Landed Cost Calculator
Calculate true delivered cost per unit, box, and pallet, across multiple currencies.
Origin
Costs before the goods depart
Invoice / Shipment Total
Total goods value before transport, customs, and VAT.
Freight, insurance & import charges
Main freight, insurance and customs
OPTIONAL: Select a freight type first.
Transport Costs
Total freight cost for the shipment.
Customs & Insurance
Duty, Tariffs & VAT
Applied to dutiable base.
Extra % on dutiable base.
May be recoverable.
Destination
Destination-side handling, local delivery etc.
Destination handling & delivery
Invoice Landed Cost Summary
Enter an invoice value to activate the summary.
Cost Breakdown by Stage
1. Origin
CIF: No- Invoice / shipment value
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- Origin subtotal
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2. Freight, insurance & Customs
- Freight & import subtotal
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- Estimated due at import
- —Excludes freight/insurance if paid separately.
3. After it arrives
- Arrival subtotal
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Final result
- Extra costs
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- Total landed cost
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Need more than one resale step? Build the pricing chain.
Take this landed cost into the Middleman Calculator to add agents, distributors, commissions, discounts, and final customer pricing.
Quick practical guide
Your supplier's price isn't what the goods actually cost you. This adds freight, insurance, customs, and delivery to give the landed cost — the real per-unit number to price and set your margin against, not the invoice price.
Enter the invoice value, or use product/unit mode if you know unit price, boxes, pallets, or total quantity.
Add freight, insurance, export/origin costs, and import-side customs costs. Check your Incoterm so the same cost is not counted twice.
Review duty, tariffs, VAT, broker fees, port costs, and local delivery. Confirm your duty rates, Incoterm, and VAT treatment before you rely on the number for pricing.
Formula: Goods + freight + insurance + duty/tariffs + VAT + customs/clearance/other = landed cost
Currency: Monetary fields can use different currencies and are converted using ECB reference rates via Frankfurter, with local caching.
Common mistakes: Missing port or local delivery costs, double-counting freight/insurance, mixing currencies, or treating recoverable VAT as permanent cost.
Worked example: from supplier price to landed cost
Follow how each cost layer builds the final landed cost.
1,000 units × €4 = €4,000
Freight: €600
Insurance: €40
4,000+600+40 = €4,640
Duty 5% × €4,640 = €232
Broker €150
Port €80
Local delivery €120
Total landed: €5,222
Landed cost / unit: €5.22
1,000 units × €4 = €4,000
Freight: €600
Insurance: €40
4,000+600+40 = €4,640
Total landed: €5,222
Landed cost / unit: €5.22
Broker €150
Port €80
Local delivery €120
Duty 5% × €4,640 = €232
Landed cost is the supplier price plus the costs required to get the goods delivered and cleared. Price and quote against the landed cost per unit — €5.22 here, not the €4 supplier price.
Frequently asked questions
Should I include VAT in landed cost?
If VAT is recoverable for your business, exclude it from landed cost used for pricing — but plan for the VAT outlay at the time of import. If VAT is not recoverable, include it.
What is the difference between duty and tariffs?
Customs duty is the standard import charge based on HS code. Tariffs are additional percentage charges (e.g. trade-policy surcharges) applied on top, also calculated on CIF.
How do I handle currency?
The product cost currency becomes the calculator's base currency. Each other monetary field can be in its own currency — the calculator converts using daily Frankfurter rates. Add a comparison currency in the Shipment Summary to see results in two currencies side by side.
Per shipment vs per pallet?
Per shipment costs are flat for the entire shipment (e.g. brokerage). Per pallet costs scale with the number of pallets (e.g. LTL transport). Both are summed into the relevant total.
Are exchange rates live?
Rates come from frankfurter.dev (ECB reference rates, daily). They are cached locally for up to 12 hours so opening this page does not hit the provider on every visit.
Important note
CommerceKit calculates from the values you enter. It does not verify HS codes, duty rates, tax treatment, customs compliance, Incoterms, or live FX rates. Confirm final figures before making commercial decisions.
View limitations
CommerceKit is a calculation and planning tool, not a customs, tax, legal, or accounting advisor.
You are responsible for checking:
- product classification / HS codes
- duty and tariff rates
- VAT or sales tax treatment
- Incoterms and who pays each cost
- customs clearance requirements
- broker, port, freight, and delivery charges
- exchange rates used in the calculation
CommerceKit aims to calculate correctly from the inputs provided, but it does not independently verify that those inputs are correct or complete.
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