Landed cost calculator
Build FOB → CIF → DDP so you can compare a China price to a local delivered price on the same basis — including the duty stack most calculators leave out.
Ask Leeter AI ↓How this is calculated
- 1Build-up
CIF = FOB goods (unit price × quantity) + ocean freight + insurance. Duty = duty base × (base MFN% + AD/CVD + Section 232/301%). The duty base is CIF (typical EU practice) or the FOB/transaction value (typical US practice) — you choose. DDP = CIF + duty + destination taxes/fees; per-unit = DDP ÷ quantity.
- 2US vs EU differ
The US has no VAT — instead you owe the Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464% of the entered value, min ~$33 / max ~$635 per entry) and the Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%, ocean only), both on the commercial value excluding freight. The EU charges import VAT on (CIF + duty + costs to the first EU destination), and that VAT is usually recoverable for a registered importer — a cash-flow item, not a true cost.
- 3Worked example (US)
20,000 pcs @ $1.20 FOB, freight $2,500, insurance $120, MFN 0% + Section 301 25%: duty base (FOB) $24,000 → duty $6,000; MPF ≈ $83; HMF $30; landed ≈ 24,000 + 2,620 + 6,000 + 113 + brokerage ≈ $33,050, ≈ $1.65/unit.
- 4Use it right
Tariff rates change and stack (AD/CVD is a cash deposit at entry; 301 exclusions and 232 steel rates move), so enter the live rate from the official HTS / Federal Register or your customs broker. This is a planning estimate, not customs advice; for a US entry treat the VAT field as 0 and add MPF/HMF and brokerage in the fees line.
Leeter provides the tool, not a warranty of the result. Every figure above is a planning estimate for reference only — confirm structural, code and customs decisions with your engineer, inspector or broker.
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