Purchasing economics

Allocate the whole purchase—not just the supplier invoice.

Spread freight, duty, brokerage, and receiving across multiple items by quantity, weight, or merchandise value.

Excel-readyExport this tool as a downloadable .xlsx spreadsheet.
Start with the example

The values already filled in are a working example—not a recommendation.

  1. 1Choose the closest starting point.
  2. 2Replace the example with your real details.
  3. 3Read the live result and its important limits.

Your numbers

Shipment and item lines

Use the filled example first. Then replace each field with a measured value or your best current estimate.

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Important limit

Allocation is a management choice, not a physical fact.

Choose a basis that reasonably reflects what drives the shared cost. Preserve the supplier invoice, freight bill, customs documents, and allocation method with the result.

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About this free operations & wholesale tool

How to use the Landed Cost Per Unit Allocator

Allocate freight, duty, receiving, and brokerage across purchased items. The calculator runs privately in your browser and is designed to make the assumptions behind the answer visible.

What it helps you decide

Allocate freight, duty, receiving, and brokerage across purchased items.

What to have ready

Gather demand, lead time, case or pallet rules, capacity, setup time, freight terms, inventory position, and the cost of the proposed order.

Key inputs: Item entries; Shared-cost allocation basis; Inbound freight; Duty, tax, and brokerage; Receiving and inspection labor.

How to use the result

Use the result to set a reorder, production, freight, or wholesale starting point, then check physical constraints, cash timing, and customer terms.

Excel spreadsheet export

Download the Landed Cost Per Unit Allocator Excel Spreadsheet

Use the Landed Cost Per Unit Allocator in your browser, then export a branded .xlsx operations spreadsheet to document inventory, capacity, freight, or wholesale assumptions for the next decision.

This gives you a portable operations spreadsheet you can save with an order, production record, planning meeting, or pricing review. The workbook keeps the source link and date with the numbers, making it easier to understand where the result came from when you reopen or share it later.

Spreadsheet questions

Using this tool as an Excel workbook

Use the browser calculator for speed, then take the result into the spreadsheet workflow that fits your business.

Can I export the Landed Cost Per Unit Allocator to Excel?

Yes. Enter your information, review the live result, and select Export to Excel. Batch Scale creates a branded .xlsx workbook with your inputs and the result shown by the tool.

What is included in the Landed Cost Per Unit Allocator Excel Spreadsheet?

The workbook includes a Tool Result sheet, an Inputs sheet, the original calculator link, and the date generated. When a supported calculator has an Excel formula profile, its result cells remain connected to the editable input cells.

Can I use the spreadsheet in Google Sheets?

You can import the .xlsx workbook into Google Sheets. Because spreadsheet applications sometimes interpret formulas and formatting differently, confirm any important result after importing—especially before using it for pricing, safety, compliance, or production.

Is the Excel download free?

Yes. The calculator and workbook are free. The first Excel export on a device asks for your email and permission to receive occasional practical Batch Scale resources. Once captured, later tool exports on that device download directly.

Ready for the connected version?

Turn the calculation into a repeatable workflow.

Batch Scale connects recipes, materials, costs, inventory, production, sales, and your storefront in one workspace.