Many customers ask why shipping costs aren’t listed. This guide will show you how to accurately estimate them.
The complete pricing structure for products on 1688order includes product price plus shipping cost.
How to Find Shipping Prices The easiest way is to check our Case Library to see what the shipping costs look like.
If you can’t find your specific item there, don’t worry! Just follow the simple guide below to help you guess the price:
How to Calculate Shipping Costs You can directly find the shipping case in the International Freight Estimation section.
If the product type you’re looking for isn’t there, you can find the identical product on another platform (e.g., Amazon) through image search or keywords , then compare its details.
How to find products using image search? Find the same product on other websites: Right-click on the product picture and choose “Copy image address”.
Go to google.com and click the camera icon to “Search by image”.
Paste the image address and search. You can see the same item on Amazon, TEMU, etc.
Get the package size and weight: Click the Amazon link, scroll down to “Product details”, and find “Package Dimensions”.
Note the weight, dimensions, and units, as they differ from 1688’s shipping calculations.
Find Weight : Check Amazon’s specification table or contact Amazon customer service.
Compare & Calculate : Use the dimensions from Amazon’s product images to calculate the shipping cost.
Let’s use the hair dryer as an example to practice shipping cost calculation. Enter the product dimensions (4.5, 2.9, 9.4 inches) obtained from Amazon into the shipping cost calculation table below to obtain the volumetric weight (this value is obtained by dividing the volume by 5000, where 5000 is the conversion factor between volume and weight on 1688order) and the actual weight.
1688order calculates shipping costs based on the smaller weight to offer customers the best deal. Therefore, according to the calculator’s output, the volumetric weight is less than the actual weight, and shipping costs are measured in volumetric weight.
Money-Saving Tip: Pack Together to Save Big! If you ship everything at once, you can save 40% on your shipping bill.
Here is how the “Magic Trick” works:
By filling up that empty space, you only pay for the suitcase shipping, and your other stuff basically gets a free ride!
What is volumetric weight (also called dimensional weight)? Sometimes a package is light but takes up a lot of space. Carriers charge based on how much space it uses — this is called volumetric weight.
How to calculate it: First, measure the length, width, and height of the box in centimeters (round each number up to the next whole cm).
Multiply them: Length × Width × Height.
Divide the result by 5,000. That’s the volumetric weight in kilograms.
The above information is from FedEx.
Fedx size Please enter the volumetric weight in the 1688order shipping calculator and scroll down to view the options.
Therefore, the total cost of the 1688 hair dryer is $14.75+6.38=21.13, based on the USPS shipping method. If you choose another shipping option, simply adjust the shipping fee accordingly. The product price may differ by up to $38 from Amazon’s listed price.
You can also enter weights like 500g,1000g, or 1500g, and the result will still show that the product on the 1688order page is the best deal.
