For US import/export companies & their finance teams
Know the true cost of every shipment before you pay the invoice.
Free landed cost & duty calculator. Full tariff stack, CBP fees, and freight — down to the real cost per unit. Most importers price off the supplier's FOB number and discover duty, fees, and FX costs weeks later. Yours in 2 minutes.
- Free instant calculation — no signup to see your numbers
- Duty + MPF/HMF + brokerage + freight → true cost per unit
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- Rate-change alerts — we email you the day duty rates change on your routes
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- Saved calculations & PDF reports — numbers your broker and your boss can't argue with
- Overpayment & error flags — classification risk, fee errors, FX markup in your numbers
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Your full cost analysis
Your landed cost is wrong somewhere. It always is.
The calculator is free today. The account is where the leaks get plugged for good.
Tariff stacks nobody can recompute
Base rate + product tariffs + country rounds + metals — layered, and different on every entry date. Your cost model from six months ago is fiction. We apply the current full stack for your route, every time.
Wrong HTS codes, silently costing you
A one-digit classification difference swings duty from 0% to 25% — and CBP can audit back 5 years with penalties up to 4x. We flag classification risk before it becomes an audit.
Broker invoices you can't verify
Brokers file from the data they're given, at speed. Stacking errors, wrong headings, fees that were "estimates" — you pay either way. We show what the charge should have been.
2–4% hidden in every supplier wire
One importer wired $38,000 through a major bank and paid $3,100 — over 8%, invisible in the exchange rate. We calculate your real FX cost and what the same payment should cost.
Margins that aren't margins
"That 35% margin? It might actually be 15% — or negative." Most sellers underestimate true landed cost by 20–30%. Per-unit economics, per SKU — so your price list is built on reality.
Rates that change after you order
Duty policy shifted repeatedly since 2025 — between your PO and your clearance date, your cost can move double digits. Alerts the day your route changes, not at the port.
This month in duty rates
What changed, and what it does to your costing.
Jul 24, 2026
Section 122 stopgap tariff expires
The 10% stopgap that replaced parts of the struck-down IEEPA regime reached its statutory end. Entries under both regimes need a legal-basis review — the rate on your next shipment may differ from your last.
Ongoing
New Section 301 round proposed on 60 economies
USTR's latest proposal would add product-specific rounds across 60 trading partners. If your origin is on the list, your landed cost model needs a scenario for it.
Ongoing
De minimis is gone — every parcel pays formal entry
Since August 2025, sub-$800 shipments no longer enter duty-free. Companies that built costing on de minimis are carrying a hidden per-parcel duty and brokerage line.
3× per year
HTS schedule revisions keep shifting codes
The tariff schedule is revised roughly three times a year. A code that was right in Q1 can be wrong by Q3 — "classification drift" is now a leading cause of duty overpayment.
Rate landscape last reviewed: August 1, 2026 · Updated as CBP and USTR publish.
How companies cost shipments today
Every route to a landed cost number — what each actually gives you.
| Spreadsheet | Customs broker | Enterprise software | Import Cost Desk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current rates | Stale within weeks | At filing time only | Yes | Yes — plus alerts on change |
| Cost per unit | If you maintain it | Not their job | Yes | Instant, per SKU |
| Cost | Your hours | $150–500 per classification | ~$19K/year, quote-only | Free |
| Built for | DIY | Filing, not costing | Enterprises | Import/export SMB finance teams |
Sound familiar?
"The factory quotes $4 a unit. Then freight lands, the duty bill arrives, port charges appear — and that $4 unit has quietly become $7."
"My broker says one rate, the news says another, and my supplier heard a third. Nobody can tell me what I actually owe."
"That 35% margin? It might actually be 15% — or negative. Most sellers underestimate their true landed cost by 20–30%."
"Rates changed three times while our container was on the water. Our pricing was wrong before the goods even arrived."
Common questions
Is the calculator really free?
Yes — single calculations are free with no signup, forever. The free account (Google or Microsoft sign-in) adds what a calculation can't do alone: rate-change alerts on your routes, bulk SKU mode, saved work, and PDF reports. No credit card.
How accurate is the estimate?
It applies the current average effective duty stack for your origin — base rate plus the special tariffs in force — to your values, with MPF, HMF, and typical brokerage. Your exact figure depends on your HTS classification; for most planning purposes the estimate is within a few points, and it always beats costing off the FOB price alone.
What do you do with my numbers?
They compute your estimate and, if you create an account, they're saved so alerts and reports work. We never sell or share data — see the privacy policy. Delete anytime via support@importcostdesk.com.
Rates changed four times this year. Did your costing?
Every rate round moves your real cost per unit — and your margin with it. The companies that keep theirs re-cost on every change; the rest find out at clearance. Two minutes, free, no signup to see your number.
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