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import duty calculator.

cif × duty rate + fees by hs code

duty amount
$50
merchandise processing fee
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harbor maintenance fee
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total landed fees
$50
total landed cost (cif + fees)
$1,050

duty rate comes from your hts code , look up your hts code at usitc.gov. mpf and hmf are us customs user fees. this calculator is for landed-cost planning only, not a substitute for a licensed customs broker.

> worked example

You're importing $1,000 CIF of goods at a 5% duty rate, duty is $50. Enable MPF for a formal entry: 0.3464% of $1,000 is $3.46, but the minimum is $31.67, so you owe $31.67. Skip HMF (air freight). Total landed fees are $81.67, pushing your landed cost to $1,081.67, 8.2% above invoice. At a $5,000 CIF shipment the same 5% duty yields $250, MPF caps at $173.20 (0.3464% × $5,000), and total fees hit $423.20.

takeaway, MPF minimums punish small formal entries disproportionately, consolidating shipments into fewer, larger orders often lowers your total fee burden.

> when operators reach for this

  • Ecommerce importers building a landed-cost model before placing a factory order, to set a floor on retail pricing.
  • Shopify merchants sourcing from overseas who want to compare net margin across supplier quotes that use different incoterms.
  • Ops leads deciding whether to split a shipment into multiple informal entries (≤$800 de minimis) or a single formal entry, factoring in MPF floors.
  • Finance teams stress-testing landed cost at different duty rates when a product's HTS classification is under review.
  • 3PL / freight-broker account managers building a quick estimate for a prospective importer client.

> the calculation

  • duty amountcif value × duty rate %
  • merchandise processing feemax($31.67, min(cif × 0.3464%, $614.35))Applies to formal entries above $2,500 CIF. MPF and HMF are US Customs user fees. This calculator is for landed-cost planning only, not a substitute for a licensed customs broker.
  • harbor maintenance feecif value × 0.125%Ocean shipments only.
  • total landed feesduty + mpf + hmf
  • total landed costcif value + total landed fees

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