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LandedFees vs Freightos (2026): Landed Cost Calculator Comparison

Compare LandedFees and Freightos. Freightos wins on freight benchmarking and carrier tenders. LandedFees wins on the full 8-lane US duty stack, per-line citations, and free unlimited access.

Updated 2026-08-152 min read
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LandedFees vs Freightos (2026)

TL;DR verdict. Freightos is a freight marketplace with landed cost estimation bolted on. LandedFees is a landed cost calculator with the full 8-lane US duty stack. Use Freightos to tender ocean and air freight. Use LandedFees to price the total duty and fees at destination. They pair well: Freightos gives you the freight number, LandedFees gives you the duty stack, together you have the true landed cost.

Side-by-side matrix

FeatureLandedFeesFreightos
Freight quote from live carrier tendersNoYes
Ocean freight benchmarkingRead-only via APIYes, primary
Air freight benchmarkingRead-onlyYes, primary
MFN base dutyYesYes
Section 122 reciprocalYesVerify
Section 301 Lists 1 to 4AYesYes
Section 301 forced-labor overlayYesVerify
Section 338 CanadaYesVerify
Section 232 pharma 100 percentYesVerify
AD/CVD case lookupYesVerify
Per-line primary-source citationsYesNo
Compare-origin (3 to 6)YesVerify
Bulk CSV uploadYes, 500 SKUs, freePaid tier
Anonymous accessYesVerify
Free tierUnlimitedCapped

Verify Freightos features at freightos.com.

When to pick each

Pick Freightos when. You need a live freight quote. You want to tender ocean or air across multiple carriers in one screen. You are procuring transportation.

Pick LandedFees when. You need to price the duty stack, not the freight. You need per-line citations to defend the number to a broker, CFO, or customer. You want a free unlimited tool with anonymous PDF upload and public share links. You need to compare 3 to 6 sourcing origins side-by-side under the current 2026 overlays.

Use both together. Get the freight number from Freightos. Feed it into LandedFees as the freight component. Get the total landed cost with the full duty stack and citations.

Worked example: China to US, HS 8518.30.20, 150,000 USD

Freightos. Returns freight quotes from multiple carriers, ocean Shanghai to Long Beach in the 1,500 to 2,200 USD range for a 20 foot container. Landed cost estimation surfaces duty at a level of detail that: verify at their site. Whether the Section 301 forced-labor Tier A layer is itemized: verify.

LandedFees. Takes 1,850 USD freight as input. Returns 217,197.12 USD total landed cost with all 8 layers itemized: MFN 7,350, Section 122 15,000, Section 301 List 3 37,500, Section 301 forced-labor Tier A 4,500, MPF 634.62, HMF 187.50, broker 175, freight 1,850. Every layer cited to USITC HTS 9903.xx, 19 CFR, or CBP CSMS.

Verdict

Freightos and LandedFees do different jobs. Freightos is best in class for freight tendering. LandedFees is best in class for free, transparent landed cost calculation with the full US duty stack. Use both.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Freightos calculate duty?

Freightos combines freight quote with landed cost estimation. Coverage of the full US Chapter 99 overlay stack (S338, S232 pharma, S301 forced-labor): verify at their site.

Which is better for freight tenders?

Freightos, by design. LandedFees does not run carrier tenders. LandedFees is the duty and landed cost calculator downstream of the freight quote.

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