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Stainless steel water bottles · China → United States · FOB · 1000 units · HS 7323.93
Quote: USD 18.50 / unit. Exchange: 1 USD = 1 USD. Selling price: USD 34.00 / unit.
| Expense | Quote treatment | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| International freight | Paid separately | USD 1,850.00 |
| Insurance | Paid separately | USD 160.00 |
| Customs clearance | Paid separately | USD 250.00 |
| Port handling | Paid separately | USD 320.00 |
| Inland transportation | Paid separately | USD 480.00 |
| Inspection & documentation | Paid separately | USD 120.00 |
| Other expenses | Paid separately | USD 100.00 |
| Customs duty · 5% | Paid separately | USD 1,025.50 |
| Import tax · 10% | Paid separately | USD 2,153.55 |
- Total purchase value
- USD 18,500.00
- Estimated customs value
- USD 20,510.00
- Estimated customs duties
- USD 1,025.50
- Estimated import taxes
- USD 2,153.55
- Total additional expenses
- USD 6,459.05
- Total landed cost
- USD 24,959.05
- Landed cost per unit
- USD 24.96
- Total investment required
- USD 24,959.05
- Break-even selling price / unit
- USD 24.96
- Expected revenue
- USD 34,000.00
- Expected gross profit
- USD 9,040.95
- Gross profit margin (%)
- 26.59%
Formulas & assumptions
Purchase = quantity × unit quote × manual exchange rate. Same-currency conversion is always 1.
Customs basis: Goods + freight + insurance. For automatic bases, subtract itemized included local charges, embedded duty, and embedded tax from the quote. Add separately paid freight and insurance for the freight-inclusive basis; subtract itemized included freight and insurance for goods-only. Apply adjustment (USD 0.00), and clamp at zero. Manual value (USD 0.00) overrides these adjustments.
Duty = customs value × 5% = USD 1,025.50. Tax base = customs value + duty (embedded actual duty when included) = USD 21,535.50. Tax = tax base × 10%.
Landed = purchase + separately paid freight, insurance, local charges, duty, and tax. Included components are never added again. Additional expenses = landed − purchase. Investment = landed. Unit cost and break-even = landed ÷ quantity (zero if quantity is zero).
Revenue = quantity × selling price. Gross profit = revenue − landed. Margin = profit ÷ revenue × 100 (zero if revenue is zero). This cash-outlay estimate includes import taxes even if potentially recoverable; it excludes financing, overhead, selling fees, and income taxes.
Incoterm inclusions are editable starting assumptions, not a substitute for the supplier contract. Duty and tax rates are user-provided estimates. No country-specific rules or live exchange rates are applied.