tariff-calculator-amazon
This tariff calculator computes import duties, landed costs, and VAT/GST for Amazon sellers across major trade routes including China to US (with Section 301 tariffs), China to EU, and custom origin-destination pairs. Use it to determine total landed costs by inputting HS codes, product descriptions for automatic code matching, freight charges, and destination countries, with support for trade agreement preferential rates like USMCA and EVFTA.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexscope-ai/Amazon-Skills /tmp/tariff-calculator-amazon && cp -r /tmp/tariff-calculator-amazon/tariff-calculator-amazon ~/.claude/skills/tariff-calculator-amazonSKILL.md
# Tariff Calculator — Amazon 💰
Universal tariff and landed cost calculator for international Amazon sellers.
## Installation
```bash
npx skills add nexscope-ai/eCommerce-Skills --skill tariff-calculator-amazon -g
```
## Features
- **Universal Trade Routes** — Any origin to any destination
- **Tariff Rate Lookup** — HS code → duty rate
- **Section 301 Tariffs** — US additional duties on China imports
- **VAT/GST Calculation** — EU, UK, CA, AU, CN rates
- **Landed Cost** — Complete cost breakdown
- **HS Code Matcher** — Product description → HS code suggestions
- **Trade Agreements** — USMCA, EVFTA, RCEP preferential rates
## Supported Trade Routes
| Route | Key Tariffs | VAT/GST |
|-------|-------------|---------|
| 🇨🇳 → 🇺🇸 China → USA | Section 301 (7.5-25%) | N/A |
| 🇨🇳 → 🇪🇺 China → EU | Standard duties | 19-22% |
| 🇨🇳 → 🇬🇧 China → UK | Standard duties | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 → 🇪🇺 USA → EU | Standard duties | 19-22% |
| 🇪🇺 → 🇺🇸 EU → USA | Standard duties | N/A |
| 🇺🇸 → 🇨🇳 USA → China | Retaliatory tariffs | 13% VAT |
| 🇨🇳 → 🇨🇦 China → Canada | Standard duties | 5% GST |
| 🇨🇳 → 🇦🇺 China → Australia | Standard duties | 10% GST |
| **Custom** | User-defined | User-defined |
## Section 301 Tariffs (China → USA)
| HS Chapter | Products | Additional Rate |
|------------|----------|-----------------|
| 84xx | Computers, machinery | 25% |
| 85xx | Electronics (some) | 0-25% |
| 94xx | Furniture, lighting | 25% |
| 95xx | Toys | 25% |
| 61/62 | Apparel | 7.5% |
| 64xx | Footwear | 7.5% |
| 42xx | Bags, accessories | 7.5% |
## Landed Cost Formula
```
Landed Cost =
FOB Value
+ International Freight
+ Insurance
+ Import Duty
+ VAT/GST (if applicable)
+ Customs Clearance
+ Port Fees
+ Inland Freight
```
## Usage
### Basic Calculation
```bash
python3 scripts/calculator.py
```
### With Parameters
```bash
python3 scripts/calculator.py '{
"hs_code": "8518300000",
"origin_country": "CN",
"destination_country": "US",
"fob_value": 5000.00,
"quantity": 500,
"freight_cost": 200.00
}'
```
### HS Code Lookup
```bash
python3 scripts/hs_lookup.py "wireless earbuds"
python3 scripts/hs_lookup.py "bluetooth speaker"
```
### Custom Trade Route
```bash
python3 scripts/calculator.py '{
"hs_code": "9503009000",
"origin_country": "VN",
"destination_country": "DE",
"fob_value": 10000.00,
"quantity": 1000,
"freight_cost": 500.00,
"custom_duty_rate": 0.047,
"custom_vat_rate": 0.19
}'
```
## Output Example
```
💰 Tariff & Landed Cost Report
Product: Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds
HS Code: 8518300000
Route: China 🇨🇳 → USA 🇺🇸
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📦 Cost Breakdown
FOB Value $ 5,000.00
International Freight $ 200.00
Insurance $ 15.00
CIF Value $ 5,215.00
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🏛️ Duties & Taxes
Base Duty (0.0%) $ 0.00
Section 301 (0.0%) $ 0.00
Total Duty $ 0.00
Customs Clearance $ 150.00
Port Fees $ 50.00
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
💵 Landed Cost Summary
Total Landed Cost $ 5,515.00
Per Unit Cost $ 11.03
```
## Trade Agreement Support
| Agreement | Countries | Benefit |
|-----------|-----------|---------|
| USMCA | US, Mexico, Canada | Reduced/zero duties |
| EVFTA | EU, Vietnam | Reduced duties |
| RCEP | Asia-Pacific | Reduced duties |
| UK-Japan | UK, Japan | Reduced duties |
## Custom Configuration
Create a custom config for your routes:
```json
{
"default_origin": "CN",
"default_destination": "US",
"include_insurance": true,
"insurance_rate": 0.003,
"customs_fee": 150,
"port_fee": 50
}
```
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