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Pick your market and sales channel, add the factory price — the calculator returns landed cost per unit, Amazon or retail fees, net margin and a break-even price. So you can decide before you place the order.
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1 · Market and channel
2 · Product and HS code
Suggestions are HS6 only. Duty depends on the 8–10 digit national code and any trade measures.
We do not auto-fill duty rates. The same product name can map to different 8–10 digit codes, and US Section 301 / 232 duties change with trade policy. Check your national tariff, then enter the rate — we confirm it again in every quote.
3 · Order costs
Estimate freight · Ningbo → Los Angeles market reference · updated 30 Oct 2026
Enter the all-in freight from your forwarder, or switch above to estimate from market rates.
4 · Selling price and channel fees
Landed cost first, then the fees your channel takes. The verdict compares the result with your target margin.
| Channel | Fees deducted from the selling price | What the verdict means |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon FBA | Referral fee, FBA fulfilment, advertising (TACoS), returns, storage | Margin ≥ target: profitable. 10–20%: thin. Below 10%: usually not worth the cash cycle. |
| DTC / Shopify | Payment processing, ad spend per order, outbound shipping, returns | Ad cost is the variable that usually decides viability. |
| Offline retail | Retailer allowances, markdown support | Compare wholesale price with landed cost; retail margin belongs to the store. |
US importers also pay Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min/max applies) and, for ocean freight, Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%). Both are included when the destination is the US.
Indicative market ranges, last checked 30 October 2026. Freight moves weekly — use these to sanity-check a quote, not to replace one.
| Mode | Market range | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| LCL | $60–120 per CBM | Port-to-port, minimum 1 CBM. Add origin and destination charges if quoted separately. |
| FCL 20GP | $4,800–6,400 per container | Port-to-port, Ningbo–Los Angeles / Long Beach. |
| FCL 40HQ | $6,900–8,000 per container | Port-to-port. Drewry WCI Shanghai–LA was $7,514 per FEU on 29 Oct 2026. |
| DDP sea | $1.28–2.30 per kg | Door-to-door, duty and VAT included; rate depends on weight break and destination ZIP. |
Sources: Drewry World Container Index (29 Oct 2026, $7,514/FEU Shanghai–LA), forwarder LCL sheets at $60–120/CBM (Oct 2026), and an all-in $137.22/CBM reference from Sino Shipping (17 Oct 2026). Your rate depends on commodity, weight, season and contract terms.
A product name can point you to a 6-digit HS heading: ceramic mugs to 6912.00, power banks to 8507.60, wooden furniture to 9403.60. That is useful for orientation.
It cannot reliably produce the 8–10 digit national code that sets the actual rate. The same “bag” can be 4202.21 (leather) or 4202.92 (textile), with materially different duty. The same “toy” can be 9503 (toys) or 4016 (rubber articles). National codes also change, and the US adds Section 301 duties on top of MFN rates for many Chinese goods.
So this tool suggests the HS6 heading and sends you to the official tariff. The duty field stays editable, and every Milebond quote confirms the classification in writing before you order.
US HTS · UK Trade Tariff · EU TARIC · Canada · Australia
| Line | Calculation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Goods (1,000 × $4.20) | — | $4,200.00 |
| Freight | — | $1,800.00 |
| Insurance (0.5%) | $4,200 × 0.5% | $21.00 |
| Duty (5% of CIF) | ($4,200 + $1,800 + $21) × 5% | $301.05 |
| Import VAT (20%) | ($6,021 + $301.05) × 20% | $1,264.41 |
| Sourcing fee (5%) | $4,200 × 5% | $210.00 |
| Other | Testing, bank, last-mile | $300.00 |
| Total landed | — | $8,096.46 |
| Per unit | $8,096.46 ÷ 1,000 | $8.10 |
VAT is recoverable for VAT-registered importers; duty is not. The calculator excludes recoverable VAT from the margin calculation and shows it separately.
It models the Amazon costs that decide margin — referral fee, fulfilment, advertising, returns and storage — using the rates you enter. Amazon's actual fees depend on category, size tier and weight, so check Seller Central for your exact SKU.
It suggests the 6-digit HS heading from a product name. It does not assign the national 8–10 digit code, because that depends on material, construction and end use, and it carries legal responsibility. We confirm the classification in every quote.
In most markets duty is charged on CIF: goods plus international freight plus insurance. Expensive freight therefore increases duty, which is why a low unit price can still produce a high landed cost.
Yes. VAT or GST is collected at import whether or not you are registered. Registration only determines whether you can recover it later.
For Amazon or DTC, 20%+ net is healthy, 10–20% leaves little room for price wars and returns, below 10% rarely survives advertising and cash-flow costs. Offline wholesale depends on volume and payment terms.
Yes. Send the product, quantity and destination and we return an itemized quote with goods, freight, duty, our fee and the landed cost per unit — within 24 hours.