IM-F  Enter Landed Cost Customs Fees

Purpose of Program

Use this program to establish the amount charged for customs brokerage fees that you want included in the cost of your inventory items.  The brokerage fee is attached to the vendor code and can either be a flat fee or a percentage charge on the value of the shipment.  The brokerage fee is calculated proportionally for each item during purchase order receiving.

Field Explanations

Broker

This is a vendor code entered in AP-A  Enter Vendors that represents the broker for the shipment.

Type

The Type indicates the method used to calculate the broker fees.  If the fees are calculated as a flat amount, regardless of the size of shipment, enter an F.  If the fee is to be a percentage of the value of the shipment, enter a P.

Flat Fee

If the Type is F for flat fee, enter the amount of the flat fee in this field in the currency assigned to the broker in AP-A  Enter Vendors.

Percentage

If the Type is P for percentage, enter the percentage amount in this field.