What it does
Pulls shipping, duties, and fees into Cin7 BOMs to calculate real landed costs automatically.
Why I recommend it
Accurate costs protect margins and inform pricing. Manual calculations are error-prone.
Expected benefits
- Better pricing decisions
- Accurate gross margin reporting
- Faster cost updates after freight changes
- Alignment between finance and operations
How it works
Import freight/duty data from spreadsheets or carriers -> map to SKU shipments -> Cin7 automation updates landed cost fields -> notify finance of variance vs standard cost.
Quick start
Calculate landed cost for one SKU manually to define required data points.
Level-up version
Include currency conversions, allocate shared freight across SKUs automatically, and sync to accounting/BI tools.
Tools you can use
Inventory: Cin7
Data: Google Sheets, ShipBob, Flexport
Automation: Zapier, Make
Also works with
DEAR Systems, NetSuite landed cost automation.
Technical implementation solution
- No-code: Sheet import -> Cin7 automation -> Slack alert.
- API-based: Freight forwarder webhook -> AI -> Cin7 API update -> data warehouse sync.
Where it gets tricky
Allocating costs fairly, handling partial shipments, and keeping customs/tariff data up to date.
