Ordering products from overseas can come with a nasty surprise if you haven’t accounted for import duty. The amount you owe depends on the product category, its declared value, and the country of origin, since the U.S. applies different duty rates under its harmonized tariff schedule depending on what exactly you’re bringing in.
Many first-time importers assume the sticker price they paid overseas is the final cost, only to get hit with additional duty and processing fees once the package clears customs. This is especially common for people sourcing products to resell, where getting the landed cost wrong can quietly wipe out the profit margin they calculated using tools like our Amazon FBA calculator or Shopify profit margin calculator.
Before placing an international order or importing inventory for resale, estimate your total landed cost with our free import duty calculator. If you’re specifically shipping between the U.S. and the UK, our USA to UK import calculator is built for that exact route.