Is the amount of weight that is paid for, abbreviation is CHWT. Most often it is the actual weight; the chargeable weight will be the volume weight if this volume weight is higher than the actual weight. In case of Shipper Built Units (SBU) the chargeable weight must not be less than the Pivot Weight. Same Pivot Weight may be used to establish the chargeable weight for offsize pieces causing high loss of space.