The weight of any goods or cargo is divided into net weight - net and the weight of its container. When the goods are in packing, its weight is called gross. Determination of net weight from gross very important as it will allow to calculate the correct cost of goods, the price or to define net income.
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1. In economy and logistics two terms are applied to determination of weight of goods: "gross weight" and "net weight". The first of them means something, crude from superfluous. It can be goods weight with packing or income without deduction of costs and taxes. The second concept - "net weight" - an antipode "gross" also means the net weight of goods unpacked or the price minus costs.
2. To learn the net weight of goods, weigh it without the packing container. If there are no goods in existence, but the gross weight and weight of packing is specified, take away from the first the second. It will also be net weight.
3. The net weight of any cargo can be defined on special scales which automatically will calculate it. For this purpose on them it is necessary to weigh at first packing, and then packing together with goods. After that scales will calculate the net weight of cargo.
4. For definition net of income count all costs which were spent for production and sale something. And then take away the sum of costs from the got profit.
5. When calculating the customs duty the net weight of goods is defined in each country differently. In some countries including in ours, the net weight includes also packing which is inseparable from cargo until its use. If you count on receiving the customs duty, learn about specifications in advance and also about rules of calculation and check of weight of the transported goods. After weighing issue all results documentary.
6. Determination of net weight of goods, being based only on information on gross weight and weight of a container in the documents accompanying goods, it is impossible because of methodical instructions.
7. Sometimes it happens that the weight of packing of goods in many respects exceeds the net weight of the goods. For example, in transit hi-tech equipment or expensive medicines.