LandedCost vs TariffWise

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.

TariffWise helps importers and exporters classify products under HS/HTS codes and estimate import costs. A classification includes a likely code, its official heading, a written rationale and nearby alternatives, with factors that may affect the result. For a lane estimate, users provide the shipment’s origin, destination and value to receive estimated duty, import tax and landed cost. The demo covers twelve origins and ten destinations, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, UAE and Japan. Compliance flags can surface issues such as lithium battery testing, FDA prior notice for food and textile labeling rules. Paid accounts include saved classification history; Growth and higher plans add bulk CSV classification and team seats. An HS code API is listed for ERP and PIM catalogs. TariffWise runs on the web and through an API, offers a free trial, and starts at $59/mo. Its outputs are AI guidance rather than binding customs rulings, so classifications should be verified before filing. Demo inputs are sent to Google Gemini, and cached result copies may be retained temporarily.