Import Landed Cost Scenario

Model one equipment-import scenario using rates you have verified for the machine's HS code, origin and destination. The tool performs arithmetic; it does not select tariffs or determine legal importability.

Methodology reviewed: 3 October 2026

Destination and evidence

Check US Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Verified scenario inputs

Use written quotations and the current official tariff result. Enter zero only when a cost is genuinely excluded or not applicable.

FOB price (USD)Freight (USD)Insurance (% of FOB)Duty (% of CIF)Import tax / VAT / GST (%)Clearance and broker fees (USD)USD to USD rate (optional)

Input control checklist

1. Classify: confirm the HS code from technical specifications, not the listing title alone.
2. Establish origin: seller location is not necessarily the machine's customs origin.
3. Test preference: confirm whether a trade agreement applies and retain origin evidence.
4. Quote logistics: include loading, inland haulage, port handling, insurance and final delivery consistently with the agreed Incoterm.
5. Confirm recoverability: ask a tax adviser whether import tax is recoverable and when; this model shows cash outlay before recovery.

Modelled landed cost

USD 104,000

Import overhead

USD 4,000

Overhead / FOB

4.0%

Calculation bridge

FOB equipment priceUSD 100,000

International freightUSD 3,500

Cargo insurance (0.5%)USD 500

Import duty (0%)USD 0

Import tax / VAT / GST (0%)USD 0

Customs, broker and clearanceUSD 0

Total landed costUSD 104,000

Method: CIF = FOB + freight + insurance; duty = CIF × entered duty rate; import tax = (CIF + duty) × entered tax rate; landed cost = CIF + duty + import tax + entered clearance costs.

Decision limitation

The result excludes any cost you did not enter, including storage, inspection, demurrage, anti-dumping duty, safeguards, excise, permits, retrofit, installation and finance costs. Obtain a written landed-cost estimate from a licensed customs broker before committing funds.

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Input control checklist

1. Classify: confirm the HS code from technical specifications, not the listing title alone.

2. Establish origin: seller location is not necessarily the machine's customs origin.

3. Test preference: confirm whether a trade agreement applies and retain origin evidence.

4. Quote logistics: include loading, inland haulage, port handling, insurance and final delivery consistently with the agreed Incoterm.

5. Confirm recoverability: ask a tax adviser whether import tax is recoverable and when; this model shows cash outlay before recovery.