For cross-border sellers
Know what you keep — and what you must register
Twelve tools for marketplace fees, import duty, VAT, landed cost, de minimis and compliance, plus sourced references for twelve markets and eight product categories.
Twelve tools for the cross-border seller
Compliance
Marketplace fees
Pricing & margin
Taxes & duties
VAT / GST Calculator
Add or remove VAT or GST with country presets for the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore and the UAE.
Open tool →Landed Cost Calculator
Add duty, import tax, freight and handling to a goods value to get the true landed cost and per-unit cost.
Open tool →De Minimis Checker
Enter a declared value and destination to see whether duty and tax start — and where the cliff falls.
Open tool →Country duty calculators
US Import Duty Calculator
Estimate US duty from the first dollar — the $800 de minimis is suspended.
Open tool →UK Import Duty Calculator
No duty at or below £135 for most goods, but 20% VAT applies from the first pound.
Open tool →Canada Import Duty Calculator
CAD 20 general courier remission; CAD 150 duty and CAD 40 tax relief for US or Mexican origin.
Open tool →Australia Import Duty Calculator
No duty at or below AUD 1,000; GST on low-value goods is collected at checkout.
Open tool →Germany Import Duty Calculator (EU)
EU rules: €3 interim duty up to €150, 19% import VAT, and duty above €150.
Open tool →Japan Import Duty Calculator
¥10,000 exemption for most goods, 10% consumption tax, with category exclusions.
Open tool →Reference
Short, sourced entries for the terms our tools act on — written for humans and machines alike.
Retail markets
Marketplaces
Compliance
Market Compliance Reference
Product compliance obligations for cross-border sellers, market by market: local representative, product marking, EPR and packaging registrations, tax registration and the official authority behind each rule.
12 entries →Product Compliance Reference
What a compliance file needs for electronics, toys, cosmetics, apparel, food-contact materials, batteries, medical devices and general consumer goods — with the tests, documents and registrations that recur.
8 entries →Four numbers between a sale and your bank account
A cross-border sale passes through four deductions before it becomes profit. The marketplace takes a referral fee and often a payment fee. Customs takes duty on the product's tariff code. The tax authority takes import VAT or GST, which is recoverable in some cases and a real cost in others. Logistics takes freight, insurance and the carrier's handling charge.
The calculators are arranged in the order the money moves. Start with the marketplace fee calculator to see the net payout. Add duty and tax with the landed cost calculator. Check whether the parcel is above or below the threshold with the de minimis checker. Then put the landed unit cost into the margin calculator to see whether the price works at all.
The de minimis cliff moved in 2026
| Market | Import tax | Low-value treatment (2026) | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | No federal VAT; state sales tax | $800 exemption suspended | Duty applies from the first dollar |
| United Kingdom | VAT 20% | No duty at or below £135 | Duty relief under review; removal targeted by March 2029 |
| European Union | VAT 17–27% by country | €3 flat duty up to €150 | €150 duty exemption ended 30 June 2026; interim rule to 30 June 2028 |
| Canada | GST/HST 5–15% | CAD 20 general courier remission | US/MX origin: CAD 150 duty and CAD 40 tax relief |
| Australia | GST 10% | AUD 1,000 customs value | Low-value GST collected at checkout |
| Japan | Consumption tax 10% | ¥10,000 total customs value | Some categories excluded from the exemption |
| Singapore | GST 9% | S$400 import relief | Low-value GST collected via OVR |
| United Arab Emirates | VAT 5% | AED 1,000 duty-free threshold | VAT still applies below the duty threshold |
Each figure is tied to the customs or tax authority and checked on 2026-10-17. See the retail market reference for the source and the basis behind each row.
Marketplace fees are not one percentage
The headline commission is only part of what a marketplace takes. Fixed per-order charges, payment processing, subscription fees, fulfilment and advertising all land on the same sale, and the mix differs enough that the same product can be profitable on one platform and unprofitable on another.
| Platform | Typical fee model | Where the margin goes |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 8–15% referral, $39.99/mo Professional, FBA per unit | Fulfilment and advertising, not the referral fee |
| eBay | ~13.6% final value fee, per-order fee, no subscription | Fixed fees on low-ticket items |
| Etsy | 6.5% transaction, $0.20 listing, 3% + $0.25 processing | Fixed fees and offsite ads on cheap items |
| Walmart | 6–15% referral, no monthly fee | Approval process and fulfilment choice |
| TikTok Shop | ~6–8% referral plus affiliate commissions | Content production and return rates |
| Shopify | $39/mo plus 2.9% + $0.30, no commission | The cost of buying your own traffic |
Rates are indicative and change by category and country. The marketplace reference records the model and the caveats; the calculator lets you enter the exact figures from your seller centre.
Compliance is the part that gets listings removed
Duty and VAT are visible in a landed-cost sheet. Compliance is the cost that stays invisible until a marketplace asks for a document, a customs broker holds the shipment, or a competitor files a complaint against a missing registration. The first gate is usually a responsible person or a product mark; the second is a set of producer registrations that renew every year.
| Market | First gate | Recurring layer |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU responsible person under GPSR + CE marking | Packaging EPR per member state, WEEE, batteries |
| Germany | LUCID packaging registration | stiftung ear WEEE + BattG + 19% VAT |
| France | EPR producer identifier (UIN) + Triman | Stream-specific EPR + 20% VAT |
| United Kingdom | UK responsible person + UKCA or accepted CE | Packaging EPR, WEEE, VAT at checkout ≤£135 |
| United States | FCC / CPSC / FDA by product category | State sales tax, Prop 65, battery and packaging laws |
| Canada | Bilingual label + ISED for radio | GST/HST, cosmetics notification, CCPSA |
| Australia | RCM marking + supplier declaration | GST, mandatory standards, TGA/AICIS by category |
| Japan | PSE or MIC/Giteki certification | JCT registration, Japanese labelling, importer |
| UAE | ECAS registration for regulated products | Arabic labelling, 5% VAT, local importer |
| Saudi Arabia | SABER product certificate | Shipment certificate, Arabic label, 15% VAT |
| India | BIS registration for notified electronics | EPR, legal metrology label, GST by category |
| Brazil | INMETRO / ANATEL / ANVISA approval | Portuguese label, Remessa Conforme, tax stack |
The compliance checker turns a destination and product category into a list of obligations and a planning budget. The market reference and the product reference carry the sources and check date behind each row.
What these calculators cannot know
Duty is set by the product's tariff code, not by the destination alone. No calculator can infer an HS code from a price, so every duty figure here starts from a rate you enter from the destination's tariff schedule. Where a rule is contested or under review — the UK's £135 relief, for example — the page says so rather than presenting a temporary rule as permanent.
These tools are estimators. They are useful for pricing, comparing corridors and spotting a margin that only works if nothing goes wrong. They are not a customs determination, a tax filing or a substitute for a broker when the shipment is complex. Official answers come from the customs authority and, for tax, from the tax authority in the destination country.
Frequently asked questions
Are these calculators free to use?
Yes. Every calculator runs in your browser with no account, no upload and no paywall. Your numbers are not sent to a server.
Do the tools store or transmit my figures?
No. The calculations run locally in the page. Nothing you type is submitted anywhere, and the tools do not need your email address to work.
Where do the duty rates come from?
You enter the rate from the destination's tariff schedule for your product's HS code. The calculators do not guess a rate, because duty depends on the product rather than on the country alone.
Is de minimis the same as duty-free?
No. De minimis is a value threshold for customs treatment. Below it, duty may not apply, but import VAT or GST often still does — the UK is the clearest example, with no duty below £135 and VAT from the first pound.
Why does the EU show a €3 duty on low-value parcels?
The EU ended its €150 duty exemption on 30 June 2026 and introduced a temporary flat €3 duty for parcels up to €150, running until 30 June 2028. The calculator applies that rule and labels it as temporary.
Should margin be calculated on the sale price or the landed cost?
Margin is profit as a share of the sale price. The cost side should include the landed unit cost — goods, freight, duty and non-recoverable tax — plus marketplace and payment fees. Using the ex-works cost alone overstates every margin.
Can I use these numbers for a tax return?
No. They are planning estimates, not accounting records. Use the customs declaration, the carrier invoice and your accountant's treatment of recoverable tax for filing.
How current are the rules?
The market data was checked against the customs or tax authority on 2026-10-17. Rules that are under review or temporary are marked as such, and each reference entry carries its source and check date.
Ask a compliance question
Free first answer by email. Tell us the destination, the product and the channel — we will point you to the rule and the official source. No obligation, no sales sequence.