{"id":58282,"date":"2023-06-22T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chitchats.com\/blog\/?p=58282"},"modified":"2023-11-29T20:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T01:23:27","slug":"how-to-accurately-measure-your-shipments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chitchats.com\/blog\/how-to-accurately-measure-your-shipments","title":{"rendered":"How to Accurately Measure your Shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to Accurately Measure your Shipments<\/h1>

To avoid your shipments from being returned due to insufficient postage or postage adjustment on your account, make sure to double check your shipments for accuracy. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Accuracy is key when measuring your shipments! Why? To ensure you’re getting the best postage rate and prevent unnecessary delays. Entering inaccurate weight or dimensions can result in under-paying for your postage. When your postage for a shipment is underpaid<\/a>, you run the risk of the carrier returning the shipment to the sender with postage due or even delivering the package with postage due to your customer. Some carriers may choose to deliver the shipments instead and opt to pass along the difference in postage to the shipper as a “postage adjustment<\/a>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Postage Adjustment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Chit Chats receives these charges from our partner carriers like Canada Post or USPS, we apply these postage adjustments – the difference in the postage cost that you’ve paid and the cost verified by the carrier – to your account. If this happens to one of your shipments, you can review the postage adjustment in your transaction history, found in your Credits & Billing settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to prevent returned shipments and postage adjustments for underpaid postage, consider these three key areas for how to accurately measure your shipments: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Accurate weight and dimensions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By being precise with your weight and dimensions you can avoid incorrect postage costs, postage adjustments and returns. Learn more on how to avoid underpaying postage<\/a> in our support article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n