{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Inventory holding costs","description":"Unlike simple warehouse rent, inventory holding costs capture every direct and indirect expense that arises from keeping goods in stock. The main components are capital carrying costs (the opportunity cost of money tied up in inventory), facility costs (rent or depreciation), labour for storage and administration, utilities, insurance, and losses from shrinkage, spoilage, or obsolescence. For freight forwarders and 3PL providers, accurate tracking of each element is essential to price warehousin","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/inventory-holding-costs","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T11:57:58.548340","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerhaltungskosten","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/inventory-holding-costs","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Inventory holding costs · Unlike simple warehouse rent, inventory holding costs capture every direct and indirect expense that arises from keeping goods in stock. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerhaltungskosten"}