shipping and handling
noun
: the process of packaging and sending something to a customer
charging extra for shipping and handling
Examples of shipping and handling in a Sentence
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The proceeds of each item sold (less shipping and handling fees) will be donated to our current beneficiary, The Outdoorist Oath.
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Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
But if ordered during the holiday, the cost of shipping and handling is also tax-free.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
Taxes, shipping and handling and gift wrapping don't apply to the $30 minimum purchase amount, the company added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 July 2024
After receiving your order, the Hein Company will contact you to confirm shipping and handling charges.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The name is as transparent as the company’s mission—which involves selling more than 2,500 generic medications at cost, plus 15% to cover shipping and handling fees.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
During this process juices from the ham mix with the gelatin and upon cooling form a salty opaque jelly, which provides a cushion for the ham during from shipping and handling.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Temu currently bears around $10 in shipping and handling expenses per package: $1 to move items from sellers to warehouses in China, $5 in shipping from those warehouses to foreign countries, and around $3 to $4 shipping to the consumers, according to WIRED’s analysis earlier this year.
—Tracy Wen Liu, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
Also substantial: the shipping and handling fees for such a hefty object and the long lead time before this item will ship.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
But if ordered during the holiday, the cost of shipping and handling is also tax-free.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
Taxes, shipping and handling and gift wrapping don't apply to the $30 minimum purchase amount, the company added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 July 2024
After receiving your order, the Hein Company will contact you to confirm shipping and handling charges.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The name is as transparent as the company’s mission—which involves selling more than 2,500 generic medications at cost, plus 15% to cover shipping and handling fees.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
During this process juices from the ham mix with the gelatin and upon cooling form a salty opaque jelly, which provides a cushion for the ham during from shipping and handling.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Temu currently bears around $10 in shipping and handling expenses per package: $1 to move items from sellers to warehouses in China, $5 in shipping from those warehouses to foreign countries, and around $3 to $4 shipping to the consumers, according to WIRED’s analysis earlier this year.
—Tracy Wen Liu, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
Also substantial: the shipping and handling fees for such a hefty object and the long lead time before this item will ship.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Shipping and handling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipping%20and%20handling. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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