What is gross weight and how do you get it?

Answer 1

The gross weight is the total weight of everything, the weight of the container and the weight of the items inside the container. If the items are taken out of the container and weighed separately you get the nett weight. The weight of the empty container is the tare weight. Therefore, the gross weight is the tare weight and the nett weight added together.

Answer 2

Gross weight is the acceleration due to gravity of an object, including all the packaging associate with it. So to get the gross weight of a tin of soup or a packet of cereal simply weight the tin or the packet.