Packaging MOQ and Holding Cost Calculator
This snapshot holds surplus constant during the entered interval. It is for stock not consumed during that time, not a continuous drawdown model. Keep initial material cash separate from holding expense.
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Replace the example values with figures from your supplier sheet or measurements. Choose the unit beside each value. Results update as you type; fix any highlighted field before using the result.
GSM means grams per square metre. Net weight excludes the core and other packaging. MOQ means the minimum order quantity. An optional field can stay blank unless the result you need depends on it.
Prices keep the selected currency; changing its label does not convert an exchange rate. Save or export the result after checking your inputs.
Help with purchased quantity after moq rounding
MOQ means minimum order quantity: the smallest quantity the supplier will sell at this price. Confirm the unit on the quote.
Label only; no exchange-rate conversion.
Surplus holding expense
Holding = (Purchased − Required) × Months × (Storage/month + Price × Annual capital rate/1,200)
demand = 10000; buy = 15000; price = 0.1; months = 3; store = 0.002; capital = 12 → Surplus holding expense = 45 currency; Initial material cash = 1500 currency; Surplus units = 5000 unitsSaved calculations stay in this browser. No account or cloud backup is created.
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This snapshot holds surplus constant during the entered interval. It is for stock not consumed during that time, not a continuous drawdown model. Keep initial material cash separate from holding expense.
How to use this calculator
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Confirm units needed now, purchased quantity after moq rounding, purchase price per unit, months surplus held unchanged, storage per surplus unit per month, annual simple capital rate.
- 02
Enter consistent units; zero means a confirmed absence of a charge or allowance.
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Review the arithmetic, rounding and limitations before using the result in a purchasing decision.
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5,000 surplus units × 3 months × EUR 0.003/unit-month gives EUR 45 holding expense.
- Units needed now
- 10000 units
- Purchased quantity after MOQ rounding
- 15000 units
- Purchase price per unit
- 0.1 EUR
- Months surplus held unchanged
- 3 months
- Storage per surplus unit per month
- 0.002 EUR
- Annual simple capital rate
- 12 %
demand = 10000; buy = 15000; price = 0.1; months = 3; store = 0.002; capital = 12 → Surplus holding expense = 45 currency; Initial material cash = 1500 currency; Surplus units = 5000 unitsCheck the displayed formula and units against your quotation. Use measured GSM, net weight and actual layout dimensions where available. Default densities are planning assumptions, not certified material properties. Calculated cost does not certify strength, compatibility or safe loading.
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