Freight costs are added to the cost of the merchandise. The total is typically referred to as the "landed" cost of the product.
selling price
The freight charges can be listed as HANDLING and that would be better. To call it Freight Charges is NOT illegal UNLESS applying for INSURANCE and listing the freight charges as part of the value of the item(s) being shipped.
FOB Destination
carriage, transportation, contents, load, merchandise, packages, shipping, tonnage
[debit] Merchandise account 12000 [Debit] Freight in 485 [Credit Accounts payable / cash 12485
Freight on Destination (FOD)
load, goods, contents, shipment, freight, merchandise, baggage, consignment
I know the ABC shop sells some Dr who merchandise. I get all of my doctor who merchandise from epicloots.com.au. Australian company with free freight.
Internet Truckstop is a web-based freight matching service. Carriers wishing to transport merchandise are matched with customers wishing to have merchandise transported.
Free On Board Destination (FOB Destination). This means that the seller pays the the freight costs from the shipping point to the buyer's final destination.
Many types of items can be carried in a freight container as the shape will be different depending on what is to be stored in the container such as containers for carrying weapons are small and compact while freight containers for oil are in the shape of drums. One can carry nearly anything in a freight container such as musical instruments, furniture and computing equipment.
additional question above. Is freight charges included in the deduction of list price to get invoice price?