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Term of the Road Dictionary

freight costs

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Financial and Legal Tools Finance and Procurement Economics and Finance
  • Definition : Costs incurred by the shipper in moving goods, by whatever means, from one place to another under the terms of the contract of carriage. Note: in addition to transport costs, this may include such elements as packing, documentation, loading, unloading, and insurance (to the extent that they relate to the freight cost) [EN 14943].

Frachtkosten

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Finanz- und Rechtsinstrumente Finanzen und Vergabewesen Betriebswirtschaft und Finanzen
  • Definition : Kosten, die durch den Transporteur entstehen, wenn er Waren mit jeglichen Hilfsmitteln und unter den Bedingungen des Frachtvertrags von einem Ort an einen anderen transportiert. Anmerkung: zusätzlich zu den Transportkosten können Elemente wie Verpackung, Dokumentation, Be- und Entladung sowie (in dem Maße, wie sie die Frachtkosten betreffen) Versicherungen hinzukommen [EN 14943].