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Landed cost estimator

What T-shirts or hoodies from Bangladesh cost by the time they reach you: factory price, freight, duty and fees, per piece and for the whole order.

Estimates, not quotes. Figures correct as of 14 October 2026. Every figure shows its source; replace any of them with your own quote.

Your order

Product

From 50 to 20,000. Big export factories usually want 1,000+ pieces per colour; small-order makers take 100–300 per style. Minimums usually count per colour. Oct 2026 · Collective Studio (MOQ per colour)

Our estimate for 300 basic printed fleece hoodies: $10.50. Most published prices: $9.00–13.00. Oct 2026 · Our hoodie landed-cost guide (post 13) · SDF (hoodie price list)

Where the factory price comes from

Our October 2026 estimate for 300 basic pullover hoodies (300–330 GSM cotton or CVC fleece, one-colour chest print, woven label, polybag), built mostly from Bangladeshi factories' and buying houses' own published price lists. Most quotes fall at $9–13; treat any single figure as ±20–25%. Plain bulk listings at $4.00–6.85 need 500–1,500 or more pieces.

Destination and shipping

Where you will import it
Shipping

Our estimate for 300 hoodies by sea (LCL, a shared container) to a London door: $750. Range $550–1,050. Oct 2026 · Our hoodie landed-cost guide (post 13)

Where the freight figure comes from

Sea freight (LCL, a shared container) to a London door, plus customs broker and one-off samples, per hoodie for 300 hoodies, from post 13: $750 freight + $130 broker (£100) + $150 samples and courier = $1,030 ÷ 300 ≈ $3.40. Freight alone could be $550–1,050.

Paid once per order

$150 for samples and courier in our example. Makers list $60–400 a sample. Oct 2026 · Our hoodie landed-cost guide (post 13) · TAT Clothing (hoodie cost breakdown) · SDF (hoodie price list)

£100 (about $130) in our London example. UK brokers charge about £50–150 per declaration. checked 12 Oct 2026 · GXpress (UK customs broker fees)

No fixed customs fees in our London example. Oct 2026 · Our hoodie landed-cost guide (post 13)

Import duty

0% under the UK's DCTS scheme with proof of Bangladeshi origin; without it, the normal 12% applies. correct as of 14 October 2026 · UK Trade Tariff (hoodie, 6110 20 91 00, Bangladesh)

Your estimate

Landed cost per hoodie

$13.90

about £10.50

$4,180 for 300 hoodies

Cost Each Order Share
Factory price (FOB) typical price in our sources $10.50 $3,150 75%
Freight our estimate $2.50 $750 18%
Samples, broker and fees samples $150 · broker $130 · fees $0 $0.93 $280 7%
Import duty, 0% UK rate on the FOB value $0.00 $0 0%
Landed headline rounded to 10 cents $13.93 $4,180 100%

Realistic range for 300 hoodies by sea to London: £9–14 a hoodie. Oct 2026 · Our hoodie landed-cost guide (post 13)

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Trade-offs

Not in this total

  • UK import VAT: 20% of goods + freight + duty, about $780 on these figures ($2.60 a hoodie). VAT-registered businesses can usually reclaim it; if you are not registered, it is a real cost. checked 12 Oct 2026 · UK Trade Tariff (hoodie, Bangladesh)
  • A pre-shipment inspection: $268–298 per inspector-day, about $0.89–0.99 a hoodie on 300. checked 12 Oct 2026 · V-Trust (Bangladesh inspection rate)
  • Insurance, and delivery beyond the address in the freight quote.
  • Paperwork: You need an EORI number to import into Great Britain. Customs brokers charge about £50–150 per declaration. checked 12 Oct 2026 · GOV.UK (EORI)

Time

What this estimate assumes (17)
  1. Your shipment is our example: 300 hoodies, about 215 kg gross in about 15 cartons of 20 (60 × 40 × 40 cm), about 1.4 CBM.
  2. Freight: our estimate for 300 hoodies by sea (LCL, a shared container) to a London door: $750. Range $550–1,050.
  3. Duty: 0% of the FOB value ($3,150 for the order).
  4. FOB (Free On Board) is the factory price with the goods loaded on the ship in Bangladesh. Freight, insurance, duty and delivery after that are the buyer's cost.
  5. Landed cost per piece = FOB + (freight + broker + fees + samples) ÷ quantity + duty. Results are rounded to the nearest 10 cents, as in post 13.
  6. Hoodie prices are our October 2026 estimate for 300 basic printed fleece hoodies in one colour, built from Bangladeshi factories' and buying houses' own price lists. They are not quotes; treat them as ±20–25%.
  7. The estimate assumes one colour. Minimums usually count per colour, so each extra colour is another minimum and costs more per piece.
  8. Freight figures come from one example shipment: 300 hoodies, about 215 kg and 1.4 CBM. For other quantities or products, freight is scaled in proportion to total weight (quantity × kg per piece). Shared-container (LCL) freight has minimum charges (to the US, a 1 CBM minimum), so small shipments cost more per piece than straight scaling suggests.
  9. Samples, the customs broker and fixed customs fees are charged once per order and spread across the quantity.
  10. Duty is charged on the FOB value. We have confirmed this base only for the US; for other markets, ask your customs broker how goods are valued.
  11. 0% duty into the UK, EU, Canada, Australia and Japan needs a valid proof of Bangladeshi origin from the exporter. Without it the normal rate applies (12% UK and EU, 18% Canada).
  12. Import VAT and GST are left out of the total because registered businesses can usually reclaim them. If you are not registered, add them (UK: 20% of goods + freight + duty).
  13. A pre-shipment inspection ($268–298 per inspector-day) and insurance are not in the default total.
  14. Pounds use £1 ≈ $1.32 (October 2026). Other currencies are not converted.
  15. Duty rates are correct as of 14 October 2026 and can change: the UN decision on delaying Bangladesh's LDC graduation and US Section 301 actions are pending.
  16. Costs may rise: cotton yarn in Bangladesh went from about $2.70 per kg in December 2025 to $3.50 in August 2026, and a new garment minimum wage is due in December 2026.
  17. Each extra colour is usually a separate minimum. Three colours of 100 add roughly $0.50–1.50 a piece (our estimate), and only small-order makers accept it.
Sources (26)

Figures correct as of 14 October 2026; sources last checked 12 October 2026.

These are estimates, not quotes. Factory prices here are asking prices from directories and factories' own price lists, and freight rates change every week. Get 2–3 real quotes from factories and a freight forwarder before you order. This is not customs or tax advice: check the official tariff for your market or ask a customs broker.

Worked examples: 300 hoodies by sea

One order, three cities. London and New York come itemised from our hoodie guide, and the estimator starts from London. For Toronto our research has a range only.

300 fleece hoodies, one colour, one-colour print, by sea. Estimates in US dollars per hoodie, correct as of 14 October 2026.

Destination Factory price Freight, samples, broker, fees Duty Landed Order total
London, UK 6–8 weeks door to door Open in the estimator $10.50 $3.40 $0.00 0% $13.90 about £10.50 range £9–14 $4,180
Toronto, Canada 8–10+ weeks Open in the estimator $10.50 not itemised $0.00 0% range only range $13–20 not itemised
New York, US 8–10 weeks door to door Open in the estimator $10.50 $4.46 $2.78 26.5% $17.70 range $15–23 $5,323

London: $10.50 factory price (FOB) + $3.40 sea freight and fees + 0% duty = $13.90 a hoodie, roughly £10.50. Order total about $4,180 ($3,150 + $750 + $130 + $150).

New York: $10.50 FOB + $4.46 sea freight and fees + $2.78 duty (26.5% of FOB) = $17.74, published as about $17.70. Order total about $5,323 ($3,150 + $850 + $300 + $835 duty + $38 fees + $150).

Toronto: our research has no itemised freight for Canada, only a range. Duty is 0% with proof of origin.

By air or express the same order comes to about $18.10 a hoodie in London (about £13.70) and $22.40 in New York, in about 1–2 weeks door to door instead of 6–10.

Sources: London and New York from our hoodie landed-cost guide, which lists every price list and rate behind them (October 2026). Toronto's range and time are estimates from the same October 2026 research, which has no itemised freight for Canada; its only Toronto freight figure is an undated rate sheet. Duty from US tariff schedule (HTS), US Federal Register 2026-15181 (Section 301) and UK Trade Tariff.

How the estimate works

Landed cost is the full cost of getting goods to your door. The estimator adds four things and divides by your quantity:

  1. Factory price (FOB). FOB means Free On Board: the price with the goods loaded on the ship in Bangladesh. We fill in a typical price from our sources and show the range they give. Replace it with your factory's quote.
  2. Freight. Our itemised freight comes from one costed shipment: 300 hoodies, about 215 kg in 15 cartons, 1.4 CBM (cubic metres), to London and New York. For other quantities and products we scale it by weight. For Canada, and for air to Europe, we use a published rate per CBM or per kg. For other routes, enter your forwarder's quote.
  3. Samples, customs broker and customs fees. You pay these once per order, so we spread them across your quantity. Small orders carry more of them per piece.
  4. Import duty. The rate for Bangladeshi cotton T-shirts and hoodies in each market, charged on the FOB value. We have confirmed that base only for the US, so ask your customs broker how your market values goods. The 0% rates need proof of Bangladeshi origin from your exporter.

The result is rounded to the nearest 10 cents and shown in US dollars. For the UK we also show pounds, at £1 ≈ $1.32 (October 2026). Import VAT or GST, inspection, insurance and delivery beyond the freight quote are not in the total; the estimator lists them separately.

Every figure in the form shows where it comes from. If you have a real quote, type it in: your figure replaces ours, and the link you copy keeps it.

What could change the duty

Still open at our last check (12 October 2026). Each item gives its own date where it has one.

  • Bangladesh is scheduled to leave the UN least-developed list on 24 November 2026. It has asked to delay this to 24 November 2029, and the UN General Assembly is due to decide before 24 November 2026. As of our last check on 11 October 2026, no decision had been published.
  • If the delay is approved, the UK, EU and Canadian transition periods would probably start later and run to about 2032. That is our reading, not a confirmed rule.
  • The US 10% Section 301 duty is being challenged at the US Court of International Trade (cases filed 24 July and 3 August 2026); no ruling yet.
  • A second US Section 301 investigation ('excess capacity') that includes Bangladesh is still open and could add more duty; its legal deadline runs to March 2027.
  • The planned US zero-duty quota for clothing made with US cotton had not opened as of 12 October 2026.
  • Canada describes its three-year transition as 'intent'; no formal order adopting it had been found as of 11 October 2026.
  • Whether the Bangladesh–Japan trade agreement (EPA) has entered into force is unverified.

Sources: The Daily Star (UN referral to General Assembly) · The Business Standard (when the UN will decide) · International Trade Insights (Section 301 court challenges) · ICPA Section 301 tracker · AirliftUSA (Bangladesh tariff tracker) · Finance Canada (tariff preference programs) · Apparel Resources (Bangladesh–Japan EPA)

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