Artwork Shipping Cost Calculator

The packed size, volumetric weight and shipping tier for a framed or unframed artwork, with the packing allowance.

Artwork length (the long side) mm

The size of the piece as it will be packed, which for a framed painting is the outer frame size.

Artwork width (the short side) mm

Artwork thickness or frame depth mm

The depth of the piece: a stretcher profile, a frame depth or the thickness of a mounted board.

How it is packed

The value is the packing allowance in millimetres added to each dimension.

Packing added to each dimension mm

Fifty to eighty millimetres for a boxed canvas, about a hundred for a glazed frame.

Weight of the artwork kg

The piece itself. A 500 by 400 millimetre canvas on a stretcher is roughly 1.5 to 2.5 kilograms.

Weight of the packing kg

Box, foam, corner protectors, tape. Four hundred grams to over a kilogram for a medium framed piece.

Volumetric divisor

Five thousand is the standard for centimetres. Some express services use 6000.

Maximum length the service allows mm

Used to flag a parcel that is over the length limit for the service you priced.

Maximum length plus girth mm

Girth is twice the width plus twice the height. Many services cap the longest side plus the girth.

Price per kilogram in your band

Optional. Used for a rough cost estimate in the band the parcel falls in.

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