Packaging-Based Transport Cost Estimation
Packaging-Based Transport Cost Estimation
Reveal shipping cost savings before you ship
Combine cartonization, packaging simulation results, your own freight conditions and global route data to estimate transport costs and compare scenarios before decisions become recurring expenses.
Combine cartonization, packaging simulation results, your own freight conditions and global route data to estimate transport costs and compare scenarios before decisions become recurring expenses.
No installation required
No installation required
Learn it in 15 minutes
Learn it in 15 minutes
No CAD expertise required
No CAD expertise required
Earlier Transport Cost Transparency
5 rate models
for applying company-specific freight conditions to the actual weight, volume, distance and packaging data from each simulation.
up to 21%
lower estimated transport costs identified in suitable recurring flows by comparing utilization, freight volume and chargeable weight.
< 1 MIN
to update an initial transport cost estimate after changing the packaging concept, shipment quantity, route or freight condition.
*Based on internal Pakera simulation scenarios and qualitative feedback from early adopters.
*Based on internal Pakera simulation scenarios and qualitative feedback from early adopters.
Consider Your Freight Conditions
Consider Your Freight Conditions
Estimate costs with the rates your business actually uses
Estimate costs with the rates your business actually uses
Pakera does not calculate market freight rates and does not retrieve current prices from carriers or freight forwarders. Instead, users enter their own negotiated freight conditions and apply them directly to the data generated by each packaging simulation. Pakera will provide you with the necessary shipping information.
Pakera does not calculate market freight rates and does not retrieve current prices from carriers or freight forwarders. Instead, users enter their own negotiated freight conditions and apply them directly to the data generated by each packaging simulation. Pakera will provide you with the necessary shipping information.
Use fixed rates or distance-based pricing per kilometer.
Use fixed rates or distance-based pricing per kilometer.
Apply volumetric weight or weight-or-measure conditions.
Apply volumetric weight or weight-or-measure conditions.
Calculate costs based on the actual gross weight of the shipment.
Calculate costs based on the actual gross weight of the shipment.
5 supported calculation methods:
Fixed rates
Per kilometer
Volumetric weight
Weight or measure
Actual gross weight
Packaging-Driven Freight Data
Packaging-Driven Freight Data
Connect every cost estimate to the packaging concept behind it
Connect every cost estimate to the packaging concept behind it
Transport costs depend on more than distance. Pakera uses the actual result of the packaging simulation, including the selected container, packaging hierarchy, shipment quantity, freight volume and weight values.
Transport costs depend on more than distance. Pakera uses the actual result of the packaging simulation, including the selected container, packaging hierarchy, shipment quantity, freight volume and weight values.
Simulate the required number of cartons, pallets or industrial load carriers.
Simulate the required number of cartons, pallets or industrial load carriers.
Get gross weight, volumetric weight and chargeable weight from the simulation.
Get gross weight, volumetric weight and chargeable weight from the simulation.
See how container choice, packing method, packing requirements and parts per load carrier affect the estimate.
See how container choice, packing method, packing requirements and parts per load carrier affect the estimate.
6 Packing methods for your success
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and handling to select the concept that works best for your operation.
Bulk goods
Rigid layers
Flexible layers
Stacking
Compartments
Paired Parts
See all Packing Methods in Action
Global Transport Routes
Global Transport Routes
Add the route and transport mode to your scenario
Add the route and transport mode to your scenario
Using the integrated connection to EcoTransIT World, users can calculate global freight routes and transportation emissions for road, rail, sea, and air transport in accordance with ISO 14083. The route can then be combined with the packaging data and the company’s own freight conditions inside Pakera.
Using the integrated connection to EcoTransIT World, users can calculate global freight routes and transportation emissions for road, rail, sea, and air transport in accordance with ISO 14083. The route can then be combined with the packaging data and the company’s own freight conditions inside Pakera.
Define the origin, destination and relevant mode of transport.
Define the origin, destination and relevant mode of transport.
Compare route and transport-mode scenarios using the same packaging data.
Compare route and transport-mode scenarios using the same packaging data.
View estimated transport costs and expected transport emissions together.
View estimated transport costs and expected transport emissions together.
Packaging Scenario Comparison
Packaging Scenario Comparison
Identify potential savings in logistics before it repeats
Identify potential savings in logistics before it repeats
A different container, packing method or packaging hierarchy can change the number of load carriers, freight volume, gross weight and chargeable weight of every shipment. Pakera makes these effects comparable before the selected solution becomes a recurring transport standard.
A different container, packing method or packaging hierarchy can change the number of load carriers, freight volume, gross weight and chargeable weight of every shipment. Pakera makes these effects comparable before the selected solution becomes a recurring transport standard.
Compare the current packaging concept with optimized alternatives.
Compare the current packaging concept with optimized alternatives.
See the cost effect of fewer boxes, different pallet dimensions, or container sizes.
See the cost effect of fewer boxes, different pallet dimensions, or container sizes.
Identify whether volume, physical weight or chargeable weight drives the estimate.
Identify whether volume, physical weight or chargeable weight drives the estimate.
Earlier Commercial Decisions
Earlier Commercial Decisions
Build more reliable quotes, budgets and transport assumptions
Build more reliable quotes, budgets and transport assumptions
Transport costs are often estimated before the final packaging concept is available. Pakera gives sales, logistics, procurement and management a documented basis for evaluating freight exposure during quotations, product development and series planning.
Transport costs are often estimated before the final packaging concept is available. Pakera gives sales, logistics, procurement and management a documented basis for evaluating freight exposure during quotations, product development and series planning.
Support quotations with packaging-based freight assumptions.
Support quotations with packaging-based freight assumptions.
Replace rough estimates with traceable weight, volume and route data.
Replace rough estimates with traceable weight, volume and route data.
Compare cost scenarios before prices, margins or transport concepts are fixed.
Compare cost scenarios before prices, margins or transport concepts are fixed.
4 Level optimization with mode "Smart Select"
4 Level optimization with mode "Smart Select"
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Trusted by leading industrial companies
Why logistic teams choose Pakera
Why logistic teams choose Pakera
Top Features that drive your success
Top Features that drive your success
Pakera connects cartonization, packaging optimization, freight cost calculation, container standardization, reporting, and approval workflows in one digital logistics process.
Container Utilization
Calculate how efficiently volume and weight are used in each container concept and compare packaging options by utilization rate and logistics impact.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Smart Gross Weight Calculation
Estimate gross weight based on part weight and estimated packaging weight for the chosen container.
Freight Volume Calculation
Automatically calculates the freight volume of the digital packed container.
Freight Cost Calculation
Automatically determines if physical or volumetric weight applies. Calculates freight costs per part based on your individual freight rates.
Smart Checks for Handling, Transport & Storage
Automatically check packaging solutions against handling limits, transport safety requirements, and standard warehouse storage conditions in one step.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Container Utilization
Calculate how efficiently volume and weight are used in each container concept and compare packaging options by utilization rate and logistics impact.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Smart Gross Weight Calculation
Estimate gross weight based on part weight and estimated packaging weight for the chosen container.
Freight Volume Calculation
Automatically calculates the freight volume of the digital packed container.
Freight Cost Calculation
Automatically determines if physical or volumetric weight applies. Calculates freight costs per part based on your individual freight rates.
Smart Checks for Handling, Transport & Storage
Automatically check packaging solutions against handling limits, transport safety requirements, and standard warehouse storage conditions in one step.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Container Utilization
Calculate how efficiently volume and weight are used in each container concept and compare packaging options by utilization rate and logistics impact.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Smart Gross Weight Calculation
Estimate gross weight based on part weight and estimated packaging weight for the chosen container.
Freight Volume Calculation
Automatically calculates the freight volume of the digital packed container.
Freight Cost Calculation
Automatically determines if physical or volumetric weight applies. Calculates freight costs per part based on your individual freight rates.
Smart Checks for Handling, Transport & Storage
Automatically check packaging solutions against handling limits, transport safety requirements, and standard warehouse storage conditions in one step.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Designed to remove every barrier to adoption
We understand what holds industrial teams back. That’s why Pakera was built from day one to address the concerns that matter most.
Zero Setup
No installation required
Use Pakera directly in your browser. No local installation. No complex IT setup. No unnecessary implementation project. Just open the platform and start optimizing.
Ready in minutes
Fast Start
Easy onboarding
Get started quickly with guided workflows, practical tutorials, and clear product guidance. Pakera is designed so teams reach their first packaging optimization with minimal training effort - a few minutes are enough.
Guided workflows
Video tutorials
Enterprise Security
High data security
Protect sensitive CAD, project, and packaging data with encrypted data transfer, role-based access, customer managed keys and controlled permissions. For highly sensitive use cases, Pakera is designed to support future on-premise deployment.
GDPR Compliant
Future on-premise option
API-Ready
Easy adoption & automation
Pakera is built with an API-ready architecture from the ground up. Connect it to your existing ERP or custom tools with minimal effort - and automate packaging decisions, data flows, and approval triggers without manual handoffs.
REST API
Automation-ready
No Prerequisites
No simulation or CAD skills needed
You don’t need to be an engineer or a CAD expert to use Pakera. No simulation knowledge, no 3D modeling skills - just select your CAD file and let Pakera do the heavy lifting for you.
No CAD skills required
No simulation skills required
Full Traceability
Transparent results
Pakera makes every packaging decision traceable with clear metrics, Smart Checks, and documented decision logic you can share and justify with stakeholders.
Smart Checks
Decision logs
Purpose-built
Built for industrial workflows
Pakera is designed for industrial parts, recurring material flows, packaging instructions, and approval workflows - enabling cross-functional collaboration between logistics, quality, purchasing, production, and IT.
Logistics
Quality
Procurement
Production
IT
Work Preparation
Supply Chain Management
Quick Payback
Worth it after just 2–3 hours saved
Pakera pays for itself fast. If your team saves just 2–3 hours a month on packaging calculations, physical packing tests, estimating parts per container, freight cost checks, packaging instructions, spreadsheet work, supplier alignment, or internal back-and-forth, the subscription more than covers itself - without needing a big ROI project to justify it.
2–3 hrs/month = ROI
Pays for itself immediately
Zero Setup
No installation required
Use Pakera directly in your browser. No local installation. No complex IT setup. No unnecessary implementation project. Just open the platform and start optimizing.
Ready in minutes
Fast Start
Easy onboarding
Get started quickly with guided workflows, practical tutorials, and clear product guidance. Pakera is designed so teams reach their first packaging optimization with minimal training effort - a few minutes are enough.
Guided workflows
Video tutorials
Enterprise Security
High data security
Protect sensitive CAD, project, and packaging data with encrypted data transfer, role-based access, customer managed keys and controlled permissions. For highly sensitive use cases, Pakera is designed to support future on-premise deployment.
GDPR Compliant
Future on-premise option
API-Ready
Easy adoption & automation
Pakera is built with an API-ready architecture from the ground up. Connect it to your existing ERP or custom tools with minimal effort - and automate packaging decisions, data flows, and approval triggers without manual handoffs.
REST API
Automation-ready
No Prerequisites
No simulation or CAD skills needed
You don’t need to be an engineer or a CAD expert to use Pakera. No simulation knowledge, no 3D modeling skills - just select your CAD file and let Pakera do the heavy lifting for you.
No CAD skills required
No simulation skills required
Full Traceability
Transparent results
Pakera makes every packaging decision traceable with clear metrics, Smart Checks, and documented decision logic you can share and justify with stakeholders.
Smart Checks
Decision logs
Purpose-built
Built for industrial workflows
Pakera is designed for industrial parts, recurring material flows, packaging instructions, and approval workflows - enabling cross-functional collaboration between logistics, quality, purchasing, production, and IT.
Logistics
Quality
Procurement
Production
IT
Work Preparation
Supply Chain Management
Quick Payback
Worth it after just 2–3 hours saved
Pakera pays for itself fast. If your team saves just 2–3 hours a month on packaging calculations, physical packing tests, estimating parts per container, freight cost checks, packaging instructions, spreadsheet work, supplier alignment, or internal back-and-forth, the subscription more than covers itself - without needing a big ROI project to justify it.
2–3 hrs/month = ROI
Pays for itself immediately
Trust & Security
Trust & Security
Enterprise-Grade Security for Industrial Data
Your CAD data and packaging specifications are protected with industry-leading security standards.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Pakera improve container utilization?
Can Pakera calculate chargeable weight?
Can Pakera calculate pack volume and pack weight?
Can Pakera compare several packaging concepts?
Can transport costs and emissions be compared together?
How does Pakera help reduce empty space?
How does Pakera improve cost transparency?
How does Pakera pay for itself?
How does Pakera help procurement reduce packaging costs?
Can Pakera calculate the cost per packaged part?
How does Pakera support freight cost calculation?
Can companies reduce costs and save money with Pakera?
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