noun
transportation costs; shipping charges; freight rates
Refers to the expense or rate for transporting goods, often used in business and logistics contexts.
運送費は商品の価格に含まれています。
Transportation costs are included in the price of the product.
この見積もりには運送費が別途かかります。
This estimate does not include shipping charges; they will be added separately.
運賃 typically refers to passenger fares or freight charges for a specific journey, whereas 運送費 is a more general term for transportation expenses.
Compound of 運送 (transportation) and 費 (cost, expense). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a standard Sino-Japanese compound.