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receipt_longDUTY & VAT
Duty and VAT, calculated — not guessed
Enter an HS code once per product. Duty and import VAT calculate per unit automatically, and if you're VAT registered, the reclaimable part stays out of your profit math.
IN PRACTICE
One SKU, its estimated duty and VAT
Duty pulled from the product's HS code and VAT set by your registration status — per product, not a blended average that misprices the whole box.
SKU-BT-001 — HS 4419.11AUTO
Customs value / unit$4.38
Duty @ 4%$0.18
Import VAT @ 20%$0.91
VAT reclaimableYes — excluded from cost
True dutiable cost / unit$4.56
PER-PRODUCT
One container, three duty rates
Each HS code carries its own rate. A blended average hides which product is actually expensive to import — and misprices every SKU in the box.
Duty by HS code — same containerAUTO
Bamboo boards · 4419.11 @ 4%
$0.18/unit
Utensil sets · 3924.10 @ 6.5%
$0.42/unit
Mixing bowls · 7323.93 @ 12%
$1.60/unit
A blended "7%" would mispriceall 3 SKUs
VAT TREATMENT
VAT is cash flow, not cost
If you're VAT registered, import VAT is reclaimable — so it stays out of your margin math and goes into a quarterly reclaim tracker instead.
Q2 VAT positionRECLAIMABLE
Import VAT paid at borders$11,270
Reclaimable in Q2 return$11,270
Effect on product margins$0.00
Excluded from profit calculationscorrectly
— DUTY & VAT
The taxman is precise. Now you are too.
Duty rates don't negotiate and VAT doesn't estimate — the only safe position is to be exactly as precise as the border is.