Nigeria · Kenya · Ghana · South Africa

Calculate the real cost of importing

Start with the supplier price, freight and insurance. See the customs base, duty, VAT, country levies and optional logistics costs as separate, auditable lines.

Official rules checked 15 Aug 2026Reference FX with overrideNo account required
Four-step estimate

Plan a shipment

All shipment amounts use the source currency you choose. Government and optional costs are shown in destination currency.

1. Destination and origin
Origin does not change duty automatically.
2. Purchase value and currency
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3. Freight and insurance
Enter zero when none; no hidden percentage is assumed.
4. Goods and confirmed rate
Choose a common band or enter a custom confirmed rate.
Advanced customs and local-cost assumptions

Government-charge inputs

Optional local and logistics costs

These are your assumptions, not government charges. Every line defaults to zero.

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Crawlable worked examples

Same shipment assumptions, different country rules

Reference examples use USD throughout—supplier value shown, freight 10%, insurance 1%, a user-confirmed 20% duty rate, one unit, no excise, no extra statutory fees and no local logistics costs. FX is fixed at 1 only to compare formula order; these are not local-currency quotes.

Nigeria

GoodsLanded
$1,000$1,465.32
$5,000$7,326.61
$10,000$14,653.22

Kenya

GoodsLanded
$1,000$1,595.07
$5,000$7,975.35
$10,000$15,950.70

Ghana

GoodsLanded
$1,000$1,598.40
$5,000$7,992.00
$10,000$15,984.00

South Africa

GoodsLanded
$1,000$1,548.45
$5,000$7,742.25
$10,000$15,484.50
Sources and freshness

Every market keeps its own rule set

The result panel names the authority, effective date, verification date, confidence and exact sources used. It also warns when a rule passes its maintenance window.

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Scope and privacy

Planning estimate, not a declaration

The calculator cannot guarantee a charge, classify a product, approve clearance or predict port costs. Preferential origin, exemptions, trade remedies and specific duties require declaration-level review.

All calculations and exports run in your browser. Analytics receive only event names and non-sensitive choices such as destination, origin, goods type and whether an override was used—never invoice descriptions or amounts.

Importing a car? Vehicle age, engine, valuation and environmental rules need the Car Import Cost Calculator. Japan is available there as a source market.

Understand the rules

Country import guides

Common questions

Import and landed-cost FAQ

What is included in landed cost?

This estimate combines supplier value, freight, insurance, source-backed customs charges and any optional local costs you enter.

Does origin country change import duty?

Not automatically. The calculator never assumes preferential duty from origin. South African origin is used only for the documented VAT-uplift exception.

Can I calculate the cost of importing a vehicle?

Vehicle calculations use a separate AfroTools workflow because age, engine, valuation and environmental rules differ from general goods.

Trade and Customs

Estimate landed cost before you import

Quick answer

Import costs across Africa usually start with CIF, then stack customs duty, VAT, and market-specific levies. If you only budget for the headline duty rate, you usually underprice the true landed cost.

What costs are usually missed on import budgets?
Freight, insurance, customs levies, VAT on a duty-inclusive base, port charges, and FX swings are the most common blind spots.
When should I use the calculator?
Use it before placing the order, again when freight is confirmed, and once more before final customs clearance.