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Landed cost calculator.
What you paid the supplier is not what the goods cost you. Freight, insurance, duty and brokerage all land on top, and they do not land evenly. This spreads them across a mixed shipment and gives you a true cost per unit to price from.
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THE SHIPMENT
COSTS SHARED BY THE WHOLE SHIPMENT
What landed cost is
It is everything it took to get the goods onto your shelf: the price you paid, the freight, the insurance, the duty, and the broker and handling fees. It is the cost you should price from, and the cost your margin is really measured against.
Why the way you spread freight matters
Put a pallet of bolts and a box of sensors in one container. Spread the freight by value and the sensors carry nearly all of it, which flatters the bolts. Spread it by weight and the bolts carry it, which is closer to how the carrier charged you. Neither is wrong everywhere. Pick the one that matches what drove the bill.
Duty
Duty is a percentage set by the tariff code of each product, so it goes on each line. What it is a percentage of depends on the country: the goods alone, or the goods plus freight and insurance to the border. The rates and the basis are yours to look up; this calculator does the arithmetic.
Questions
Should sales tax or VAT on import be included?
Not if you can reclaim it. Import VAT you recover is a cash-flow cost, not a cost of the goods. If you cannot recover it, add it under the other shared costs.
What about currency?
Enter the rate you actually paid at, including your bank’s margin, not the rate on the news. The difference is a real cost.
Which spreading method should I use?
By weight when the freight bill was driven by weight or volume, by value for light, high-value goods and for insurance-heavy shipments, and by quantity when the items are much alike.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. The sums are done in your browser.
Landed cost is not part of the product yet: its purchase orders do not model freight or duty. That is why this tool stands alone.
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