A weighing system for weighing an item when being conveyed from a receiving section to an outlet section , the weighing system comprising: - at least one container for transporting the item ; - a conveyor means connected to the container for conveying said container in a conveying direction at a first vertical position relative to the conveyor means ; and - a weighing device for weighing the container when said container is being conveyed over and supported by said weighing device ; wherein the container is connected to the conveyor means via a primary connecting means and a secondary connecting means , each of the two connecting means comprising a first section permanently connected to the container , a second section permanently connected to the conveyor means, and a third section hingedly connected to both the first section and the second section ; wherein both connecting means are arranged such that the third section of the primary connecting means and the third section of the secondary connecting means are rotatable about a first axis substantially parallel to the conveying direction, such that the rotation of said third sections about the first axis allows for movement of the container with respect to the conveyor means in a vertical direction from the first vertical position to a second vertical position, and wherein the third section of the primary connecting means and the third section of the secondary connecting means are mutually coupled, the container is, in addition, connected to the conveyor means via a tertiary connecting means comprising a first section permanently connected to the container , a second section permanently connected to the conveyor means , and a third section hingedly connected to both the first section and the second section of the tertiary connecting means ; wherein the tertiary connecting means is arranged such that the third section of the tertiary connecting means is rotatable about a second axis transverse to the conveying direction such that the rotation of said third section about the second axis allows for movement of the container with respect to the conveyor means in a vertical direction from the first vertical position to a second vertical position. - at least one container for transporting the item ; - a conveyor means connected to the container for conveying said container in a conveying direction at a first vertical position relative to the conveyor means ; and - a weighing device for weighing the container when said container is being conveyed over and supported by said weighing device ; wherein both connecting means are arranged such that the third section of the primary connecting means and the third section of the secondary connecting means are rotatable about a first axis substantially parallel to the conveying direction, such that the rotation of said third sections about the first axis allows for movement of the container with respect to the conveyor means in a vertical direction from the first vertical position to a second vertical position, and wherein the third section of the primary connecting means and the third section of the secondary connecting means are mutually coupled, the container is, in addition, connected to the conveyor means via a tertiary connecting means comprising a first section permanently connected to the container , a second section permanently connected to the conveyor means , and a third section hingedly connected to both the first section and the second section of the tertiary connecting means ; wherein the tertiary connecting means is arranged such that the third section of the tertiary connecting means is rotatable about a second axis transverse to the conveying direction such that the rotation of said third section about the second axis allows for movement of the container with respect to the conveyor means in a vertical direction from the first vertical position to a second vertical position. <EOS>