How to calculate landed cost
Landed cost starts with CIF, then adds duty, taxes, levies, shipping, insurance, port charges, clearing charges and FX impact. This tool keeps official, estimated and user-entered values visibly separate.
Estimate customs duty, taxes, shipping, clearing costs and total landed cost before you import.
Choose import type, enter value, add shipping and insurance, then review the landed-cost estimate. Stored rates are not labeled official.
Choose a vehicle from the AfroTools car catalog, then adjust purchase price, shipping, insurance, FX, and assessed value. Final customs assessment may differ.
Use this quick mode to calculate cost + insurance + freight before adding duty, VAT, levies or clearing costs.
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Landed cost starts with CIF, then adds duty, taxes, levies, shipping, insurance, port charges, clearing charges and FX impact. This tool keeps official, estimated and user-entered values visibly separate.
CIF means cost, insurance and freight. It is often used for planning import costs, but the final customs assessment can differ.
FOB is the value of goods before freight and insurance to the destination port. FOB plus freight plus insurance equals CIF.
Start here for landed-cost planning. Use the car tab for a quick vehicle estimate, then open the full car import cost workspace when you need country rule packs, vehicle images, source-market comparisons, registration, finance, and deeper route planning.
Estimate CIF, duty, VAT, levies, port or clearing estimates, total landed cost, and source confidence for general goods.
Estimate landed costUse the compact car flow when you need purchase price, shipping, insurance, FX, assessed value, and before-you-buy checks in one estimate.
Open car import modeUse the richer car app for catalog vehicles, car images, country rule packs, source-market comparisons, registration, finance, and scenario planning.
Open full car workspaceCalculate cost, insurance, and freight before you add duty, VAT, levies, port charges, or clearing estimates.
Calculate CIFThis page is the flagship import-duty entry point. The car tab is a compact vehicle estimate inside the same flow. The Car Import Cost Calculator is the deeper vehicle workspace with country rule packs and source-market comparisons.
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.
Model customs duty, VAT, levies, and per-unit landed cost for major African markets before you ship.
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