Landed Costs gives your customers a complete view of what their shipments actually cost... not just freight, but the full picture.
This allows you to move beyond basic tracking and provide customers with true cost transparency and better decision-making tools.
What is Landed Cost?
Landed Cost gives you a complete view of what it truly costs to get products from origin to destination. Instead of looking at transportation or supplier costs in isolation, this dashboard combines all cost components to help you:
Identify cost drivers
Compare logistics modes and trade lanes
Analyze supplier and product profitability
Track spend trends over time
Landed Cost Filters
At the top of the page, you’ll find filters that allow you to narrow your dataset by:
Date range
Mode (Air, Sea, etc.)
Product (Code or Description)
Order Number
Origin / Destination
Supplier
Shipment Number
How to use this strategically:
Most users filter by date and stop there but the real value comes from combining filters:
Filter by Product to understand if specific SKUs are disproportionately expensive
Filter by Supplier to compare vendor efficiency
Filter by Origin/Destination to evaluate trade lane costs
💡 If one SKU consistently has higher landed costs, it may not be a logistics issue. It could be tied to supplier location, packaging, or frequency of shipments.
KPI Summary: Spot Red Flags Quickly
Right below the filters, you’ll see key metrics:
Total Shipments
Total Units
Logistics Spend
Avg. Logistics Spend per Unit
How to use this strategically:
These metrics are summaries that tell you where to investigate:
Rising spend with flat units → inefficiency or higher rates
Rising cost per unit → smaller shipments or mode changes
Increasing shipments → possible consolidation opportunity
💡A spike in cost per unit often means you’re shipping less volume more frequently. This is one of the fastest ways costs creep up unnoticed!
Product Cost Breakdown: Find Your Most Expensive Products
This chart answers “Which products are actually costing me the most and why?” It shows landed cost broken down by product, including:
Supplier Cost
Freight
Duties
Taxes
How to use this strategically:
This is where you identify your highest-cost products and what portion of cost is driven by logistics vs. supplier.
💡 Insights to look for:
High freight portion → consider mode or consolidation changes
High duties → explore tariff engineering or sourcing alternatives
High supplier cost → renegotiate or evaluate alternate vendors
Landed Cost by Mode: Evaluate Transportation Strategy
This table compares:
Avg. logistics spend per unit
Shipment volume
Total units by mode (Air, Sea, Courier, etc.)
How to use this strategically:
Use this to assess whether expensive modes (like Air) are justified, and if lower-cost modes (like Sea) are underutilized.
💡 If Air has a significantly higher cost per unit but is frequently used, you may be prioritizing speed over cost without realizing the financial impact.
Landed Cost by Trade Lane: Compare Routes
This table breaks down cost by origin → destination routes.
How to use this strategically:
Identify expensive trade lanes and inconsistent pricing across similar routes.
💡 If two suppliers ship similar products but from different countries, trade lane differences alone can significantly impact your total landed cost.
Cost Drivers: What’s Driving Spend
This section visualizes:
Total invoice by cost driver (mode)
Avg. spend per unit by cost driver
How to use this strategically:
This is where you answer “What is actually driving my logistics costs?”
High total spend ≠ inefficient
High cost per unit = inefficiency
💡 A mode can have low total spend but still be inefficient if the cost per unit is high. This is often missed without this view.
Avg. Spend by Cost Driver: Track Spend Changes Over Time
This line chart shows how your average spend changes over time by mode.
How to use this strategically:
Look for sudden spikes → rate increases or operational changes and gradual increases → creeping inefficiencies.
💡 If costs spike for one mode, check if there was a shift in shipment size, frequency, or urgency.
Top & Lowest Products and Suppliers: Identify Outliers
You’ll see:
Top 10 products by landed cost
Lowest 10 products
Top 10 suppliers
Lowest 10 suppliers
How to use this strategically:
This helps you prioritize where to take action first and identify both high-cost risks and efficient benchmarks.
💡You'll see:
Top suppliers → biggest negotiation opportunity
Lowest suppliers → potential models to replicate
Landed Cost by Shipment: Drill into Details
This table shows shipment-level data, including:
Shipment ID
Mode
Delivery date
Units
Total spend
Cost per unit
How to use this strategically:
Use this to validate anomalies you saw in charts and investigate specific shipments driving spikes.
💡 If one shipment has unusually high cost per unit, it may indicate partial loads, expedited shipping, or errors worth investigating.