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For importers

Import with the details in order.

A good price at origin can disappear at the border. TP4 helps importers keep specification, compliance, freight and clearance in view from the first request.

Request a productWork out landed cost
  • Supplier review
  • Compliance in view
  • Landed-cost thinking

Landed cost

What will it really cost to land?

The unit price is only the start. Put in your own figures and see how freight, insurance, duty, tax and port charges add up.

Incoterms explained

Your numbers

Illustrative landed cost

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  • Goods—
  • Freight—
  • Insurance—
  • Duty—
  • VAT / GST—
  • Port & delivery—
Unit price at origin
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Landed cost per unit
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Simple arithmetic on the figures you enter. Duty bases, rates and taxes depend on the HS code and the country; confirm them with a customs broker.

Destination rules

Know the rules where your goods arrive.

Pick a country to see its main import rules and what it supplies. Tier 1 economies are listed first.

All 35 country guides

Tier 1

China

Shanghai · Ningbo-Zhoushan · Shenzhen · Qingdao

Rules to know before goods arrive

  • Customs registrationImporters and exporters register with the General Administration of Customs (GACC).
  • CCC certificationProducts on the China Compulsory Certification catalogue need CCC marking before sale.
  • Overseas food registrationForeign manufacturers of many food products must register with GACC before exporting to China.
  • Commodity inspectionCertain commodities, including some metals and agricultural goods, are subject to inspection on arrival.

What it supplies

Machinery and electrical equipmentSteel productsSolar modules and batteriesPVC and other polymersTextiles and garments

Open the China guide

Where TP4 helps

Three places imports go wrong.

Quality, clearance and the last mile. Each one handled before it becomes a cost.

Robotic production line in a factory
QualitySpec · review · inspection

01 Specification

Get the product you ordered.

A complete specification and supplier review before terms, so quotes are comparable and what arrives matches the contract.

  • One specification for every supplier
  • Business information reviewed
  • Pre-shipment inspection agreed
Container ship guided into port by tugs
ClearanceCertificates · licences · documents

02 Arrival

Clearance planned before the vessel arrives.

Conformity certificates, licences and labelling handled before shipment, with documents ready for your customs broker on arrival.

  • Conformity programmes identified early
  • Licences and registrations in place
  • Documents consistent with the contract
Forklift moving stock in a warehouse
DeliveryPort · inland · site

03 Delivery

Into your warehouse, not stuck at the port.

Port handling, inland transport and delivery coordinated, so storage and demurrage do not eat the margin.

  • Port handling arranged in advance
  • Inland transport to your site
  • Free time and demurrage watched
How logistics works

The import journey · 6 steps

From requirement to your warehouse.

Six stages, each with its own checks, in the order they happen.

  1. Stage 01: Requirement

    Say exactly what must arrive.

    Product, specification, quantity, destination and timing in one structured request.

  2. Stage 02: Supplier review

    Check who will supply it.

    Business and product information reviewed as appropriate before terms.

  3. Stage 03: Compliance

    Know the rules at home.

    Conformity, licences, labelling and duty treatment identified before ordering.

  4. Stage 04: Terms & finance

    Agree terms; connect finance.

    Incoterm, payment terms and inspection agreed; purchase finance for eligible imports.

  5. Stage 05: Shipment

    Track the goods and documents.

    Loading, transit and documents coordinated with the supplier and logistics partners.

  6. Stage 06: Clearance & delivery

    Clear customs and deliver.

    Documents to your customs broker, port handling and delivery to your site.

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Tell TP4 what you need and where it has to arrive.

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