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Import landed cost calculator for India
Factory price is not your cost. Enter your goods value, freight and the duty and IGST rates for your product, and see the full stack per unit, with your margin. Nothing is saved or sent.
Landed cost
₹13,52,898
₹1,352.90 per unit · 9.8% margin
- Goods, freight, insurance (CIF)
- BCD, SWS and other duties
- IGST
- Port, clearance, inland
- CIF value
- ₹10,00,000
- Landing charge
- ₹10,000
- Assessable value
- ₹10,10,000
- Basic Customs Duty
- ₹1,01,000
- Social Welfare Surcharge
- ₹10,100
- Other duties
- ₹0
- IGST
- ₹2,01,798
- Port, clearance and inland
- ₹40,000
- Landed cost
- ₹13,52,898
The landing charge only raises the value duty is charged on; it is not an extra cost. If you are GST-registered and can claim the ₹2,01,798 of IGST as input tax credit, your cost net of credit is ₹11,51,100 (23.3% margin).
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The same build-up customs uses
Each line is charged on the ones before it, which is why the order matters.
- 1CIF value. Goods (FOB) + freight + insurance, converted to rupees.
- 2Assessable value. CIF + landing charge (1% of CIF in most cases).
- 3Basic Customs Duty. A percentage of the assessable value.
- 4Social Welfare Surcharge. A percentage of the BCD, where it applies.
- 5Other duties. Anti-dumping, safeguard or cess, as a percentage of assessable value.
- 6IGST. A percentage of assessable value + BCD + SWS + other duties.
- 7Landed cost. CIF + all duties and IGST + port, clearance and inland transport.
Landed cost: questions answered
How do I calculate landed cost for an import into India?
Add the goods value, freight and insurance to get the CIF value. Add a 1% landing charge to reach the assessable value, apply Basic Customs Duty to it, add Social Welfare Surcharge as a percentage of that duty, add any other duties, then charge IGST on the total of value plus duties. Finally add port, clearance and inland transport costs. The calculator on this page does each step.
Which duty rates should I enter?
The rates for your product's 8-digit HSN code, from the Customs Tariff and any exemption notification in force. The calculator doesn't look rates up, so you can model a low and high case before you have a confirmed code. Confirm them with your customs house agent before committing to a price.
Is IGST part of my landed cost?
It is paid at the port, so it is a cash cost. A GST-registered business importing for business use can usually claim it as input tax credit, which makes it a working-capital cost rather than a margin cost. The calculator shows your cost both ways.
Why is the landing charge not added to my cost?
Customs adds a landing charge (1% of CIF in most cases) to reach the assessable value that duty is charged on, but it isn't something you pay as a separate charge. It only raises the base for duty and IGST.
Is this calculator an official duty assessment?
No. It is a planning estimate based on the figures you enter. The customs officer's assessment at clearance is what counts, and your customs house agent files the Bill of Entry.
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