Enter into the system the estimated weight (KG) of the box or envelope you will send using a scale at home (e.g. 2 Kg).
Please note that for cargo within Türkiye, a multiplier is usually added according to the Urban (Near) or Long Distance km limits.
The on-screen calculator extracts the current cargo base prices (Fixed opening fee) and the incremental cost per KG in the logistics industry.
Intermediary sites (Corporate codes) such as Dolap, Trendyol or sahibinden have up to 60% discounted base prices with cargo companies.
Kargo firmaları, "Ağırlık (KG)" veya hacimsel "Desi" rakamlarından hangisi daha YÜKSEK ise, ücretlendirmeyi her zaman oradan yapar.
Marmara'dan Marmara'ya (1-600km) giden kargo ucuzken; İstanbul'dan Kars'a (600+ km) uçakla veya tırla giden kargonun litre yakıt maliyeti farklıdır.
Dolap, Trendyol veya Sahibinden gibi aracı siteler (Kurumsal kodlar), kargo şirketleriyle %60'a varan indirimli taban fiyatlara sahiptir.
How the Shipping Fee and Desi Calculation System Works
Today, with the explosion of second-hand (Letgo, Dolap) sales on the internet or our habits of sending gift/local food boxes to our loved ones, we don't want to encounter "Surprise high tariffs" when we go to the branch.
allow you to see the shock you will experience at the counter of the logistics company in advance. Every shipping company has a "File/Document (between 0-1 KG) Base Shipping Fee" entered into the system. When you add a heavy dried fruit box or clothing package, a cumulative additional cost is added to this base price for each increasing KG (or Desi).
The point where especially amateur e-commerce sellers lose the most is not knowing the "Desi (Volume)" logic. For example, let's say you put a huge giant gift teddy bear filled with fluffy cotton, which weighs only 1 Kilo, in a box. When the shipping company weighs it, it will be 1 Kilo, but it will occupy half of the car's trunk. Therefore, the company rule is clear:
"The Desi and Real Kilo of a shipment are checked, AND THE BILL IS ISSUED ACCORDING TO WHICH ONE OCCUPIES MORE SPACE or IS HEAVIER."
The Width (cm) × Length (cm) × Height (cm) of your package is multiplied and divided by the standard shipping constant of 3000.
(Example: a 40 × 30 × 20 cm box / 3000 = 8 Desi). However, if its internal weight is 2 Kg, the shipping company will charge you for 8 Desi (the higher one), not 2 KG.
Difference Between Individual Shipping and Corporate Agreement (Why Is It Expensive?)
Sometimes when you want to send a shoebox from Ankara to Izmir individually at the branch, you may be asked for 250 - 300 TL (2025 prices). Immediately this comes to mind: "But when I bought these shoes from Hepsiburada, shipping was free or cost 40 TL?". The reason for this inequality is the
made by e-commerce sites with shipping companies:
Since large platforms promise 100,000 shipment exits per day, they get a 70% discount from the transport company.
Since they are retail customers who send items once in a blue moon, they are billed as if punished with VAT + Postal service fund fees at the highest period determined by the company.
To avoid individual high prices, you can handle the price four times cheaper by giving your personal shipments to the branch through the codes given by popular second-hand listing applications (as if you had made a virtual sale).