Landed Cost Calculator

Landed cost is the true total cost of importing or shipping a product — not just the sticker price. It adds shipping, import duty (usually a percentage of the product's declared value), and other fees like customs brokerage, insurance, or handling charges, giving a realistic per-shipment or per-unit cost for pricing decisions.

Import duty rates vary widely by product category (HS code) and country of origin — this calculator lets you enter a duty percentage you already know or have quoted, rather than looking it up. For accurate rates, check your country's customs tariff schedule or work with a licensed customs broker.

Example: a $1,000 shipment with $100 shipping, a 10% duty rate, and $25 in other fees has $100 in duty (10% of $1,000), for a total landed cost of $1,225 ($1,000 + $100 + $100 + $25).

The valuation basis decides how much duty you actually pay, and it differs by country. The US assesses duty on FOB value — the goods alone, excluding international freight and insurance — while the EU and many others use CIF, which includes freight and insurance in the dutiable value. On a $1,000 shipment with $100 freight, that distinction alone changes a 10% duty by $10.

HS classification is the single largest variable and it is not always obvious. The first six digits of a Harmonized System code are internationally common, but countries add their own digits and rates, and similar-looking goods can differ by many percentage points depending on material, construction, or intended use. A binding ruling from customs is worth obtaining for high-volume products.

Consumption taxes usually dwarf the duty itself. VAT or GST is charged on the duty-inclusive value at rates commonly between 15% and 25%, so importing into a 20% VAT country adds far more than a 10% duty line. Registered businesses can often reclaim VAT while duty is never recoverable — treat them differently in a pricing model.

De minimis thresholds decide whether any of this applies to small shipments, and they vary widely by destination and change with policy. Below the threshold a parcel may clear free of duty and tax; above it the full calculation applies, sometimes with a brokerage fee that exceeds the duty on a low-value order.

Country of origin is a legal determination, not simply where the parcel was posted. Origin follows where the goods were produced or substantially transformed, which governs preferential rates under trade agreements and any additional tariffs — and misdeclaring it carries penalties well beyond the duty saved.

Customs authorities determine final duties at import — this is a planning estimate, not an official declaration.