Entering a Shipping cost as part of a product's cost creates a Landed Cost - this is the total $ amount it cost you to receipt those goods into your store or warehouse.
You can enter those costs manually, or calculate them by selecting Update Shipping Costs when receipting a Purchase Order.
The Landed cost (whether Latest or Average) gets used for
- Product Valuation reporting
- Inventory adjustment journal
- Markup / Margin reporting on
- Jobs
- Customer Invoices
- Customer Quotes
