Describe it like a message
Product, quantity, lane and value. “100 used speakers from China to Dubai, FOB $20,000” is enough to start.
AI import cost intelligence · US · UAE · Saudi Arabia
Know the true import cost
before you buy.
Describe your shipment in plain English. We separate the goods price from freight, duty, VAT and the charges that appear at the border — then show you a range you can defend in a supplier negotiation.
Or start from a real brief
3core destination markets
with deeper rules
with deeper rules
10product categories
mapped to HS candidates
mapped to HS candidates
14cost lines kept separate
in every report
in every report
1range instead of a
false precise number
false precise number
01 How it works
Four steps. One clear number.
The calculator is designed around what an importer actually knows. You do not need to learn HS chapters before you can get a useful answer.
Confirm what we read
Every extracted field is visible. We flag assumptions, show missing information and ask one question that actually changes the result.
Get a range, not a promise
Freight, duty, VAT, clearance, port and inland delivery stay separate. Low, expected and high cases show where uncertainty lives.
Decide before you wire
Save the report, compare destination countries, solve back to a maximum FOB, or ask a broker to verify the assumptions.
02 What you get
Built for the questions after the calculator.
Most import calculators stop at duty. The decisions that matter start after you know the duty: can I afford the goods, which border is cheaper, is the supplier quote complete?
01
Landed cost engine
FOB, freight, insurance, duty, trade measures, VAT, clearance, port handling and inland delivery in one auditable breakdown.
Core
→
02
Reverse FOB
Start with the landed cost you can sell at, then solve back to the maximum purchase price you can offer a supplier.
Core
→
03
Country comparison
The same shipment across US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Germany, UK, Brazil and Nigeria — with different rules for each border.
Core
→
04
Quote auditor
Paste a supplier PI. See what the price includes, what is missing, and what the shipment would really cost at the border.
Preview
→
05
HS code candidates
Candidate lines with plain-English descriptions and reasons to check. Never a made-up “official” code.
Reference
→
06
Policy alerts
One lane, one category, one email when the rules or planning rates move. A reason to come back, not another newsletter.
Watch
→
The reverse calculation
Your buyer gave you a price.
Work backwards.
Most calculators only go one way: FOB in, landed cost out. Reverse FOB starts with the number you can sell at and solves for the maximum FOB you can pay — including the duty and VAT that scale with the purchase price.
Open Reverse FOB →Target landed cost, per unit
$500
minus fixed freight, clearance & local$118
minus duty and VAT at category rates$70
Maximum FOB$312
Illustrative arithmetic. The live tool solves against your lane, quantity and shipping mode.
03 Coverage
Where the model is deepest.
We would rather be honest about three markets than shallow about thirty. These lanes have category-level duty ranges, local charge models and source records. Other destinations are planning coverage only.
| Lane | Sea transit | Duty planning rate | VAT / GST | Watch-out | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN → USLos Angeles / Long Beach | 25–35 days | 0–3.9% | None federal | Section 301 may apply by HTS line | Open file → |
| CN → AEJebel Ali | 18–26 days | 5% | 5% | Free-zone entry is not mainland entry | Open file → |
| CN → SAJeddah / Dammam | 22–32 days | 5% | 15% | SABER conformity before release | Open file → |
| DE → USNew York / Newark | 18–28 days | 0–3.9% | None federal | Origin and valuation still matter | Open file → |
Sea transit and planning rates are illustrative lane ranges, not schedules or rulings. Last reviewed 2026-11-01.
04 Trust
We show what we know —
and what we don’t.
A single precise number hides the most important part of an import estimate. Every line in a FOBtoDDP report carries its evidence level and its basis.
User input
You told us
The supplier price, quantity, origin or destination you supplied. Editable, never silently overwritten.
Rule-based
A rule was applied
A published category planning rate, statutory fee or VAT rate. The source and review date are attached.
Estimated
A range was modelled
Freight, clearance, port and inland charges. Useful for a decision, not a substitute for a quote.
Missing
We cannot know yet
Classification, permits or a route we do not cover. It is called out instead of filled with a guess.
05 Policy watch
One lane. One email when it moves.
Duty rates, trade measures and VAT rules change. Tell us the lane and category you actually import; we will only write when something relevant changes.
Start with the sentence you already have
Stop guessing
at the border.
No sign-up. No HS chapter required. A first range before your supplier call ends.
Calculate landed cost →