Calculator
Enter Your Shipment Details
Destination, goods value and duty rate are required. Freight, insurance and VAT rate can be adjusted — VAT auto-fills from your destination but stays editable.
Not sure which Incoterm applies? The customs value below is calculated as goods value + freight + insurance regardless of Incoterm — just make sure you're not entering a cost twice if it's already included in your goods value.
Estimated duty rate: Enter the customs duty rate applicable to your product. Duty depends on product classification, origin and destination. This calculator does not determine the legally correct HS or tariff rate.
Select a destination and enter goods value and duty rate (0–100) to continue.
Methodology
How the Calculation Works
Transparent arithmetic — every step shown, nothing hidden in a black box.
Customs Value
Goods value + freight + insurance. This is the base both duty and VAT are calculated from.
Estimated Duty
Customs value × the duty rate you enter. We don't derive this rate for you.
VAT Base
Customs value + estimated duty — VAT is calculated on this combined figure, not on goods value alone.
Indicative Landed Cost
Customs value + estimated duty + estimated VAT — before destination/local charges (see below).
Scope
What This Figure Does — and Doesn't — Include
The indicative landed cost covers customs value, duty and VAT only.
Included
- • Goods value you entered
- • Freight and insurance you entered
- • Estimated duty (from your rate)
- • Estimated import VAT (nominal amount)
Not Included
- • Destination/terminal charges
- • Customs broker fees
- • Storage
- • Last-mile delivery
- • Inspections or compliance/testing
- • Unexpected customs adjustments
VAT
How Import VAT Is Estimated
Import VAT is calculated on customs value plus duty — not on goods value alone.
This calculator shows the nominal estimated VAT amount — (customs value + estimated duty) × VAT rate. It does not tell you whether that VAT is ultimately recoverable, or how it's accounted for in a specific country (for example, postponed/self-assessed import VAT mechanisms that some countries use). Those mechanics are explained on the relevant country route page — this tool only estimates the amount, not how or when it's ultimately payable or reclaimable.
FAQ
Import Duty & Landed Cost — Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about how this calculator works and what it does and doesn't tell you.
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