Carton Consumption, CBM & Price Calculation Method

Carton Costing is very important in supply chain and merchandising dept in garments industry. Basically, a simple formula can identify the carton consumption, CBM and cost.

Need below data first-

1. Carton length in Centimeter. Example: 60 CM
2. Carton width in Centimeter. Example: 40 CM
3. Carton height in Centimeter. Example: 20 CM
4. Allowance in Length: 6 CM (General rules)
5. Allowance in Width: 4 CM (General rules)

 

Consumption:

Carton Price Per Pcs:

Suppose Price per square meter of carton is $0.85 (depending on market price).

= Carton consumption Per Pcs (square meter) × Rate (Per Square Meter)
= 1.1872 × $0.85
=$1.00912 per Pcs.

Now for 1pc carton costing stands at =$1.00912.

 

CBM (Cubic Centimeter):

It’s an important calculation for apparel merchandisers to identify CBM specially for vessel booking during shipment. Freight forwarder only works with CBM specially in sea shipment. Here is the formula-

 

Need below data first-

1. Carton length in Centimeter. Example: 60 CM
2. Carton width in Centimeter. Example: 40 CM
3. Carton height in Centimeter. Example: 20 CM

 

 

If you have total 800 Cartons then total booking CBM will be .048 X 800 = 38.4