How to Save Money on Your Inbound-Freight Program

That's why properly managing your inbound freight expenses can make the difference between a marginally good year and a successful one for your catalog company. Inbound freight typically represents 2 to 4 percent of gross sales for consumer products companies. Yet inbound freight costs seldom appear as a line item on a profit and loss statement. That's unfortunate, because inbound freight often ranks in the top eight of all operational expenses. When your supplier picks the mode of transporta tion and carrier, then includes this expense in your cost of goods, you may not be getting a chance to save costs.