Descartes Visual Compliance vs LandedCost

Descartes Visual Compliance provides cloud software for regulatory and trade compliance, including denied-party screening, audit and resolution, OFAC compliance, export classification and automation, and risk management. Its denied and restricted party screening covers lists from 180+ countries. Compliance Manager Workflow centralizes alerts, screening history, rescreening management, and match resolution; recorded actions include the date and user. Integrated screening supports Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Infor, Shopify, NetSuite, HubSpot, and custom-built or legacy systems. A mobile screening solution is designed for mobile devices and works with major mobile platforms. The vendor describes encryption, authentication and authorization controls, secure servers, monitoring, and intrusion detection, and says it provides training, technical support, regulatory product updates, and dedicated customer success support. Pricing is on request. The pricing page says basic implementations for small screening volumes and one user start at a few thousand dollars a year; a typical customer screening 50,000 entities should budget around $20,000 a year. Listed plans include Standard, Mid-Market, and Enterprise, with additional capabilities at each tier.

LandedCost calculates landed costs and per-unit profitability for importers and e-commerce sellers. Its engine allocates shared expenses by volume, weight, chargeable weight, units, value, or equal split. Shipments progress through created, in-transit, customs, and delivered stages, with costs accruing along the way. The platform calculates duty and import VAT by HS code and leaves reclaimable VAT out of profit calculations. Supplier invoices can use historical exchange rates from the day payment moved. Profitability calculations can include Amazon, eBay, and Shopify fees, while the extent of multi-channel features depends on plan. Listed channels also include Walmart, Etsy, TikTok Shop, and WooCommerce. Reports include CSV table exports, quarterly cost packs, and PDFs. The web-based cloud service offers tariff classification and landed-cost calculation, but not customs filing. Pricing starts at $49/mo, and the 14-day trial requires a payment card; billing starts on day 15 unless cancelled. Free import duty, HS code, invoice, FBA fee, and container tools are available without an account.