# What is my landed cost?

Computes the landed cost of imported goods: product cost, freight, insurance, customs duty on the CIF or FOB value, import tax and other fees, in total and per unit.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/logistics/landed-cost-calculator
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/logistics/landed-cost-calculator.json
- Version: 79c1c59d3976

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Product cost $10,000.00, Freight $2,500.00, Insurance $1,000.00, Duty is charged on Cost + insurance + freight, Duty rate 5%, Import tax (VAT) rate 19%): Goods costing $10,000.00 land at $16,868.25 with freight, insurance, duty, tax and fees.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cost | Product cost | The price paid for the goods: the invoice value. |
| freight | Freight | Optional: shipping to the destination. |
| ins | Insurance | Optional: insurance for the shipment. |
| basis | Duty is charged on | The customs value: cost + insurance + freight (CIF), as many countries use, or the product cost alone, as the United States values imports. |
| duty | Duty rate | Optional: the customs duty rate for the goods, from the tariff schedule. |
| vat | Import tax (VAT) rate | Optional: a value-added or sales tax charged at import, on the customs value plus the duty. |
| fees | Other fees | Optional: customs broker, port and processing fees, inland delivery, anything else paid to get the goods in. |
| units | Units in the shipment | Optional: how many units the shipment holds, for the landed cost per unit. |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| landed | Landed cost | Product cost + freight + insurance + duty + import tax + other fees. |
| perUnit | Landed cost per unit ($) | Landed cost ÷ units in the shipment, in dollars with 2 to 4 decimals. Shown when you enter the units. |
| value | Customs value | What the duty is charged on: cost + insurance + freight (CIF), or the product cost alone. |
| dutyAmount | Duty | Duty rate × customs value. |
| taxAmount | Import tax (VAT) | Tax rate × (customs value + duty). |
| extra | Added to the product cost | (Landed cost − product cost) ÷ product cost × 100. Shown when the product cost is above $0. |

## Method

Customs value = cost + insurance + freight (CIF), or the product cost alone; duty = duty rate × customs value; import tax = tax rate × (customs value + duty); landed cost = cost + freight + insurance + duty + import tax + other fees; per unit = landed cost ÷ units.

## Assumptions

- You look up the duty rate for your goods in the importing country’s tariff schedule and type it; this page holds no tariff data.
- Import tax is charged on the customs value plus the duty; other fees are not taxed and not dutiable here.
- Arithmetic is exact on the typed decimals; money shows to the cent (the per-unit cost with 2 to 4 decimals), halves up.

## Worked examples

1. cost = $10,000.00, freight = $2,500.00, ins = $1,000.00, basis = cif, duty = 5%, vat = 19% gives landed = $16,868.25, value = $13,500.00, dutyAmount = $675.00, taxAmount = $2,693.25, extra = 68.68%. Source: International Trade Administration, "Determine Total Export Price" (landed cost = the product price, insurance, freight, tariffs and taxes, and other fees; cost $10,000 + insurance $1,000 + freight $2,500 = $13,500 CIF; 5% duty = $675; 19% VAT on CIF + duty = $2,693.25; landed cost $16,868.25, or $16,065 with no duty). https://www.trade.gov/determine-total-export-price.
2. cost = $10,000.00, freight = $2,500.00, ins = $1,000.00, basis = cif, duty = 0%, vat = 19% gives landed = $16,065.00, dutyAmount = $0.00, taxAmount = $2,565.00. Source: International Trade Administration, "Determine Total Export Price" (landed cost = the product price, insurance, freight, tariffs and taxes, and other fees; cost $10,000 + insurance $1,000 + freight $2,500 = $13,500 CIF; 5% duty = $675; 19% VAT on CIF + duty = $2,693.25; landed cost $16,868.25, or $16,065 with no duty). https://www.trade.gov/determine-total-export-price: 13,500 × 19% = 2,565.
3. cost = $10,000.00, freight = $2,500.00, ins = $1,000.00, basis = fob, duty = 5%, vat = 0%, fees = $150.00, units = 1,000 gives landed = $14,150.00, value = $10,000.00, dutyAmount = $500.00, taxAmount = $0.00, perUnit = 14.15, extra = 41.5%. Source: 19 U.S.C. 1401a(b), transaction value (the price actually paid or payable, excluding costs for transportation, insurance and related services incident to the international shipment). https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1401a.
4. cost = $4,321.09, freight = $678.90, basis = cif, duty = 3.7%, units = 250 gives landed = $5,184.99, value = $4,999.99, dutyAmount = $185.00, perUnit = 20.74.

## FAQ

### What is landed cost?

Landed cost is the total cost of a product once it has arrived at the buyer's door: the price of the goods plus insurance, freight, duties and taxes, and other fees. It is the cost to use when you price imported goods.

### How do I calculate landed cost?

Add the product cost, freight and insurance, then the duty (the duty rate × the customs value), the import tax and any other fees. The International Trade Administration's example: $10,000 + $1,000 insurance + $2,500 freight = $13,500; 5% duty = $675; 19% VAT on $14,175 = $2,693.25; landed cost $16,868.25.

### Is duty charged on the CIF value or the product cost?

It depends on the importing country. Many charge duty on the CIF value (cost + insurance + freight), as in the ITA example. The United States values imports at the price paid, without the costs of the international shipping and its insurance, so pick Product cost only for U.S. imports.

### Where do I find the duty rate?

In the importing country's tariff schedule, by the goods' classification code. For U.S. imports, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule gives duty rates for virtually every item; CBP explains how to classify goods to find the rate.

### Should I include import VAT?

The ITA estimate includes the importing country's VAT, charged on the customs value plus the duty. Leave the tax rate empty when no tax is charged at import, or when you count the tax somewhere else.

### How do I get the landed cost per unit?

Enter the number of units in the shipment. The landed cost is divided by the units: $14,150 for 1,000 units is $14.15 a unit.

### What other fees count?

Anything you pay to get the goods to your door that is not in the other boxes: the customs broker, port and terminal charges, customs processing fees, and delivery from the port. Add them up and enter them as other fees.

## Sources

- International Trade Administration, "Determine Total Export Price": landed cost is the total price of a product once it has arrived at the buyer's doorstep: the original price of the product, insurance, freight, tariffs and taxes, and other fees; example: cost $10,000 + insurance $1,000 + freight $2,500 = $13,500 CIF; MFN duty 5% of CIF = $675; VAT 19% × ($13,500 + $675) = $2,693.25; landed cost $16,868.25; with a 0% FTA tariff, VAT $2,565 and landed cost $16,065. https://www.trade.gov/determine-total-export-price (retrieved 2026-10-19)
- 19 U.S.C. 1401a(b), Transaction value: the price actually paid or payable for imported merchandise, excluding costs, charges or expenses for transportation, insurance and related services incident to the international shipment. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1401a (retrieved 2026-10-19)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "Determining Duty Rates": the Harmonized Tariff System provides duty rates for virtually every item. https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/determining-duty-rates (retrieved 2026-10-19)