handling fee

Extra shipping cost

A handling fee is a charge added to a transaction to cover the cost of processing, packaging, or administrative work.

It often appears alongside shipping costs: The total came to $45 plus shipping and handling.

Handling fees can seem arbitrary—ticket vendors notoriously add them to already-priced items, making the fee feel like a surcharge rather than compensation for actual labor.

Related

admin fee · customs duty · service fee · cost · port charges · payment · brokerage · freight charges · delivery fees · levy · markup · overhead · billing · packaging · late fee · baggage fee · transaction fee · credit card fee

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Opposites
fee versus refund/credit

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Money returned after purchase

rebate · discount · credit · reimbursement · price reduction

ancillary cost versus base price

handling feebase price

Cost before modifications

purchase price · list price · retail price · sticker price · unit price

charged versus waived/free service

handling feefee waiver

Release from required payment

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G