{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Destination Based Freight Rating","description":"A shipper dispatching consignments to ten different regions quickly finds that freight costs vary significantly by destination: that is destination-based freight rating in practice. Rather than applying a flat charge by total weight or origin, the model calculates a rate for each individual shipment according to its destination postcode or distance travelled. Each destination is mapped to a tariff zone, and charges flow directly from that zone assignment. The approach is most common in parcel an","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/destination-based-freight-rating","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T20:09:44.130293","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_rate","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/destination-based-freight-rating","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Destination Based Freight Rating · A shipper dispatching consignments to ten different regions quickly finds that freight costs vary significantly by destination: that is destination-based freight rating in practice. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_rate"}