Excess Baggage Fee Calculator

Work out excess baggage fee instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Excess Baggage Fee Calculator

Excess baggage is charged per kilogram over the allowance, and there is a separate hard maximum — usually 32 kg — above which the bag is refused entirely for manual handling safety reasons, regardless of willingness to pay.

Formula

Excess baggage

excess = max(weight - allowance, 0); fee = excess x per-kg rate, subject to a hard maximum weight

Worked example

With the default values below, Excess Baggage Fee Calculator returns Excess baggage fee of $36.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Bag weight: 26 kg
Weight allowance: 23 kg
Fee per excess kilogram: 12
Maximum permitted weight: 32 kg

Results

Excess baggage fee: $36.00
Excess weight: 3.00 kg
Status: Excess charge applies
Weight to remove to avoid the fee: 3.00 kg

Step by step

1Values used
2Excess baggage
3Excess baggage fee= 36.00
4Excess weight= 3.00 kg
5Status= Excess charge applies
6Weight to remove to avoid the fee= 3.00 kg

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is 32 kg the limit?

Manual handling regulations. Above that, baggage handlers face injury risk, so airlines refuse the bag rather than charge more.

Is shipping cheaper than excess baggage?

For anything over about 10 kg excess, an unaccompanied shipment or courier is usually cheaper — though far slower.