To gain a more intuitive understanding of the calculation method for the transportation cost of custom glass bottles, we will analyze it in combination with specific cases.
Suppose a customer needs to customize a batch of glass bottles to be transported from Shanghai to Guangzhou. The actual weight of the goods is 500 kilograms, and the volume after packaging is 2 cubic meters, with a volume coefficient of 1:5000 (each cubic meter is equivalent to 5,000 kilograms).
First, calculate the billing weight. The volumetric weight is 2 cubic meters × 5,000 kilograms per cubic meter = 10,000 kilograms. The actual weight is 500 kilograms. Take the larger value of 10,000 kilograms as the billing weight.
If land transportation is chosen and the cost is 0.5 yuan per kilogram, then the transportation cost is 10,000 kilograms ×0.5 yuan/kilogram = 5,000 yuan.
In addition to the basic transportation cost, there may also be additional charges. For instance, the insurance premium is calculated at 0.1% of the value of the goods. Assuming the value of the goods is 100,000 yuan, the insurance premium would be 100,000 ×0.1%=100 yuan. The handling fee is 200 yuan.
The total transportation cost is the sum of the basic transportation cost and the additional cost, that is, 5,000 yuan + 100 yuan + 200 yuan = 5,300 yuan.
From this example, it can be seen that the determination of the billing weight is a key link. Due to the large volume of glass bottles after packaging, the volume weight often becomes the main basis for billing. At the same time, although the individual amount of additional charges may not be large, they are also an indispensable part of the total cost and need to be calculated one by one in actual calculation.