Import and Landed Cost Guides
Comprehensive guides, tutorials, and resources for calculating landed costs, customs clearance, and cross-border trade. · Page 4 of 7
Importing from the UK to the EU in 2026: The 0% Tariff Trap
What importing from the UK to the EU really costs after Brexit: TCA rules of origin, the 0% duty trap, 21% VAT, EORI and freight -- with two worked orders.
Importing from Japan to the EU in 2026: Duty, VAT and the EPA 0% Route
What importing from Japan to the EU really costs in 2026: the EPA 0% duty rule and its origin trap, 21% VAT, freight lanes and two worked orders.
Importing from Turkey to the EU in 2026: 0% Duty With an A.TR, and a Truck That Arrives in 5 Days
Importing from Turkey to the EU in 2026: the customs union's 0% duty with an A.TR certificate, 21% VAT, road vs sea vs air costs, and a landed-cost example.
Australia to the EU in 2026: 0% Duty on Wine, 30% on Beef, and No FTA in Force Yet
Importing from Australia to the EU in 2026: duties on wine, beef and honey, Melbourne freight times, and the FTA that is not in force yet. Full example inside.
Car Import Costs to the EU in 2026: Duty, VAT and BPM on Two Real Imports
Importing a car into the EU in 2026: 10% duty, 21% import VAT and BPM, priced line by line on a US Mustang and a German Golf.
Importing into Belgium in 2026: Duty, 21% VAT and What Antwerp Really Costs
Importing into Belgium in 2026: EU duty rates, 21% import VAT, Antwerp and Zeebrugge fees, EORI, IOSS and FASFC, priced on a real toy shipment.
Importing to the UK in 2026: How the GBP 135 Line Decides Your Bill
A 2026 guide to UK import costs: the GBP 135 line, 20% VAT, postponed VAT accounting, real UK Global Tariff rates and a three-parcel worked example.
Importing to Japan in 2026: Duty, 10% Consumption Tax and the JPY 10,000 Rule
Import costs in Japan in 2026: the JPY 10,000 exemption, simplified tariff brackets, April 2026 duty rates, 10% consumption tax and three worked shipments.
Importing to the USA in 2026: Duty Rates, MPF Fees and the Closed $800 Door
Importing to the USA in 2026: live HTS duty rates, the 0.3464% MPF, harbour maintenance fee, FOB customs value and the suspended $800 de minimis.
Temu Import Costs in the EU 2026: The EUR 3 Duty per Item
What a Temu order really costs in the EU in 2026: the EUR 3 duty charged per item type, destination VAT, clearance fees and the legal ways to cut the bill.
AliExpress Import Costs to the EU in 2026: Three Real Orders
Three real AliExpress orders priced line by line: the EUR 3 duty per item type, VAT at the border, courier handling fees, the EUR 150 cliff and refused goods.
Shein Import Costs in 2026: 8 Questions That Set Your Bill
What the EU decided on 16 September 2026, why the EUR 3 duty is charged per product line, and how to work out what a Shein parcel really costs.