Import Duty Calculator

Estimate the customs duty and import tax on a shipment before it arrives.

Goods value

Freight

Insurance

Duty rate

Import VAT / GST rate

Currency

Duty + import tax

$1,751.50

Customs duty: $565.00
Import VAT / GST: $1,186.50
Total landed value: $13,051.50
Taxes as % of goods: 17.52%

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How to use the import duty calculator

Choose CIF if duty in your country is charged on goods plus freight and insurance, or FOB if it is charged on goods value only.
Enter the goods value, freight, insurance and the duty rate for your product's tariff code.
Enter your import VAT or GST rate to see the total taxes due at the border.

Import duty formulas

CIF customs value = Goods + Freight + Insurance

FOB customs value = Goods

Duty = Customs value × Duty rate

Import tax = (Goods + Freight + Insurance + Duty) × Tax rate

This is an estimate. Countries differ in valuation rules, tax-free thresholds, extra fees and trade agreements. Many use CIF (such as the EU and UK), while others use FOB (such as Australia and the US). Registered businesses can often reclaim import VAT or GST.

Example

You import goods worth 10,000 with 1,200 freight and 100 insurance. On a CIF basis the customs value is 11,300. At 5% duty, duty is 565. Import tax at 10% on 11,865 is 1,186.50, so total taxes are 1,751.50, about 17.5% of the goods value.

Finding your duty rate

Duty depends on the product's HS or tariff code and where it was made. Look it up in your country's customs tariff, or ask your freight forwarder or customs broker. Free trade agreements can cut the rate to zero.

Duty vs import VAT or GST

Duty is a cost you usually cannot reclaim, so it belongs in your landed cost. Import VAT or GST is often reclaimable if your business is registered, so it affects cash flow more than profit.