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Landed cost calculator for goods from China
A unit price is one line of what an order costs. Put in the others and this works out the cost per unit at your door, and shows which line moves it most.
What it adds up
- The goods
- Haulage to the port
- Export clearance
- The ocean leg
- The customs entry
- Duty
- Fees on the value
- Drayage and delivery
Your numbers
Work out a landed cost
Enter the figures you have, in US dollars. Leave a line empty if your price already covers it. The figures stay in your browser and are not sent to us.
Landed cost per unit
Enter a unit price and a quantity to start.
Landed cost, whole order
Against the unit price
Where the money goes
- The goodsnot entered
- Haulage to the portnot entered
- Export clearancenot entered
- The ocean legnot entered
- The customs entrynot entered
- Dutynot entered
- Fees on the valuenot entered
- Drayage and deliverynot entered
Duty and the fees on the value are worked out on the goods value: the unit price times the quantity. Your broker confirms the value your entry is filed at.
Want every line filled in for your order?
Our quote puts a dated figure on each of these lines, names the tariff line and says who carries a duty change before the goods land.
Line by line
Where to find each figure
Each field takes a number someone has quoted you, or will if you ask. This is where each one comes from, in the order the costs happen.
- The goods
- Your supplier's quote. Read the trade term printed beside the price, such as EXW, FOB or CIF: it decides which of the lines below the price already covers.
- Haulage to the port
- On an EXW price you pay it; on FOB or CIF the supplier does. Your supplier or a forwarder in China can price the trucking from the factory to the port of loading.
- Export clearance
- The same rule as haulage: inside an FOB or CIF price, extra on EXW. A forwarder in China charges it per shipment.
- The ocean leg
- A forwarder's quote for your lane: a container rate, or a rate per cubic metre for a part load. It moves with the season, so note the date on it. A CIF price already includes it.
- The customs entry
- Your customs broker's fee for filing the entry and the ISF. It is charged per shipment, so it weighs more per unit on a small order.
- Duty
- The rate for your product's tariff line in the tariff schedule, plus any additional duties on goods from China. Add them together and enter the total as one rate.
- Fees on the value
- Your broker has the current percentages. In the US they are the merchandise processing fee and, by sea, the harbor maintenance fee.
- Drayage and delivery
- A trucking quote from the port or rail ramp to your address. Delivery to a ramp, a port or your yard are priced differently, so ask for the one you need.
Before you rely on it
What a calculator cannot know
The duty rate that applies is the one in force on the day of entry, not the day you ran the numbers. Freight moves with the season and the lane. Your broker settles the value your entry is filed at.
Use the result to compare options and to check a price against its landed cost. Then get the real figures on a quote. We do not publish rates as advice; confirm any figure with your own broker.
Questions
Questions about landed cost
What is a landed cost?
Everything it costs to get the goods to your door: the goods themselves, haulage and export clearance in China, the ocean leg, the customs entry, duty and delivery. Divide it by the quantity and you have the landed cost per unit, which is the number to compare suppliers on.
Why is my landed cost so far above the unit price?
Usually freight and duty. Ocean freight is paid for space, so bulky, low-value goods carry the most of it per unit. Duty is a share of the goods value, so it grows with the price. The breakdown shows which line is doing it.
Where do I find the duty rate?
For the US, look up the tariff line for your product in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and add every duty that applies to it; goods from China can carry more than one. The rate is the one in force on the day of entry, so check it with your broker before you rely on it.
Does it work for Canada and other countries?
The lines are the same anywhere. The duty rate and the fees on the value differ, so enter the ones that apply to your country and your entry.
Is this a quote?
No. It adds up the numbers you give it. A quote from us fills in every line for your order with dated figures, names the tariff line, and says who carries a duty change before the goods land.
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Get every line filled in for your order
Send the product, the quantity, the destination and the date. We reply within 1 business day and tell you when your landed quote will follow.
- Reply within 1 business day
- Landed cost, itemised
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