Import Cost Calculator
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Import Cost Calculator

True landed cost per unit โ€” freight, duty on HMRC CIF basis, insurance and handling. EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP Incoterms. All costs included so you see the single correct gross margin. FX stress test included.

Enter your shipment details to calculate the true landed cost per unit under your chosen Incoterm. Duty is calculated on the HMRC CIF basis where applicable. The FX stress test shows your landed cost at ยฑ5% exchange rate movement.
1

Select your Incoterm

Choose the trade term that applies to your shipment. Each has a different duty calculation basis โ€” plain-English explanations shown on each card.

2

Enter shipment costs

Unit price, freight, insurance, port handling, UK delivery, and any other per-unit costs. Use your supplier currency and enter the exchange rate.

3

Enter your selling price

Your UK selling price excluding VAT. The tool calculates your gross margin against the full landed cost โ€” the single correct margin figure.

4

Review outputs

True landed cost per unit, gross margin, full cost breakdown per unit, FX stress test at ยฑ5%, and annual cost exposure grid. Download as PDF.

Select Incoterm โ€” inputs update automatically
EXW

Ex Works

Seller makes goods available at their premises only. You arrange and pay all export clearance, freight, insurance, import duty, port handling and UK delivery.

You pay: freight + insurance + duty + port + UK delivery
FOB

Free on Board

Seller loads goods onto the vessel at the named port. You pay ocean freight, insurance, UK import duty, destination port handling and UK inland delivery.

You pay: freight + insurance + duty + port + UK delivery
CIF

Cost, Insurance & Freight

Seller pays freight and insurance to UK destination port โ€” included in their price. You pay UK port handling (DTHC), import duty on the CIF value, and UK inland delivery.

You pay: duty on CIF value + port handling + UK delivery
DDP

Delivered Duty Paid

Seller delivers to your warehouse with all costs paid โ€” freight, insurance, export/import clearance and duty all included in their price. You only pay unloading.

Included in price: freight + insurance + duty + delivery

Shipment details

Business
Appears on the cover and footer of the PDF report
Import from a freight quote
Upload or paste a freight forwarder / customs broker quote (CSV or spreadsheet). The tool auto-detects the unit price, freight, insurance, duty rate, and handling costs. Reduces a 10-minute data-entry job to a single click.
Not sure what to upload? Download an example template to see the expected format:
Key-value = typical single-quote email. Column-header = bulk forwarder export.
Product
Costs (supplier currency)
ⓘ Enter all costs excluding VAT. Under UK HMRC rules, VAT-registered businesses reclaim import VAT via their VAT return โ€” it is not a true business cost. All figures should be net of VAT.
e.g. 1 USD = 0.79 GBP
The full freight invoice for this shipment. The tool divides by units per shipment to get the per-unit cost.
Total insurance premium for this shipment. Divided by units to get per-unit cost.
UK tariff rate for your commodity code โ€” check gov.uk/trade-tariff
UK arrival costs โ€” per unit (ยฃ excl. VAT)
Destination Terminal Handling Charges (DTHC) โ€” always paid by the buyer under all Incoterms
Transport from UK port to your warehouse/premises
Customs broker fees, testing, labelling, etc.
Your UK selling price
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Your landed cost analysis will appear here

Select your Incoterm, enter your shipment costs, and click Calculate landed cost.

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