Basing Point Pricing System

See basing point.

A system where the buyer will pay a base price, with a set shipping cost added to the total price, depending on how far they are from the base point, or location from which all shipping prices are set.

Transportation charges are added to this basing point (typically the location of product manufacture). More simply, the basing point pricing system will specify transportation costs are added to the basing point location, irrespective of the location from which the product or item is shipped.