From the FOB price to your landed cost
Enter the FOB value, freight, insurance and the rates for your import, and get the CIF value and what the goods cost in your warehouse, with everything paid, instantly.
Preloaded values are editable references. The formula is in plain sight. The result comes from your data, not from promises.
What you pay the supplier, with the goods loaded on board at the port of origin.
The policy premium. Under FOB it is optional, but without it the cargo travels uninsured.
On the CIF value. It depends on the tariff classification and the destination country.
VAT, fees and withholdings, on CIF plus duty. Whatever you recover as a tax credit can be left out.
Customs broker fees, terminal handling and storage.
For the cost and selling price per unit. Leave at 1 for a single piece.
Landed cost
$112,025
The goods in your warehouse, with freight, insurance, taxes and clearance paid.
CIF value
$95,000
FOB plus international freight and insurance.
Duties and taxes
$14,725
What you pay at destination customs.
Landed, the goods cost 24.5% more than their FOB value.
Selling price for your margin
What to charge per unit to earn your target margin on the landed cost.
Margin, not markup: a 25% margin is a 33% markup on cost.
To earn 25% on the selling price, each unit sells for $149,366.67: it costs $112,025.00 landed and leaves $37,341.67.
Result, breakdown, assumptions and formula in one PDF. The calculation on screen is free and needs no sign-up.
How do we calculate this?
CIF value = FOB value + international freight + insurance duties = CIF value x duty % other taxes = (CIF value + duties) x other taxes % landed cost = CIF value + duties + other taxes + clearance + local freight cost per unit = landed cost / units selling price = cost per unit / (1 - margin %)
With your current data
- FOB value
- $90,000
- International freight
- $4,500
- Insurance
- $500
- Duty
- 10%
- Other taxes
- 5%
- Clearance and charges
- $1,500
- Local freight
- $800
- Units
- 1 unit
- Margin
- 25%
The result is an estimated potential based on your data, not a promise of results.
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How to read the cost of an import
The FOB price is what you pay the supplier, not what the goods cost you. Between the port of origin and your warehouse come freight, insurance, duties, taxes and clearance charges.
From FOB to CIF: freight and insurance
In a FOB purchase, the seller delivers the goods loaded on board at the port of origin, and from there the buyer pays for the voyage: international freight and insurance. Adding them to FOB gives the CIF value, the same the deal would have if the seller had included them in the price.
Insurance is optional under FOB, but the risk passes to the buyer as soon as the cargo is on board: without a policy, any damage at sea is on the buyer. That is why the calculator asks for it separately and flags it when it is zero.
From CIF to your warehouse: taxes and destination charges
The calculator uses the CIF value as the base for duties, which depend on the tariff classification of the product, and CIF plus duties as the base for other import taxes, such as VAT or fees; each country sets its own base. Then come customs clearance and freight to the warehouse.
If you recover import VAT as a tax credit, leave it out to see the real cost. If you are comparing against a DDP price, include it, because under DDP the seller pays the destination taxes.
From a one-off calculation to quoting on WhatsApp
For a freight forwarder or a customs broker, this is the question of the day, every day. Sellium quotes freight on WhatsApp with the forwarder's rate sheet, explains what each Incoterm covers and adds clearance and delivery at destination, with a duty estimate subject to the classification your broker confirms.
Frequently asked questions
How do you go from FOB to CIF?
How do you go from FOB to CIF?
Add international freight and insurance to the destination port to the FOB value: CIF equals FOB plus freight plus insurance. It is the same math as in the CIF glossary entry, and the starting point for calculating duties.
What does the landed cost include?
What does the landed cost include?
Everything you pay until the goods are in your warehouse: the CIF value, duties and taxes, customs clearance and local freight. It is the scope of a DDP price, the Incoterms rule from the International Chamber of Commerce where the seller pays all of that; here you calculate it as the buyer, to compare.
What value are duties calculated on?
What value are duties calculated on?
It depends on the country: the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement lets each member decide whether freight and insurance are part of the customs value. The United States, for example, leaves international freight and insurance out. The calculator uses the CIF value; if your country uses FOB, enter the duty rate multiplied by FOB and divided by CIF, or check with your customs broker.
What duty rate applies to my product?
What duty rate applies to my product?
The tariff classification of the goods in the destination country sets it, which is why the calculator has no country tables: the preloaded rates are an editable example. Your customs broker confirms the exact figure.
What does Vantegrate do with my data?
What does Vantegrate do with my data?
The calculation runs in your browser. If you request the report, along with your name, email and company we store the values entered and the result, to send you the link to your calculation and Vantegrate updates, which you can stop anytime.
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$112,025