freight costs
Hauling expense total
Freight costs are the expenses incurred in transporting goods from one location to another.
These include shipping fees, fuel surcharges, handling charges, and insurance.
In business accounting, freight costs affect pricing and profit margins: We had to raise prices to cover rising freight costs.
The term appears in both domestic and international trade contexts.
- demurrageFee for delayed pickup
- air cargoGoods transported by aircraft
- drayageFee for short-distance hauling
- last mileJourney's terminal segment
- bulk shippingTransporting loose goods en masse
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