Landed Cost Calculator
Calculate the true cost of importing - product price, shipping, duties, and VAT/GST all in one number.
Invoice / declared value (USD)
What is Landed Cost?
Landed cost is the total cost to get a product to its final destination, including every expense incurred along the way: the purchase price, international freight, insurance, customs duties, and VAT or GST. Sellers who ignore these costs often end up with margins far below what they expected.
How Import Duties Are Calculated
Most countries calculate duty on the CIF value (Cost + Insurance + Freight). For example, if your product costs $500, shipping is $50, and the duty rate is 12%, you'd pay $66 in duty on the $550 CIF value. VAT or GST is then applied on top of the CIF value plus the duty.
De Minimis Thresholds by Country
- United States: $800 - highest in the world, most e-commerce imports are duty-free
- Australia: AUD $1,000 - also generous, but GST still applies on all imports
- EU / UK: €150 / £135 - below this, no customs duty, but VAT still applies at delivery
- Japan: ~¥16,000 (~$110) - relatively low, most imported goods attract consumption tax
- Canada: CAD $20 - very low; almost all commercial imports pay duties and GST
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