How to Calculate Shipping Fees

Most shipping companies offer a shipping calculator on their website.

Calculating your shipping fees allows you to anticipate the costs involved before physically shipping a package. In the process, you may also elect to pay for and print out a label to save yourself some hassle when shipping packages. Most shipping companies offer an online shipping calculator for you to use when estimating shipping costs or purchasing labels. All that is required are the package dimensions, weight and shipping locations.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure
• Postage scale

Instructions

1. Measure the length, width and height of the package using a tape measure.

2. Weigh the package using a postage scale.

3. Go to your chosen shipping company's website and click on their "Rates" or "Quotes" section. You will probably be using either the United States Postage Service, UPS, FedEx or DHL -- you can find links to these pages in the References section below.

4. Enter the origination and destination addresses, along with the length, width, height and weight measurements. Click "Next," "Continue" or "Get detailed quote" to get the estimated shipping costs.

References

• United States Postal Service: Postage Price Calculator
• UPS: Calculate Time and Cost
• Fed Ex: Get Rates & Transit Times
• DHL: Ship Online Now