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Can you calculate the customs duty and import VAT I'll owe, and confirm the commodity description so I know the code is right?"},{"title":"US importer landed cost estimate","prompt":"We're bringing in bicycle frames under HTS code 8714.99.8000 into the US, with a FOB goods value of $12,000 and $400 freight. What will the full landed cost be once you add the duty from the USITC tariff?"},{"title":"Freight pricing model with accurate duty","prompt":"I'm building a pricing tool and need to know the real landed cost for importing electronic tablets (HS 8471.30) valued at £20,000 with £800 freight and £200 insurance on a CIF basis into Great Britain — I need the duty rate, duty amount, VAT, and total so I can set my retail price correctly."}],"resultDescription":"Returns the assembled customs value (from goods, freight, and insurance on the chosen CIF or FOB basis), the duty rate sourced from the live UK Trade Tariff or USITC HTS, the duty amount, the VAT base (duty-inclusive), the import VAT amount, and the total landed cost. Also returns the commodity description from the official tariff so the user can verify their classification is correct.","failureModes":["Invalid or unrecognised commodity code returns an error or empty result","Unsupported destination country (only GB and US are supported)","Tariff service unavailability causes lookup failure","Missing required fields (goods value, freight, valuation basis) cause validation errors","Incorrect valuation basis enum value causes a bad request error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a precise, correctly-ordered landed cost calculation (duty first, then VAT on the duty-inclusive value) backed by live official tariff data for the UK or US. Prefer it over manual calculations or generic duty estimators that apply VAT incorrectly, or when you need the official commodity description returned alongside the rates to verify HS/HTS classification.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-11T00:41:52.337Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"handel-landed-cost-calculator-3ab8c792"}