Plan your shipment before you book
Work out landed costs and transit times in seconds. Free, indicative tools built by FPL Global Forwarding to help you plan with confidence.
Important: All tools on this page provide indicative estimates only. FPL Global Forwarding cannot guarantee the accuracy of any calculation, duty rate or transit time shown. Results are a planning guide — actual costs and timings depend on commodity codes, carrier schedules, customs clearance and conditions at the time of shipment. Always request a formal quote for binding figures.
UK Import Duty Calculator
Forecast UK import duty, VAT and the total landed cost of your shipment. Enter your goods value, freight cost and product category to get an indicative CIF-based calculation in seconds.
- Import duty by category
- CIF customs value
- 20% VAT calculation
- Total landed cost
Freight Transit Time Calculator
Estimate door-to-door shipping times across air, ocean, rail and road freight on our core trade lanes. Includes origin handling, customs clearance and final UK delivery in the estimate.
- Air, ocean, rail & road
- Port-to-port & door-to-door
- 16 origins & destinations
- Supply chain planning
Freight & Shipping Glossary
Plain-English definitions of 36 freight, shipping and customs terms — from Air Waybill to Volumetric Weight. Searchable and filterable by letter.
- 36 plain-English terms
- Searchable & filterable
- Incoterms explained
- Customs terminology
Getting the most from the tools
Use them together for end-to-end planning
Check transit time first
Use the transit time calculator to understand how long your goods will take to arrive by each mode — this shapes your reorder point and stock cover decisions.
Calculate landed cost
Once you know the mode and freight cost, run the duty calculator to see the full landed cost including import duty and VAT — before you commit to the supplier price.
Request a firm quote
Use the estimates to prepare your brief, then contact our team for exact rates, commodity code classification and a binding quote.
Ready to move your freight?
Our team will turn your numbers into a clear, tailored quote with exact duty rates and confirmed transit times — usually the same working day.