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A calculator gives you the number. These explain which number to use, and why the obvious one is usually wrong.

How to calculate import duty, and what landed cost really includes

Duty is not a percentage of what you paid the supplier. It is charged on a customs value that usually includes freight and insurance, and import VAT is then charged on top of the duty.

12 August 2026 · Import Duty Calculator UK, Import Duty Calculator USA, Landed Cost Calculator

How to calculate fulfilment cost per order

Most people count postage and call it fulfilment. Add pick labour, packaging, the share of storage and the cost of returns, and the real figure is commonly half again as large.

12 August 2026 · Fulfillment Cost Calculator, Cost per Pick Calculator, Order Fulfillment Cost Calculator

Margin and markup are not the same number

Markup is measured against what you paid; margin against what you charged. A 50% markup is a 33.3% margin, and pricing to the wrong one quietly destroys profit at scale.

12 August 2026 · Markup vs Margin Calculator, Margin to Markup Converter, Wholesale Price Calculator

How to work out VAT backwards from a gross price

To take 20% VAT out of a gross price, divide by 1.2. Subtracting 20% instead is the single most common error in bookkeeping, and it understates the net figure by 4%.

12 August 2026 · Reverse VAT Calculator, VAT Calculator, Reverse Sales Tax Calculator