For 貨物 (かもつ), both kanji use their on'yomi: 貨 (カ) for goods and 物 (モツ) for thing. モツ is a common on'yomi for 物 in compounds where the preceding kanji does not cause rendaku. Incorrect readings like かぶつ use a less common on'yomi variant, while かうつ and かろつ misread 物 and 貨 respectively. It specifically refers to goods being transported as freight or cargo.

貨物（かもつ）は両漢字とも音読み。貨（カ）は「品物」、物（モツ）は「もの」の意味で、モツは複合語で一般的な音読みです。かぶつは物、かうつ・かろつはそれぞれ物・貨の誤読。輸送される積荷や貨物を指します。