The weight to be taken into consideration includes, in addition to the weight of the goods transported, the weight of packaging and the tare weight of containers, swap bodies, pallets as well as road vehicles transported by rail in the course of combined transport operations.
Cuimsítear leis an meáchan nach mór a chur san áireamh, sa bhreis ar mheáchan na n-earraí arna n-iompar, meáchan na pacáistíochta agus meáchan glan na gcoimeádán, na gcabhlacha soghluaiste, na bpailléad agus na bhfeithiclí bóthair arna n-iompar d'iarnród le linn comhoibríochtaí iompair.