same fields in camelCase (e.g. total_cbm → totalCbm).

Related: cbm_calculator (volume only), consignment_calculator (multi-line, all modes), uld_lookup (the equipment the freight flies in).

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
factorNoVolumetric divisor (default: 6000)
piecesNoNumber of identical pieces (default: 1)
width_cmYesWidth in centimetres
height_cmYesHeight in centimetres
length_cmYesLength in centimetres
gross_weight_kgYesActual gross weight in kilograms of ALL pieces together (the total, not one piece) — the dimensions are per piece.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
okYes
resultYes
_sourceYes
citationYes
validityNo
warningsNo
confidenceYes
blocking_errorsNo
envelope_versionYes
normalized_inputNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / additionalProperties
      Added value: +false
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / gross_weight_kg / description
      Previous value: -"Actual gross weight in kilograms"New value: +"Actual gross weight in kilograms of ALL pieces together (the total, not one piece) — the dimensions are per piece."
  3. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _source / properties / authority_current_edition
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _source / properties / checked_at
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _source / properties / dataset_edition
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / envelope_version / const
      Removed value: -"1"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / envelope_version / enum
      Added value: +[
      +  "1",
      +  "1.1"
      +]
  4. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "_source": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "checked": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "name": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "provenance_status": {
      +          "enum": [
      +            "verified",
      +            "pending-verification",
      +            "computed",
      +            "live"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "source_url": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "name",
      +        "checked",
      +        "provenance_status"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "blocking_errors": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "code": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "message": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "recovery": {
      +            "additionalProperties": false,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "action": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "params": {
      +                "additionalProperties": {},
      +                "propertyNames": {
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "type": "object"
      +              },
      +              "tool": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "required": [
      +              "action"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "object"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "code",
      +          "message",
      +          "recovery"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "citation": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "qualifier": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "text": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "text"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "confidence": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "basis": {
      +          "enum": [
      +            "deterministic",
      +            "provenance",
      +            "match_quality",
      +            "freshness"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "level": {
      +          "enum": [
      +            "high",
      +            "medium",
      +            "low"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "score": {
      +          "maximum": 1,
      +          "minimum": 0,
      +          "type": "number"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "level",
      +        "basis"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "envelope_version": {
      +      "const": "1",
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "normalized_input": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "propertyNames": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "ok": {
      +      "type": "boolean"
      +    },
      +    "result": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "propertyNames": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "validity": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "as_of": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "effective_from": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "effective_to": {
      +          "anyOf": [
      +            {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "type": "null"
      +            }
      +          ]
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "as_of"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "warnings": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "code": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "details": {
      +            "additionalProperties": {},
      +            "propertyNames": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "message": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "code",
      +          "message"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "envelope_version",
      +    "ok",
      +    "result",
      +    "confidence",
      +    "_source",
      +    "citation"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  5. First observed

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