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Practical sourcing decisions, explained without the spreadsheet fog.
Use these guides to understand the decision, then use GoodsCommand to keep quote evidence, cost assumptions, product requirements, and buyer actions connected.
Solutions, calculators, and quality control
Start with the decision you need to make.
Find Your HS Code
Classify a product, understand the tariff schedule, and verify the U.S. reporting number.
Read the guideTrue FBA Landed Cost
Build the complete per-unit cost before inventory is funded.
Read the guideFOB vs. DDP Margins
Compare responsibility, visibility, freight, and landed economics.
Read the guideDuty & Freight Calculator
Model ocean, air, duty, and retail-price scenarios.
Read the guideHidden Sourcing Costs
Find the costs that disappear from the quoted unit price.
Read the guidePO Profit Stress-Test
Use upside, working, and downside cases before committing cash.
Read the guidePre-Shipment Quality Control
Build the checks, evidence, and release decision before final payment.
Read the guideImporter and QC glossary
Terms that change who pays, who controls, and whether a shipment is ready.
- FOB
- Seller delivers the goods on board at the named port; the buyer controls the main freight from there.
- DDP
- Seller quotes delivery to the named destination with most transport and import responsibilities included, subject to the stated scope.
- EXW
- Buyer assumes transport responsibility from the seller's premises, often including export handling.
- Landed cost
- Product and order costs allocated through arrival: product, packaging, tooling, freight, brokerage, duty, tariffs, inspection, and other applicable charges.
- MOQ
- The supplier's minimum order quantity. It affects cash exposure, inventory risk, and which price tier applies.
- HS/HTS code
- A product classification used to determine duty and other import requirements. Supplier codes should be verified rather than accepted blindly.
- Pre-shipment inspection
- A product and packaging inspection performed before shipment, using buyer-approved requirements and a defined inspection lot.
- AQL
- An index used with a documented acceptance-sampling plan—not a universal defect-rate promise or a substitute for product-specific criteria.
- Golden sample
- The controlled buyer-approved reference used to compare production appearance, construction, function, or packaging.
From supplier selection to shipment release.
Explore a three-quote comparison, then learn how to prepare a focused pre-shipment inspection.