Guides

The vocabulary
behind the number.

You do not need to become a customs specialist to use the calculator. You do need to know which questions to ask, which line is missing and when “FOB” is not enough.

01
Incoterms

FOB, CIF and DDP:
what is actually included?

Where the supplier’s responsibility ends, where yours begins, and why a DDP price can hide duties you still need to understand.

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02
Duty & tax

How duty and VAT
stack at the border.

CIF valuation, ad valorem duty, Section 301 measures, VAT base and statutory fees — the order matters as much as the rate.

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03
Clearance

What a broker
actually needs.

Entry documents, bonds, ISF, exams and the local charges that appear after the container lands.

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04
Classification

How to read an
HS code without guessing.

Six digits, national lines, General Interpretative Rules and the difference between a candidate and a ruling.

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Enough reading?

Put your own
shipment through.

One sentence is enough to start. The calculator will ask only for what changes the result.

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