Landed Cost Calculator

Add goods, freight, insurance, duty, and local fees to see a planning landed cost and a per-unit number before you compare factory quotes.

Landed-cost worksheet with freight and duty
Landed-cost worksheet with freight and duty

Use this calculator after the supplier has stated the quantity, Incoterm, packing, carton count, weight, and dimensions. Duty rates remain yours to confirm from the destination tariff or customs adviser.

What to enter

Follow the landed cost calculation guide for a complete worked example, quote checks, and a worksheet for estimated and actual costs.

Goods cost should match the quoted Incoterm. Add international freight, insurance, duty, customs or brokerage charges, and local delivery only once each. If an all-in freight quote includes one of those items, do not enter it again in another field.

Estimate landed cost

This is a planning worksheet, not a customs ruling. Enter your own duty rate for the destination HS code.

Read the result as a planning number

The total landed cost combines the values you entered. The per-unit result divides that total by the quantity. It does not predict storage, marketplace fees, sales tax, returns, financing cost, or a customs adjustment unless you add those amounts to your own comparison.

Compare more than one route

Save one calculation for each real option instead of changing a single field and forgetting the earlier assumptions. Compare sea, air, courier, or split shipments with the same goods quantity and destination. Record the transit range and stock deadline beside the cost because the cheapest route may not fit the buying calendar.

Read How to Source Products from China for the full order sequence. For a freight quote based on finished cartons, see shipping from China.

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Landed-cost stack: goods, freight, insurance, duty, local fees: Landed Cost Calculator
Landed-cost stack: goods, freight, insurance, duty, local fees: Landed Cost Calculator
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