Landed Cost, Explained Properly
Guides, calculators, templates, and operating playbooks for modern importers
Amazon FBA Landed Cost: Duties, Taxes, And Returns After Freight
Amazon FBA sellers: when a 5% duty accrual posts at 12%, plus VAT and unsellable returns, and how those lines change unit cost and COGS after the frei…
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How To Manage Supplier Orders Over WeChat
WeChat is the channel, not the PO. How FBA and Shopify importers version orders, treat screenshots as evidence, and check landed cost before the next …
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Landed Cost Per Unit: Divide By Sellable, Not The PO
How to calculate landed cost per unit for FBA and Shopify: $8.50 on the PO quantity vs $9.06 on 1,970 sellable units, then price from that number.
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Landed Cost Formula: Total, Per Unit, And Allocation
The landed cost formula as identities: shipment total, per-unit divisor, duty, and how a mixed-SKU split changes a 500-unit example from $22.80 to $22…
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Best Stocky Alternatives For Shopify After The 2026 Sunset
Stocky stopped after August 31, 2026. What Shopify native inventory replaced, what still needs an app, and how importers shortlist without a fake 12-p…
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Shopify Landed Cost: Cost Per Item, Tools, And Checkout Duty
How to put landed cost into Shopify's cost per item field: the math, where Shopify stops, which apps help, and why checkout duty is a separate job.
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Best Shopify Order Management Software: How To Use It
Learn how to use Shopify order management software to manage statuses, inventory, shipping, returns, automation, and multichannel fulfillment.
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How To Calculate Safety Stock (Formula + Excel)
Safety stock for FBA and Shopify importers: the combined formula, a 866-unit Excel example, and why max-demand shortcuts inflate the buffer. Not the r…
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Landed Cost Vs COGS: What Each One Includes, With Simple Examples
A plain guide to landed cost vs COGS for new Amazon and Shopify sellers. See a $10 product land at $14.10 and a chart of what each cost includes.
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How To Calculate Landed Cost (Per Sellable Unit)
The inbound landed-cost formula for FBA and Shopify: a $10 invoice that lands at $14.10, and why you divide by sellable units, not the PO quantity.
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