Import Costing
Landed cost on imported goods — aluminium, automation & hardware ex-China
$289.9k landed in pipeline 4 containers inbound FOB · ex-China
True landed cost, not just the invoice price
When you bring aluminium slat, louvre, gate motors and hardware in from China, the real cost isn't the FOB price — it's FOB + sea freight + insurance + wharf & customs + 5% duty, divided across the units. The 10% GST is paid at the border and claimed back, so it's shown for cash-flow but left out of the per-unit landed cost that feeds your job costing.
Landed-cost breakdown · IMP-2026-0019
Foshan Yatai Aluminium Co. · Foshan, CN · 40ft HC · ETA 24 July 2026
| FOB — loaded ex-works | $96,000.00 |
| + Sea freight | $10,200.00 |
| + Marine insurance | $1,320.00 |
| + Wharf & customs handling | $2,600.00 |
| + Import duty (5%) | $5,310.00 |
| = Landed total | $115,430.00 |
| GST at border (claimed back) | $11,543.00 |
Landed cost per 6m length
$48.10
2,400 × 6m length · Aluminium louvre blade 100×16
Cost uplift on FOB
+20%
freight, insurance, wharf & duty
| IMP # | Supplier | Goods | Container | Status | ETA | Qty | FOB | Landed | Per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMP-2026-0022 | Guangzhou Superior Gate Automation Guangzhou, CN | Remote handset — 4 channel | LCL — 6 pallets | Ordered | 22 Aug 2026 | 1,000 each | $26,000 | $33,720 | $33.72 |
| IMP-2026-0021 | Foshan Yatai Aluminium Co. Foshan, CN | Aluminium slat 65×16 — mill | 40ft HC | On Water | 05 Aug 2026 | 3,600 5.8m length | $86,400 | $104,610 | $29.06 |
| IMP-2026-0020 | Ningbo Haitian Hardware Ningbo, CN | Heavy adjustable gate hinge (pr) | 20ft GP | On Water | 31 July 2026 | 800 pair | $29,600 | $36,180 | $45.23 |
| IMP-2026-0019 | Foshan Yatai Aluminium Co. Foshan, CN | Aluminium louvre blade 100×16 | 40ft HC | Customs | 24 July 2026 | 2,400 6m length | $96,000 | $115,430 | $48.10 |
| IMP-2026-0018 | Guangzhou Superior Gate Automation Guangzhou, CN | Sliding gate motor 24V — kit | 20ft GP | Landed | 10 July 2026 | 60 each | $58,200 | $67,580 | $1,126.33 |
| IMP-2026-0017 | Foshan Yatai Aluminium Co. Foshan, CN | Aluminium blade 40×10 — mill | LCL — 9 pallets | Landed | 04 July 2026 | 1,800 6m length | $46,800 | $57,200 | $31.78 |