What weight term describes the contents plus packaging?

• A. Net weight
• B. Shipping weight
• C. Gross weight
• D. Payload weight

Answer: (C)

Gross weight is the total weight of the shipment, including the contents plus all packaging, containers, fillers, and any pallets. This is the term used when you need the weight of everything being shipped together. Net weight is just the product itself, with no packaging. Payload weight refers to the load a vehicle can carry, not the packaging of a specific item. Shipping weight is sometimes used interchangeably with gross weight, but the precise, standard term for contents plus packaging is gross weight. For example, a product that weighs 2 kg by itself and is packed with 0.5 kg of box and padding would have a gross weight of 2.5 kg.