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Landed Cost Calculator — Total Cost to Import Goods

Landed cost is what an imported unit actually costs by the time it sits in your warehouse ready to sell. It's the only number that matters for pricing. Most new importers miss it because they only look at the FOB product price — and then watch their margins evaporate once duty and freight land.

Calculate your import duty

Describe your product. Get HS code + duty rates for US, EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico in seconds.

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What goes into landed cost

For the typical ocean FCL from Asia:

  • Product cost (FOB at origin port) — what you pay the supplier
  • International freight — ocean container or air per-kg rate. Varies wildly by season and lane.
  • Insurance — typically 0.3–0.5% of (product + freight)
  • Import duty — your HS-code rate applied to declared value (usually CIF — cost + insurance + freight)
  • Section 301 / antidumping duties — extra ad valorem for specific origin-product pairs
  • MPF (Merchandise Processing Fee) — 0.3464% of declared value, min $31, max $~600 per entry
  • HMF (Harbor Maintenance Fee) — 0.125% of declared value for ocean
  • Broker fees — ~$50–150 per entry
  • Domestic freight to your warehouse — trucking from port to final destination
  • Storage / demurrage — avoidable if clearance is fast, painful if it isn't

What this calculator covers (today)

We compute the duty + tax portion precisely from your HS code and destination country. Freight and domestic trucking depend on your specific carrier and lane, so we don't pretend to know them — plug in your rate quote for a full picture.

The honest version: our number is your product cost plus duty plus destination VAT/GST. Add your freight, insurance, MPF/HMF, and broker fee from your own quotes to get true landed cost.

Why per-unit matters

Container-level math hides the damage. If you pay $500 for freight on a container of 10,000 units, that's $0.05/unit — fine. If it's 100 units, it's $5/unit — maybe your whole margin. Always divide by units.

The calculator shows per-unit cost. For margin modeling, multiply by your expected monthly units, not by the container count.

Frequently asked questions

Should I use CIF or FOB for duty calculation?
US customs uses the transaction value, which is usually FOB plus any post-FOB costs paid to the seller. Most brokers declare on FOB in practice. EU and most other countries use CIF.
Does the VAT apply to duty too?
Yes, in most VAT-collecting countries. VAT is calculated on (customs value + duty), so higher-duty products pay VAT on the duty too. The calculator handles this for EU/UK/CA.

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