Landed Cost & Import Margin Calculator
Estimate landed unit cost, import expense, gross profit, and target selling price.
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See what a supplier minimum means for cash, stock cover, and carrying cost.
Calculate merchandise value, deposit, balance, all-in purchase-order exposure, landed unit estimate, months of supply, and carrying cost created by a supplier MOQ.
Calculator
Translate the supplier minimum into the cash and inventory it creates.
Use confirmed payment terms where possible. The months-of-supply and carrying-cost estimates assume the entered sales pace continues; they do not make the MOQ commercially acceptable by themselves.
Reading the result
Look beyond the unit quote to the complete order commitment.
The order exposure combines merchandise and shipment costs, while the deposit and balance show when supplier terms may draw cash. Months of supply indicates how long the MOQ could sit at the entered sales pace, and the carrying estimate makes that holding period visible.
Before you act
Payment timing and demand risk still need their own review.
The result does not model staged payments, letters of credit, exchange-rate movement, defects, spoilage, returns, demand changes, financing costs, tax recovery, or late shipment charges. It is not lending, accounting, or customs advice.
FAQ
Questions this tool helps frame.
Why separate the deposit from total exposure?
A deposit may be the first cash event, but the remaining merchandise balance and shipment costs still belong to the same purchasing decision.
How are months of supply calculated?
MOQ units are divided by average weekly unit sales and converted to an average month. Promotions, seasonality, returns, and distribution changes are not forecast.
What does the carrying-cost estimate use?
It applies the entered annual rate to the all-in order exposure for the estimated sell-through period.
Does available cash mean the order is affordable?
No. The comparison only shows the entered cash left after the deposit and after the full estimated exposure. Other obligations and timing still matter.
Working notes
Keep the formula with the assumptions.
- Purchase-Order Exposure = MOQ × Unit Cost + Freight + Duty and Taxes + Other Order CostsThe deposit and remaining merchandise balance are separated from shipment costs so the amount and timing of the cash commitment remain visible.
- Update the result when the record changesSupplier terms, sales, stock, costs, timing, and channel deductions can change the result materially.
- Continue the operating reviewSource4Me, MomentumFinancial, Scaffold
- Check the connected numbersLanded Cost & Import Margin Calculator, Reorder Point & Safety Stock Calculator, Cash Flow Calculator, Inventory Carrying Cost Calculator.
- Prepare the non-financial questionsSupplier Readiness Assessment, Funding Readiness Assessment.
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