Next, turn the box 90 degrees and measure the width,.

Measure box for shipping. Width is how wide your box is. Your specific shipment may have different package size and weight limits. There are four possible ways to measure the width of a box.

If you’re just shipping a box, measure the longest part of the box, end to end. Gather the length, width, and height (or depth) of your box, then multiply all the numbers to get your cubic measurement. The first dimension to measure is length.

The standard box measures 17 x 12 ⅜ x 12 ⅜. The critical thing to remember. The longest side when looking at the top of the box.

To determine the volume of the box’s inside, just multiply its length, width, and height values to. The width is perpendicular to the length and shares the same plane. 14 inch length x 8 inch width x 4 inch height = 448 cubic.

The length of a box is always the longest dimension. Last, measure the height of the. Start by measuring the width of the box in inches and rounding it up to the nearest inch (e.g., if it is 3 1/4, then round.

Make a note of the. You will measure the length first by locating the longest side of the box. The maximum size for most mailpieces is 108 inches in combined length and girth.