Landed cost of feed ingredients
Landed cost per tonne is CIF (FOB + freight + insurance) plus import duty, storage and port or inland costs. Enter rates from your own quotes and customs tariff.
Method reviewed: · Enter your own figures — this tool contains no default prices, nutrient values or benchmarks.
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Worked example: 500 t of soybean meal shipped to a farm
A farm group imports 500 tonnes at 420 per tonne FOB, pays 55 per tonne ocean freight, insures at 0.3% of FOB + freight, faces a 5% duty on CIF value, stores for 2 months at 4 per tonne per month and adds 12 per tonne for port, clearance and inland trucking.
| Insurance per tonne | 1.43 |
|---|---|
| CIF per tonne | 476.43 |
| Duty per tonne | 23.82 |
| Storage per tonne | 8 |
| Landed cost per tonne | 520.25 |
| Total landed cost | 260,123 |
The FOB price is only part of the bill: freight, duty, storage and handling add almost a quarter on top (420 FOB becomes about 520 landed). Compare suppliers on this landed figure, on the same Incoterm, not on the FOB price.
All figures are invented to show the method; they are not market prices, quotes or a recommended diet. Use your own quotes and certificates.
Units by country and convention
The calculator works per metric tonne (1,000 kg) in the currency you choose. Convert local units before entering them:
- United States
- Short ton = 907.185 kg; to get a price per metric tonne, divide the price per short ton by 0.907185. Corn is often quoted per bushel (56 lb = 25.4 kg).
- United Kingdom
- Feed is usually quoted per metric tonne; the older long ton is 1,016.05 kg.
- Brazil
- Grains and soy are often quoted per saca of 60 kg: price per tonne = price per saca × 16.67.
- India
- Quintal = 100 kg: price per tonne = price per quintal × 10.
- EU, Latin America, Asia, Africa
- Metric tonne is standard. Use duty and VAT rules from your own customs tariff; the tool applies duty to CIF value.
What to do with your result
More buyer questions
- Is duty charged on FOB or CIF value?
- Most customs regimes that follow WTO valuation charge duty on CIF value (goods + freight + insurance), which is what this tool does. Some countries use FOB; check your national tariff.
- Should VAT or GST be included?
- Only if you cannot recover it. Recoverable VAT is a cash-flow cost, not a landed cost; enter non-recoverable taxes under duty or other costs.
- How do I compare a delivered offer with a FOB offer?
- Enter the FOB offer with all freight and import costs, then enter the delivered offer with freight, insurance and duty at zero and only farm-side costs under other. Compare the landed cost per tonne.
Shipping route risk: what to add before you compare quotes
As of 14 October 2026, the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO) has reported repeated attacks on tankers and a container ship in and around the Strait of Hormuz, and carriers and shippers are negotiating contracts against that background. If your feed ingredients load in, sail through or discharge in the Gulf, a price quoted before these events may no longer reflect your real cost.
- Ask each supplier and carrier for written freight, war-risk insurance and surcharges on the date you compare, then enter them in the freight, insurance and other-costs fields.
- Ask how many extra transit days rerouting or delays could add, and price the extra storage months for that buffer.
- Check who carries the risk under the Incoterm you agree, and the quote's validity date.
- This calculator has no live freight or commodity prices; every number comes from you.
Sources (checked 14 October 2026): World Ports Organization, citing UKMTO (13 Oct 2026) · Sourcing Journal (13 Oct 2026). Conditions change daily; recheck before you order.
Questions
Is duty always charged on CIF?
Does the tool include VAT or currency conversion?
How to use this result
Landed cost is the price paid at origin plus freight, insurance, duties, port and inland costs to your site. Enter each cost from your own quotes to compare offers on a delivered basis.
Assumptions and limits
- Every cost line is your input — no freight, duty or exchange rates are supplied.
- Use the exchange rate from your bank or a verified source on the day you compare.
- Duty and tax treatment depends on the product classification in your country.
