Freight, in interior design procurement, refers to which of the following?

• A. The installation labor at the site.
• B. The insurance costs for shipment.
• C. The shipping charges involved in delivering goods, with the client paying for them.
• D. A warranty service fee.

Answer: (C)

Freight is the cost of moving goods from the supplier to the project site. It covers the shipping charges required to deliver items and is typically shown as a pass-through expense that the client pays. This sets it apart from installation labor, which is the work to install the items on site, and from insurance costs, which cover risk during transit and are not the transportation charge itself. A warranty service fee relates to post-sale service, not to getting the goods to the site. So the description that identifies the shipping charges involved in delivering goods, with the client paying for them, is the best fit.