Import cost & VAT calculator
Estimate the cash required to bring goods into the EU. Change each variable, see the full cost breakdown and save a scenario for further review.
Planning estimate, not a customs determination. The tool models a simplified import: goods value + border freight + insurance form the assumed customs value. Duty and VAT treatment must be verified for the product, origin, destination and contractual terms.
Estimated import cash requirement
Including import VAT · modelled cash outlay, not necessarily final economic cost
Import VAT may be recoverable for eligible businesses; actual payment, deferment and recovery depend on national rules and the importer’s position.
What the calculator adds—and why
The customs value is commonly based on transaction value, subject to legally required additions and deductions. For an early-stage model, we take the goods price plus the transport and insurance amounts entered up to the EU border.
Duty is applied to that assumed customs value. The simplified import VAT base then adds duty and the entered incidental cost to the first destination, where that cost is not already included in customs value. The result is an illustration of cash requirement, not a declaration-ready computation.
Simplified model
Customs value = goods + freight to border + insurance
Duty = customs value × duty rate
VAT base = customs value + duty + first-destination cost
Import VAT = VAT base × VAT rate
Cash outlay = VAT base + import VAT