Landed Cost Calculator
True cost of imported goods after all fees.
Calculate the true landed cost of imported goods including purchase price, shipping, duty, and handling fees. Enter shipping cost and see the result instantly.
What this tool does
Enter purchase price, shipping, import duty percentage, and handling fees. The tool shows total landed cost per unit.
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Disclaimer
Results are estimates for educational purposes only. They do not constitute financial advice. Consult a qualified professional before making financial decisions.
Landed cost is the full price of imported goods by the time they reach your warehouse or home. 500 of goods plus 80 shipping plus 10% duty (50) plus 25 handling = 655 total — 33% more than the headline price. For resellers this is the correct cost basis for pricing. For personal imports it prevents nasty surprises at customs.
Run it with sensible defaults
Using purchase price of 500, shipping cost of 80, import duty of 10%, handling / clearance fees of 25, the calculation works out to 655.00. Nudge the inputs toward your own situation and the output recalculates instantly. The defaults are meant as a starting point, not a recommendation.
The levers in this calculation
The inputs — Purchase Price, Shipping Cost, Import Duty, and Handling / Clearance Fees — do not pull with equal force. Frequency and unit price pull the total in different directions. The biggest surprise for most people is how small recurring amounts compound into large annual figures — that's where this calculation earns its keep.
How the math works
Standard landed-cost formula: purchase price + shipping + duty on purchase price + handling. Some jurisdictions apply duty on CIF (cost + insurance + freight), not just goods cost — adjust the input accordingly. The working is transparent — you can verify every step yourself in the formula section below. No black box, no opaque "proprietary model".
Why run the calculation
Utility bills creep. Small annual increases stack into meaningful differences over a decade. Running this once a year and switching providers when the gap widens is one of the easiest ways to keep household costs in check.
What this doesn't capture
Usage varies month-to-month; tariffs change; discounts come and go. The figure here is a clean baseline — your actual annual bill will fluctuate around it. Use the calculation to benchmark providers, not as a prediction of a specific bill.
Landed cost produces a total based on the inputs provided.
Inputs
This example uses typical values for illustration. Adjust the inputs above to match a specific situation and see how the result changes.
Sources & Methodology
Methodology
Standard landed-cost formula: purchase price + shipping + duty on purchase price + handling. Some jurisdictions apply duty on CIF (cost + insurance + freight), not just goods cost — adjust the input accordingly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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