Describe your product, pick the country and enter the value. DutyLane finds the HS code and estimates the duties and import taxes due when it lands.
Duties depend on three things: the HS code of the product, the country it is going to, and the value of the goods. Start with a plain description of the item.
DutyLane estimates use ePost Global TrueCost tariff and tax data. Rates, thresholds and exchange rates change, and customs in the destination country sets the final amount at import. Shipping cost is not part of this estimate.
DDP stands for delivered duty paid. The seller pays the import duties and taxes before the parcel arrives, so the customer pays nothing at the door. With DDU, delivered duty unpaid, the carrier collects those charges from the customer on delivery.
A customer who gets a bill at the door can refuse the parcel, and it comes back at your cost. Showing duties at checkout, or paying them for the customer, takes that bill away.
Customs looks at three things: the HS code that classifies the product, the value of the goods, and the country they are going to. The HS code sets the duty rate. The destination sets the import tax, such as VAT or GST.
Customs value × Duty rate = Duty
Import VAT or GST is usually charged on top, on the value of the goods plus the duty. Many countries set a value below which no duty or tax is due. Canada adds provincial tax, which is why DutyLane asks for the province.
The Harmonized System code is the number customs uses worldwide to classify goods. The first six digits are the same in every country. Countries add more digits for their own tariff lines. A cotton sweater and a wool sweater have different codes and can carry different duty rates.
Describe the material and what the item is, and DutyLane finds the code. If you already know your code, enter it directly.
It is an estimate. DutyLane uses ePost Global TrueCost tariff and tax data for the product, country and value you enter. Customs in the destination country sets the final amount at import, and exchange rates move.
Trade agreements lower or remove duty for goods made in certain countries. Goods made in the United States can enter Canada and Mexico duty free under CUSMA when they meet its rules of origin.
No. DutyLane estimates the duties and taxes on the goods. Some countries also tax the shipping charge, which is added when the parcel is declared.
Yes. Tell us your international volume and the countries you sell to, and we will quote fulfillment and DDP shipping on your own numbers.
Shipping by pallet instead? The freight class calculator works out density and class, and the pallet configuration calculator shows how many cartons fit. All our tools are on the shipping calculators page.
Tell us your orders a month and the countries you sell to. We quote fulfillment and DDP shipping on your own numbers.
Your brand's warehouse partner. We do everything outside of selling the products you own.