How to collect your own logistics tariffs for an accurate calculation

State charges we take from laws, but logistics is your arrangement with carriers. The typical tariffs in the calculator exist only so that a calculation works from the first minute. For real decisions you need to replace them with your own.

Why typical tariffs are not enough

They are average market values with no carrier quote behind them. The calculator marks them typical and adds a warning to every calculation. A difference of a few hundred dollars per lot directly reduces your margin.

What to collect

1. US inland transport. The price from each auction yard to the departure port. Keep a table by state or by specific yard.
2. Ocean. Rates by route "US port → EU port / Poti", separately for container and RoRo. Remember that a container is shared by 3 or 4 cars.
3. Port. Charges at the destination port.
4. EU inland delivery. From the port to the border or a city.
5. Customs broker. The clearance price in each country.
6. Certification and registration support. If you provide these services.
7. Repair. A cost range by damage code (front-end hit, hail, flood): collect your own statistics from past deals.
8. Insurance. A percentage rate of value.
9. Your fee. Fixed, or a percentage with a minimum.

How to keep it current

• Record the date of the tariff: a calculation should know when it was entered.
• Update when you change carrier or when the season changes.
• Compare the actual costs of completed deals with the calculated ones: the gap shows which tariff line has gone stale.

How it works in ImportOS

You enter tariffs once in company settings and they are used in every calculation: in Desk, the calculator and the extension. Once your numbers are in, the warning about typical values disappears and confidence in the calculation rises.