Using the calculator
With the landed cost calculator, you can get a landed cost quote with a shipment rating included, create a landed cost quote with a known shipping rate, or create landed cost quotes in bulk. Follow the instructions below for each flow.
If you know the service level and cost for a shipment, you will use the manual calculation flow.
- Go to Dashboard -> Orders -> Quotes.
- Click New quote.
- Optional—modify the location of your ship-from address.
- Select a Destination country from the dropdown.
- Enter the shipping amount.
- The service level is optional; adding the service level will allow us to calculate applicable carrier fees.
- Add the item details for the shipment.
- When you enter a description, we will automatically classify the product and generate an HS code. You may overwrite this HS code.
- If you have multiple items in the shipment, click Save and add another. Otherwise, click Save.
- Optional—Click More options to change the sale type to For resale or the delivery mode to Delivery duties unpaid.
- Click Get quote.
- If you want to make changes to the quote, click Edit form and edit any details needed.
- Click Get quote A landed cost quote will populate on the right. The cost includes the product, shipping, and import costs. Click to expand the quote to see a breakdown of items, shipping, and duties, taxes, and fees. This quote will also be available on the quotes page for future reference.
Edit details for a new quote
To edit an existing quote, rather than starting from scratch, click Quote again in the top right of the calculator.
Calculate a Landed Cost in Dashboard
Learn how to get quick and accurate landed cost quotes in Dashboard
Our landed cost calculator empowers your team to generate accurate shipping, duty, and tax costs for any shipment directly within Zonos Dashboard.
Dashboard is powered by the public-facing Zonos API, including Landed Cost, Classify, and Rate. Using this calculator is a great way to see how our APIs work, including the response from the API. These APIs provide rich responses with details on all applicable duties and taxes.