Landed cost calculator
Six numbers in, one honest answer out. This is the same sheet we send before anyone signs anything — duty, freight, port fees, all of it, per unit.
Volume per unit: a patio chair is about 0.10 cbm. A container holds 68 cbm.
Typical volume per unit — click a row to use it
Nothing here is an estimate. Every rate below was pulled on 2026-10-30 and can be checked by you.
| Item | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MFN duty, HTS 9401.79.00 | Free | USITC HTS |
| Section 301, furniture (List 3) | +25% | USTR |
| Reciprocal tariff, China | +12.5% | Federal Register |
| Ocean freight, Shanghai → Los Angeles, 40HQ | $8,465 | Freight index, 2026-10-16 |
| Container capacity used | 68 cbm | 40HQ nominal |
| MPF | 0.3464% ($32.71–$634.62) | CBP |
| HMF | 0.125% | CBP |
| ISF filing | $35 | Typical broker rate |
Duty rates change. If a rate here is stale, tell us and we will correct it the same day — that is the whole point of publishing them.
The three-origin comparison holds FOB constant. In reality a Vietnamese or Mexican unit rarely costs the same as the Chinese one — that difference is usually larger than the duty gap itself, and it is the first thing we model for you.
Send us the spec. You get the filled-in version, plus the two or three things that would move the number most.