Calculate your true landed cost before the stock arrives

What is landed cost?

Landed cost is the true per-unit cost of importing a product, including the product price, freight, duties, clearance, and exchange rate impacts. Many businesses calculate landed cost incorrectly by excluding costs or spreading them inaccurately across units.

• Product cost from supplier
• Freight (air or sea)
• Duties and clearance
• Exchange rate effects
• Total units imported

Example: calculating landed cost for an import shipment

For example, if you import products with a supplier cost of R500,000, freight of R80,000, and duties and clearance of R40,000 across 1,000 units, the true landed cost per unit is not the supplier price — it's the total landed cost divided by units.

Total cost = R620,000
Units imported = 1,000
Landed cost per unit = R620.00

This calculator gives you a quick estimate. FlowIQ applies this logic automatically across shipments, SKUs, and currencies.

For a deeper explanation, see how we calculate true landed cost and why spreadsheets often get this wrong.

What This Landed Cost Calculator Actually Solves

Most “landed cost calculators” only add percentages or averages.

This calculator is designed to reflect real import complexity:

• Mixed SKUs in one shipment
• One freight invoice across many products
• Duties and clearance charged at shipment level
• FX differences across multiple payments

FlowIQ’s landed cost calculator mirrors how landed cost should be calculated in a real import operation — per SKU, using proper allocation logic.

Costs Included in the Calculation

The calculator supports allocation of:

• Supplier product cost
• International and local freight
• Customs duties
• Clearance and port charges
• Insurance
• FX differences between payments

These costs are allocated across SKUs using volume, weight, or value — not guesswork.

How the Landed Cost Is Calculated

FlowIQ treats each shipment as a cost container.

Steps:

1. Capture total shipment costs
2. Choose an allocation method (CBM, weight, or value)
3. Distribute costs proportionally across SKUs
4. Calculate landed cost per unit
5. Apply landed cost to inventory on receipt

The result is a landed cost number you can trust.

Landed Cost Formula (Simplified)

FlowIQ performs this calculation automatically and consistently — without spreadsheets or manual rework.

Why This Calculator Is Better Than Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets break because they:

• Use averages instead of allocation
• Lose track of FX differences
• Require manual reconciliation
• Cannot audit changes per shipment
• Do not update inventory automatically

FlowIQ’s calculator feeds directly into inventory and margin reporting — so calculations don’t live in isolation.

From Calculator to Inventory and Margins

This calculator is not a standalone tool.

With FlowIQ:

• Landed cost flows directly into inventory
• Stock is valued correctly on receipt
• Margins update automatically
• Historical shipments remain auditable

No copying. No re-entering numbers. No disconnect between costing and stock.

Who This Landed Cost Calculator Is For

This tool is ideal for:

• Importers with mixed-SKU shipments
• Businesses exposed to freight and FX volatility
• Teams currently using spreadsheets for costing
• Companies that need accurate margins, not estimates

Frequently Asked Questions