Definitions for "Landed cost"
The total cost of a product delivered at a given location; the production cost plus the transportation cost to the customer's location.
The total standard or actual cost for an imported purchased item, composed of the vendor cost, transportation charges, duties, taxes, broker fees and any other or charges. The total landed cost of an import item must be considered in evaluating foreign vs. domestic purchase decisions.
The cost of the exported product at the port or point of entry into the foreign market, but before the addition of foreign tariffs, taxes, local packaging/assembly costs and local distributors' margins. Product modifications prior to shipment are included in the landed cost.