Discrepancies add charges after the fact, often weeks later on an invoice, and can quietly raise shipping cost per order by several percent. They are usually disputable with photos of the packed parcel on a scale.
Reconcile courier invoices against declared weights each month, and fix the product weights and box sizes that cause repeat disputes.
Related terms
- Volumetric weightVolumetric weight is a weight calculated from a parcel’s dimensions; couriers…
- Courier aggregatorA courier aggregator is a platform such as Shiprocket, NimbusPost or iThink…
Part of the growth marketing glossary by Shiva Sharma.