Duties & landed costs
Why is a duty estimate different from the final landed cost?
The short answer
Duty is one component. Separate goods value, freight, insurance, applicable taxes, clearance and destination charges. Record the trade terms and estimate date; missing destination or origin details should remain visible as uncertainties.
What to do next
- Confirm the product, destination, origin, currency and trade terms.
- Mark each quoted charge as included, excluded or unconfirmed to avoid double counting.
- Keep rate sources and dates; reconcile against applicable tariffs, declarations and service invoices.
Sources & scope
- Flexport — Importing into the EU: customs duties
- Flexport — Why customs costs may be excluded from a quote
Sources explain background concepts; checklists are TradeClear editorial suggestions. This is not a classification ruling, tax opinion or release commitment for a shipment. Check current destination rules.