US landed cost calculator
Base duty + Section 301 + AD/CVD + MPF + HMF, stacked. The number you see is the number you pay.
What goes into a US landed cost
Most calculators stop at base duty. That number is rarely what you actually owe. Here is the full stack, every layer of which sits on top of the one before it:
Base duty
The rate in the HTS schedule for your product. Can be Free, a percentage, or a per-unit charge.
Section 301
Additional tariff on many Chinese goods, now 25–100% after the four-year review increases through January 2026.
AD/CVD
Anti-dumping or countervailing duty if your product is under an active order. Often the largest single charge.
MPF & HMF
Merchandise Processing Fee (~0.3464%) and Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125% on ocean freight). Small individually, but they add up across shipments.
Why stacking matters: a quick example
Take a product with a 3.2% base duty, sourced from China under a Section 301 list at 25% and an AD/CVD order at 100%. On $10,000 of declared value, a base-duty-only quote shows $320 owed. The real bill is over $12,000 once every layer is stacked. That gap is how a profitable order turns into a loss.
Common questions
What is landed cost?
Landed cost is the total cost of getting a product to your warehouse — product price, freight, plus every duty and fee customs charges at the border. For US imports that means the base HTS duty, Section 301 tariffs, AD/CVD if applicable, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF), and the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF). Quoting on product price alone is how margins disappear.
What fees are included in US landed cost?
Base duty (from the HTS code), Section 301 tariff (25–100% on many Chinese goods), any active AD/CVD order, MPF (currently 0.3464%, with a minimum and maximum), and HMF (0.125% on waterborne shipments). CVDar stacks all of these so the figure you see matches what customs will actually bill.
How accurate is the calculator?
Duty rates come from the live USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule and Section 301 rates from USTR. AD/CVD rates come from Federal Register filings. The result is an estimate for decision-making — your broker's final classification may differ if the product description is ambiguous, which is exactly why classifying correctly upfront matters.
Is the calculator free?
Yes. You can run any number of landed cost checks without an account. A free account adds 50 AI classifications per month; Pro ($9/mo) adds CSV export, search history, and higher volume.
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