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Volumetric weight to calculate shipment !


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A real necessity for a lot of Prestashop users !

 

Now Prestashop uses only the product weight parameter to define shipment cost range but a lot express courier calculate shipment rates from package volume and weight, and each courier use a different rapport.

 

An example to clarify:

 

1 product to ship

 

weight 1.5 Kgs

 

height 34 cm

length 40 cm

widht 38 cm

 

TNT courier consider a cubic meter volume like 250 Kgs

DHL courier consider a cubic meter volume like 300 Kgs

SDA doesn’t consider volume but only real weight

etc.....

 

In this case:

 

TNT calculates:

product volume: 34x40x38 / 1000000 x 250   so    51680/4000 = 12.92 Kgs

 

DHL calculates:

product volume: 34x40x38 / 1000000 x 300   so    51680/3333 = 15.51 Kgs

 

SDA uses only real weight so  1,5 Kgs     

 

Presatshop doesn’t consider these differences for shipment rates..

 

It’s very important for people who use more than one courirer !

 

A module would be very appreciated, unfortunately I'm a merchant and not a programmer....

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