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title: "Packaging types (CS207600)"
description: "You use this window to create and maintain the list of packages used by your company for shipping goods by using different carriers."
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  en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/customer-ledger/customer-ledger-windows/packaging-types-cs207600/index.md
lastmod: 2026-02-19
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# Packaging types (CS207600)

Last modified February 19, 2026

> You use this window to create and maintain the list of packages used by your company for shipping goods by using different carriers.


This topic provides information about the elements in this window in Visma Net, such as fields, field values, buttons, and check boxes.

You use this window to create and maintain the list of packages used by your company for shipping
goods by using different carriers.
Such parameters of packages as dimensions, tare weight, and maximum weight capacity are used for automatic packaging and for freight
calculation for shipments.

## The table

This table provides information about the packages to be used for shipping.

> [!NOTE]
> After you have added a new package to the list and saved it, the system will reorder the items alphabetically.

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<th class="vismanet-table__cell vismanet-table__cell--header">Column</th>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Box ID</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The ID of the type of packages. An alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters may be used.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Description</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A description of the content of the package.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Tare weight</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The weight of an empty package of this type, may include the weight of any packaging material used to pack items inside the package.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Max. weight</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The maximum weight a package of that type can hold.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Weight UoM</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The unit of measure used for the weight as specified in the <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/inventory-preferences-in101000/index.md">Inventory preferences (IN101000)</a> window.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Max. volume</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The maximum volume of items that can fit into a package of the type.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Volume UoM</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The unit of measure used for the volume as specified in the <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/inventory-preferences-in101000/index.md">Inventory preferences (IN101000)</a> window.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Length</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>The length of the package.</p>

    <div class="admonition admonition-note" role="note">
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        Note
        
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        <p>For information purposes only; the value is not used in any calculation.</p>
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</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Width</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>The width of the package.</p>

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        <p>For information purposes only; the value is not used in any calculation.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Height</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>The height of the package.</p>

    <div class="admonition admonition-note" role="note">
    <div class="admonition-title">
        
        Note
        
    </div>
    <div class="admonition-body">
        <p>For information purposes only; the value is not used in any calculation.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Active by default</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">If you select this check box, the package will be added by default to the list of packages on the <strong>Packages</strong> tab of the <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/ship-via-codes-cs207500/index.md">Ship via codes (CS207500)</a> window for each new ship via code.</td>
</tr>

</table>


<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Tasks</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/sales/configure-automatic-packaging/define-a-box/index.md">Define a box</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/sales/configure-automatic-packaging/configure-automatic-packaging/index.md">Configure automatic packaging</a></li>
</ul><h3>Windows</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/inventory/inventory-windows/ship-via-codes-cs207500/index.md">Ship via codes (CS207500)</a></li>
</ul>


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