Useful tools for trade decisions.
A focused set of browser-based planners. They calculate from your inputs, document their logic and let you keep a local copy of a scenario. They do not quote live tariffs or freight rates.
Import cost & VAT calculator
Compute a transparent estimate of customs value, duty, import VAT and total cash requirement. Rates remain editable because classifications and rules matter.
Launch calculator TIME MODELTransit scenario planner
Build a bottom-up lead-time range from transit, handover, clearance and disruption allowance; compare operational assumptions.
Open planner WORKFLOWAnalysis brief builder
Structure a real trade question, capture missing information, and export the brief as plain text for a forwarder or adviser.
Prepare a briefWhy we do not auto-fill a customs duty rate
Import duty depends on classification, origin, preferential treatment and other measures. Assigning a generic percentage to a country pair would produce a clean-looking but potentially misleading answer.
Instead, the cost tool lets you enter a verified rate and links to the EU classification and VAT guidance used to explain the model.
Read about tariff classificationWhy transit estimates are editable
A scheduled service, a spot freight offer and a corridor-level infrastructure report are different kinds of evidence. None can reliably replace lane-specific operational information.
The transit planner is a structured worksheet: adjust every leg, expose the reserve and export the assumptions rather than relying on an opaque prediction.
UNCTAD maritime transport review