Deterministic Tool · No AI · Auditable

Landed Cost Calculator

The true, all-in cost of getting cargo from an origin port to its African destination. Every line item computed from your inputs — no estimates, no black box.

Pure arithmetic Every figure is traceable to an input you control or a rate you set. Nothing is inferred by a model.

Load corridor:

HS rates:

Shipment Inputs all editable

Goods value (FOB / commercial invoice)

Currency

International freight (ocean / air to port)

Marine insurance (% of goods value)

Import duty rate (HS-code specific)

VAT / consumption tax rate

Port & terminal handling

Clearing & documentation

Inland haulage (port → destination)

Demurrage / storage (if applicable)

Cost Breakdown

Total Landed Cost

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— per unit of goods value

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Cost Component Breakdown — % share of Total Landed Cost

Methodology & Audit Trail How every number is derived · tap to expand ▾

This calculator follows the standard CIF-based customs valuation method used by African customs authorities and freight forwarders. The calculation order matters because duty and VAT compound on the values beneath them.

CIF value = Goods (FOB) + International freight + Marine insurance. Insurance = FOB × insurance%.
Import duty = CIF × duty%. Customs assess duty on CIF, not FOB alone.
VAT / consumption tax = (CIF + Duty) × VAT%. VAT on duty-inclusive value — standard in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and most AfCFTA states.
Logistics & disbursements = Port handling + Clearing + Haulage + Demurrage. Flat pass-through costs added after taxes.
Total landed cost = CIF + Duty + VAT + Logistics.

The % beside each line item is that component's share of the total landed cost.

This is a computational tool. Duty rates, VAT rates, and HS-code classifications vary by product and country and change over time — you supply those rates and are responsible for confirming them against the current tariff schedule of the destination customs authority. ROAD-1 provides the arithmetic, not tax or legal advice. No figure on this page is generated by an AI model.