Guides
The vocabulary
behind the number.
You do not need to become a customs specialist to use the calculator. You do need to know which questions to ask, which line is missing and when “FOB” is not enough.
IncotermsFOB, CIF and DDP:
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02
FOB, CIF and DDP:
what is actually included?
Where the supplier’s responsibility ends, where yours begins, and why a DDP price can hide duties you still need to understand.
Duty & taxHow duty and VAT
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03
How duty and VAT
stack at the border.
CIF valuation, ad valorem duty, Section 301 measures, VAT base and statutory fees — the order matters as much as the rate.
ClearanceWhat a broker
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What a broker
actually needs.
Entry documents, bonds, ISF, exams and the local charges that appear after the container lands.
ClassificationHow to read an
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How to read an
HS code without guessing.
Six digits, national lines, General Interpretative Rules and the difference between a candidate and a ruling.
Enough reading?
Put your own
shipment through.
One sentence is enough to start. The calculator will ask only for what changes the result.
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