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Request a landed cost

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Request a landed cost

Find the key/value pairs in a landed cost request.

Although Zonos Landed Cost is able to provide an accurate landed cost based soley on the description of an item, the more information that is provided, the more accurate the landed cost quote will be. Below are REQUIRED and OPTIONAL inputs, but it's recommended to fill in as many OPTIONAL fields as possible.

An HS code is highly recommended. Unlike the basic landed cost, the complete landed cost will include item-level detail of the duty rates per HS code.

Attributes 

JSON key/value pairs in the request body

POST | https://api.zonos.com/v1/landed_cost

HEADER zonos-version: 2019-11-21

The header above is a required input for this landed cost request to complete successfully.

FieldNotes
currency REQUIREDThe base currency string, represented by a three-letter ISO code.
discounts OPTIONALThe information related to any discounts, including the id, amount, and any details.
discounts.id OPTIONALThe unique discount identifier for the merchant or exporter.
discounts.amount OPTIONALA decimal with the amount of the discount, in dollars and cents.
discounts.detail OPTIONALAdditional features, attributes, or descriptions of the discount.
items REQUIREDThe list of items being exported. hash
items.id REQUIREDThe unique item identifier for the merchant or exporter.
items.amount REQUIREDA decimal with the total of one single item, in dollars and cents.
items.amount_discount OPTIONALThe amount of the discount that applies to the item.
items.brand OPTIONALThe brand of the item, e.g., Leatherman.
items.category OPTIONALCategory description of the item, e.g., Clothing.
items.color OPTIONALColor of the item.
items.country_of_origin OPTIONALThe country of manufacture or production, represented by a two-letter ISO code. This is recommended for the most accurate quotes. If no country of origin is received, the Most Favored Nation (MFN) rate is used.
items.description_customs OPTIONALThe suggested description of goods for the commercial invoice. This description will usually differ from a retail description and will typically include a general description of what it is, what it is made from, and what it is used for.
items.description_retail OPTIONALThe retail description of the item.
items.detail OPTIONALAdditional features, attributes, or descriptions of the item.
items.dimensions OPTIONALThe size of the shipment. This is recommended to get the most accurate quotes into countries where tariffs are impacted by the dimensions of the item. hash
items.dimensions.height OPTIONALA decimal for the height of the item.
items.dimensions.length OPTIONALA decimal for the length of the item.
items.dimensions.unit OPTIONALThe unit of measurement for the item dimensions.Possible values are inch, centimeter, millimeter, and null.When null, inch will be used.
items.dimensions.width OPTIONALA decimal for the width of the item.
items.duty_tax_fee_free OPTIONALA string to specify if the item should not be included in the landed cost calculation. When exclude is sent in the request, the item will show up in removed_items in the API response.
items.hs_code OPTIONALItem HS code, 2 to 10 digits.
items.image_url OPTIONALThe image URL.
items.quantity REQUIREDAn integer with the quantity of the item.
items.upc_code OPTIONALThe UPC code string for the item.
items.weight OPTIONALA decimal for the weight of the item.
items.weight_unit OPTIONALThe unit of measurement string for the weight.Possible values are pound, ounce, kilogram, and null.When null, pound will be used.
landed_cost OPTIONALThe type of request for a landed cost.Possible values include delivery_duty_paid and delivery_duty_unpaid.The fees for a landed cost can differ, whether it is sent DDP or DDU. If null, a DDP request will be assumed.If a DDP request is made and DDP is not available, a 400 error will be returned with a message stating that DDP is not available for the service level provided.DDP and DDU are typically both available within each service level, so please ensure that this can be configured on a per-service level basis instead of account-level.
sale_type OPTIONALAn indicator of the type of sale.Possible values include not_for_resale for_resale.If null a not_for_resale request will be assumed.
ship_from_country REQUIREDThe ship from country string, represented by a two-letter ISO code.
ship_to REQUIREDThe destination address. hash
ship_to.city OPTIONAL*A string for the address city, town, district, suburb, or village of the customer. Depending on the country of import, this field may be REQUIRED.
ship_to.country REQUIREDA string for the destination country in which the bank account is located in, represented by a two-letter ISO code.
ship_to.postal_code OPTIONAL*A string for the destination postal code. This field may be required when the shipment is between Northern Ireland and the European Union.
ship_to.state OPTIONAL*A string for the destination state code when available. If the country of import is Brazil or Canada, this field is required.
shipping REQUIREDThe shipping details such as the amount, discount amount, and service level with the carrier. hash
shipping.amount REQUIREDA decimal for the sum total of the shipping costs, in dollars and cents.
shipping.amount_discount OPTIONALA decimal for the amount of the discount that applies to the shipping.
shipping.service_level REQUIREDThe service_level with the carrier.See the carrier docs for the full list of available service levels by carrier.

*This field is optional depending on the address field requirements for the country of import.

Example request

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{
  "currency": "USD",
  "discounts": [
    {
      "id": "sale124",
      "amount": 43.0,
      "detail": null
    }
  ],
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "294395",
      "amount": 75,
      "amount_discount": 0,
      "brand": null,
      "category": "Women's Clothing",
      "color": null,
      "country_of_origin": "FR",
      "description_customs": null,
      "description_retail": "Hoka One Running Shoe - Women's",
      "detail": null,
      "dimensions": {
        "height": 4,
        "length": 6,
        "unit": "inch",
        "width": 11
      },
      "duty_tax_fee_free": null,
      "hs_code": "6116.10.00",
      "image_url": "https://zonos.com/images/handbag.png",
      "quantity": 1,
      "upc_code": null,
      "weight": 10,
      "weight_unit": "pound"
    },
    {
      "id": "294396",
      "amount": 15,
      "country_of_origin": "CN",
      "country_of_origin_source": "account_default",
      "description_customs": "Men's t-shirt 100% polyester",
      "description_retail": "Galaxy Quest Men's Tee Blue",
      "detail": null,
      "dimensions": {
        "height": 4,
        "lenght": 6,
        "unit": "inch",
        "width": 11
      },
      "duty_tax_fee_free": "exclude",
      "hs_code": "6217.10",
      "image_url": null,
      "note": null,
      "quantity": 1,
      "upc_code": null,
      "weight": 1,
      "weight_unit": "pound"
    }
  ],
  "landed_cost": "delivery_duty_paid",
  "sale_type": "not_for_resale",
  "ship_from_country": "US",
  "ship_to": {
    "city": "Campinas",
    "country": "BR",
    "postal_code": "75828-000",
    "state": "SP"
  },
  "shipping": {
    "amount": 14.23,
    "amount_discount": 0,
    "service_level": "ups_express_saver"
  },
  "tariff_rate": "zonos_preferred"
}

Example response

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{
  "id": "ldct_eab3008d-a8ca-4bd7-bf6d-cd178fe3cd77",
  "amount_subtotal": {
    "duties": 27.74,
    "fees": 15.33,
    "taxes": 16.23
  },
  "currency": {
    "id": "curr_8fb20952-d",
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2019-11-04T20:42:40.999+0000",
    "rates": [
      {
        "currency": "BRL",
        "rate": 0.2274
      }
    ]
  },
  "customs": {
    "delivery_duty_paid": "available",
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "294395",
        "amount": 32.0,
        "country_of_origin": "FR",
        "country_of_origin_source": null,
        "description_customs": "Women's Tennis Shoe",
        "description_retail": "Hoka One Running Shoe - Women's",
        "detail": null,
        "dimensions": {
          "height": 4.0,
          "length": 6.0,
          "unit": "inch",
          "width": 11.0
        },
        "hs_code": "6116.10.00",
        "hs_code_source": "account_default",
        "image_url": "https://zonos.com/images/handbag.png",
        "note": null,
        "quantity": 1,
        "upc_code": null,
        "weight": 10.0,
        "weight_unit": "pound"
      }
    ],
    "ship_to_country": "BR",
    "shipping_amount": 14.23
  },
  "de_minimis": [
    {
      "formula": "Less than 0 BRL",
      "method": "FOB",
      "note": null,
      "threshold": "above",
      "type": "duty"
    },
    {
      "formula": "Less than 0 BRL",
      "method": "FOB",
      "note": null,
      "threshold": "above",
      "type": "tax"
    }
  ],
  "duties": [
    {
      "amount": 19.2,
      "description": "duty",
      "formula": "60%",
      "item_id": "294395",
      "note": "Duty is 60% of the items total.",
      "type": "item"
    },
    {
      "amount": 8.54,
      "description": "Duty",
      "formula": "60%",
      "item_id": null,
      "note": null,
      "type": "shipping"
    }
  ],
  "fees": [
    {
      "amount": 22.0,
      "description": "UPS United States Duty and Tax Forwarding Charge",
      "formula": "15 USD",
      "item_id": null,
      "note": null,
      "type": "ddp_service_fee"
    },
    {
      "amount": 0.33,
      "description": "UPS Currency Conversion Fee",
      "formula": ".75% of the amount converted",
      "item_id": null,
      "note": null,
      "type": "currency_conversion_fee"
    }
  ],
  "removed_items": [
    {
      "id": "294396",
      "amount": 15,
      "country_of_origin": "CN",
      "country_of_origin_source": "account_default",
      "description_customs": "Men's t-shirt 100% polyester",
      "description_retail": "Galaxy Quest Men's Tee Blue",
      "hs_code": "6217.10",
      "hs_code_source": "account_default",
      "note": null,
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ],
  "remittance": [],
  "taxes": [
    {
      "amount": 7.02,
      "description": "ICMS",
      "formula": "18% applied to gross amount including tax. Calculate with fomula: value/(1-0.18)*0.18",
      "item_id": "294395",
      "note": null,
      "type": "item"
    },
    {
      "amount": 3.12,
      "description": "ICMS",
      "formula": "18% applied to gross amount including tax. Calculate with fomula: value/(1-0.18)*0.18",
      "item_id": null,
      "note": null,
      "type": "shipping"
    },
    {
      "amount": 6.09,
      "description": "ICMS",
      "formula": "18% applied to gross amount including tax. Calculate with fomula: value/(1-0.18)*0.18",
      "item_id": null,
      "note": null,
      "type": "duty"
    }
  ]
}

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