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What your China order costs delivered
This calculator adds up what a China order costs delivered to your door in the European Union: goods, China purchasing and handling, freight, the Equilinq service fee, customs duty and import value added tax (VAT). It uses the same fee rules as our Pricing page. The result is an estimate, not a quote.
Paid to Equilinq
- Goods
- EUR 1,950.00
- China purchasing and handling (2 percent)
- EUR 39.00
- Freight
- EUR 180.00
- Equilinq fee (10, 8 and 6 percent bands, minimum EUR 150)
- EUR 195.00
- Request fee credit
- EUR -49.00
- Total paid to Equilinq
- EUR 2,315.00
At your border, paid by you
- Customs value (goods, purchasing and freight)
- EUR 2,169.00
- Customs duty (2.7 percent)
- EUR 58.56
- Import VAT (21 percent, Netherlands)
- EUR 467.79
- Import VAT plus duty
- EUR 526.35
- Landed total
- EUR 2,841.35
- Landed cost per unit
- EUR 9.47
Estimate only. Duty depends on your product code. Import VAT is usually reclaimable if your business is VAT registered. The compliance pack is a paid add-on and not in this total. VAT rates checked 17 October 2026; the official source is the European Commission Taxes in Europe Database.
Questions
What is landed cost?
Landed cost is everything you pay to get goods to your door: the goods, purchasing, freight, the service fee, customs duty and import VAT. Dividing landed cost by the quantity gives the real cost per unit.
Why is duty charged on freight too?
Customs duty in the EU is charged on the customs value, which is usually the price of the goods plus transport and insurance to the EU border. So freight to the border raises the duty, not only the goods price.
Can I reclaim import VAT?
A business registered for VAT can usually reclaim import VAT on its VAT return, so it is cash flow rather than a final cost. Customs duty cannot be reclaimed. Check the rules for your country with your accountant.