define gross weight vs net weight
Gross Weight The gross weight of a shipping container, a trailer or a package is the weight of the cargo plus the weight of the container, trailer, shipment or packaging. The gross weight equals the net weight plus the tare weight. Net Weight The net weight of anything, whether it's a shipment you receive or send, or the weight of the soup you pour out of a soup can, is the weight of the goods or contents that you shipped or purchased. To shippers -- and for receivers -- the cost of shipping includes the cost of moving the cargo and the cargo's packaging.