Freight, packaging and indirect costs

Freight, packaging and other indirect costs as a share of invoice, so the true landed cost is what margin is measured against.

Why it matters

Freight, packaging and indirect costs decide whether the landed cost is the cost margin is measured against. A rising share means the margin you see is overstated.

Act when

Up over x% of invoice

Thresholds are set per business; the ones written as x and y are placeholders your team fills in.

What it may signal

Fuel rises, inefficient logistics, supplier issues.

What to do

The templates that respond when this metric moves.

How it’s defined

Formula
sum('Indirect costs') / sum('Invoice revenue')
Required context
Invoice lines, Landed cost
Dimensions
Family, Region, Account
Cadence
Reviewed monthly
Lineage
Every value traces to the invoice line or governing record it was computed from.
Use in
Alerts: an agent watches it against a rule and alerts you when it trips.

Relevant industries

All industries

See Freight, packaging and indirect costs on your commercial data.

We will show how Revomo defines, monitors and connects this metric to commercial action, using representative data or your own.

Plate B2 · Series 2026