Landed Cost & Import Duties: Incoterms, Tariffs, VAT & True Unit Cost
Compare supplier quotes across Incoterms, build the customs value on a CIF or FOB basis, calculate ad valorem, specific and compound duty from an HS lookup, import VAT on the duty-inclusive value, allocate freight across SKUs, convert currencies with a buffer, find the true landed cost per unit and test tariff scenarios, all with a fictional importer in a live spreadsheet that checks every cell. Illustrative rates, not a tariff schedule; not legal or tax advice.
The first lesson is free — no account needed.
About this course
A landed cost course that works out what imports really cost one fictional importer, Larkfield Home Goods, in a spreadsheet, for importers, buyers and sourcing managers, e-commerce sellers, freight and customs staff and supply chain students. You compare supplier quotes on EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP terms, build the customs value on a CIF and an FOB basis, look up duty rates by HS code and calculate ad valorem, specific and compound duty, charge import VAT on the duty-inclusive value and price the cash it ties up, allocate container freight across SKUs by weight, value and volume, convert supplier invoices with a currency buffer, find the landed cost per unit and the margin that pricing from FOB hides, and test tariff scenarios across three origins. Illustrative duty and VAT rates, not a tariff schedule, and not legal or tax advice. The first lab is free.
Lessons
- Incoterms from the Buyer's Side: Comparing EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP QuotesFree
- Customs Value: CIF vs FOB Basis, Insurance and Assists Pro
- Duty Calculation: Ad Valorem, Specific and Compound Rates from an HS Lookup Pro
- Import VAT/GST on the Duty-Inclusive Value and the Cash It Ties Up Pro
- Allocating Freight and Insurance across SKUs: Weight vs Value vs Volume (Chart) Pro
- FX Conversion and Currency Buffers for Supplier Invoices Pro
- Total Landed Cost per Unit and the Margin Hidden by FOB (Chart) Pro
- Tariff Change Scenarios and Sourcing from Different Countries Pro