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by jon-wood 3233 days ago
Is it that much more expensive to ship something in bulk with additional weight? I honestly don't know how distance shipping by the container works, but I always thought it was just a case of being billed based on volume.
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In bulk you basically per 40' container which are usually kept under ~45,000lbs* and have 67.7 m3 volume. So, you are either volume or weight limited, but not really both.

Note: there are a few different container sizes, but 40' is by far the most common. Weight limits also very by location.