What does it really cost, landed?

The default sample starts with a $10.70 unit price and shows how freight, duty, fees, and optional inspection change the landed cost. This calculator puts every layer — freight, duty, entry fees, inspection — on one page before you wire the deposit.

FORM TS-LC/01 — SHIPMENT INPUTUSD

A — GOODS

Order quantityunits / pieces

Unit price from supplierper unit, USD

Incoterm quotedwho pays which leg

B — FREIGHT & ORIGIN

Shipping mode

Volumecubic meters (CBM)

Freight rateUSD per CBM, all-in port-to-port

Origin chargesexport handling, docs, pickup — enter 0 if seller pays

Destination deliveryport to your door, last mile

C — DUTY & TAXES

Base duty rate% of customs value — check your HTS/HS code

Additional tariff% — e.g. trade-remedy layers. Verify current status

Import VAT / GST% — often deferrable or reclaimable for businesses

Include VAT in my landed total (leave off for cash-cost view)

D — FEES YOU FORGET

Customs entry / broker feeper shipment

Insurance% of goods value (CIF includes this)

Add pre-shipment inspection (1 MAN-DAY)

Inspection costtypical China QC man-day, incl. travel

NO DATA LEAVES THIS PAGE — THE MATH RUNS IN YOUR BROWSER. PRESETS ARE EXAMPLES FROM RECENT SHIPMENTS, NOT QUOTES.

TRUE LANDED COST / UNIT

$16.76

TOTAL $3,352 · 200 UNITS

+56.6% OVER SUPPLIER PRICE

Goods (supplier price)$2,140 64%

Freight + origin + delivery$908 27%

Duty + additional tariff$169 5%

Entry, insurance, inspection$135 4%

LANDED TOTAL$3,352

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How this calculator thinks

THE FORMULA

customs value = goods + freight + insurance · duty = customs value × (base rate + additional rate) · landed = goods + freight legs + duty + fees + inspection + delivery. VAT, when included, applies to customs value + duty — most business importers reclaim or defer it, so it is excluded from the headline number by default.

WHAT THE INCOTERM CHANGES

Term	You pay origin handling	You pay int’l freight	You pay insurance
EXW	Yes	Yes	Yes
FOB	No — in the goods price	Yes	Yes
CIF	No	No — in the goods price	No — seller arranges

SOURCE DISCIPLINE

Duty percentages: user-supplied. Verify against the official schedule — US hts.usitc.gov, EU TARIC, or your broker. Trade-remedy layers change; confirm current status before relying on them.
Freight presets are illustrative defaults, not live quotes. Replace them with a current written quote for the actual route, mode, weight, volume, and service scope.
Inspection is optional and user-supplied. Enter the written fee from the inspection provider, including travel or report charges where applicable.

This tool estimates. It does not replace a licensed customs broker, and it does not know your product’s HTS classification, FTA eligibility, or local exemptions. Numbers you enter stay in your browser — TradeSplain stores nothing and receives nothing.