About the Import Tax Calculator
What is the Import Tax Calculator?
Buying something from abroad costs more than its price tag. This import tax calculator converts the foreign price and shipping into rupees and adds basic customs duty, the social welfare surcharge and IGST to show the true landed cost.
Enter the product price and shipping in the seller's currency, the exchange rate and the duty rates. The result shows the value in rupees, each tax and the import taxes as a percentage of the value.
How to use the Import Tax Calculator
- Product Price (in foreign currency) (sample: 500)
- Shipping & Insurance (in foreign currency) (sample: 50)
- Exchange Rate (₹ per unit of that currency) (sample: 88)
- Basic Customs Duty (%) (sample: 20)
- IGST Rate (%) (sample: 18)
- Press Calculate Landed Cost (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Total Landed Cost, along with Value in rupees (CIF), Customs duty + surcharge, IGST and Total import taxes.
Formula used
Landed cost = CIF value + BCD + SWS + IGST
- CIF value = (price + shipping & insurance) × exchange rate
- SWS = 10% of BCD
- IGST = (CIF + BCD + SWS) × IGST rate
Courier imports for personal use can attract different combined rates; check with the courier.
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Product Price (in foreign currency) | 500 |
| Shipping & Insurance (in foreign currency) | 50 |
| Exchange Rate (₹ per unit of that currency) | 88 |
| Basic Customs Duty (%) | 20 |
| IGST Rate (%) | 18 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Landed Cost | ₹69,677 |
| Value in rupees (CIF) | ₹48,400 |
| Customs duty + surcharge | ₹10,648 |
| IGST | ₹10,629 |
| Total import taxes | ₹21,277 |
| Import taxes as % of value | 43.96% |
Tips for using the Import Tax Calculator
- Couriers often add a handling or clearance fee on top of duties.
- Gifts above the duty-free limit and commercial samples are dutiable.
- Use the customs exchange rate notified by CBIC, which may differ from the bank rate.