{"id":"e62edb2d-2b50-4b94-b58b-9024367be5e1","task":"Calculate landed cost for an international shipment including duties, taxes, and ancillary fees","domain":"logistics-general","steps":["Start with the customs value (typically transaction value) of the goods","Add the applicable duty amount derived from the HTS duty rate, accounting for any preferential tariff rates in effect","Add destination-country import taxes (VAT, GST, or consumption tax) calculated on the customs value plus duty as required by that country's tax base","Add broker fees, port handling, customs examination, and other government fees applicable at the destination","Add freight, insurance, and inland delivery costs to the point of delivery as governed by the agreed Incoterms","Sum all components and express as a landed-cost ratio over the goods value for margin and pricing analysis"],"gotchas":["Freight and insurance may or may not be included in the customs value depending on whether the destination country uses CIF or FOB as the valuation basis — this affects the duty calculation","VAT is typically calculated on a CIF + duty base, meaning it compounds on top of duties; models that apply VAT only to goods value will understate total import cost","Currency fluctuation between order date and duty payment date can materially change landed cost; build in an exchange-rate buffer for budgeting"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/e62edb2d-2b50-4b94-b58b-9024367be5e1"}