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Auto parts: US → South Korea

Example: OEM brake pads set at $64, 2.4 kg → South Korea. Forwarder, duty, Coupang / Gmarket fees.

NYtoRU presets (same as calculator)

Marketplaces
Coupang / Gmarket
Marketplace fee
12%
Forwarder
min $11 · $7.5/kg
Transit: 9–16
Duty (estimate)
~9%
Currency: KRW

Planning estimates only. Not legal or tax advice. Always verify duties, VAT/GST and marketplace rules before buying stock.

Example estimate

🔧 OEM brake pads set

Buy (US): $64.00 · Weight: 2.4 kg · qty 5 · Category surcharge: ×1.05

Forwarder shipping$18.90 / unit
Duty (estimate) ~9%9,849 KRW
Marketplace logistics3,500 KRW
Landed cost / unit122,777 KRW
Target sell price (30%)211,684 KRW
Marketplace fee 12%25,402 KRW
Profit / unit
63,505 KRW
Profit (batch) (×5): 317,525 KRW
Margin 30%

Heavy SKUs: min forwarder fee often loses to per-kg. Check fitment for local market.

How we calculate

  1. Ship USD = max(forwarder min, weight × $/kg) × category surcharge.
  2. Landed local = buy + shipping + duty estimate + marketplace logistics.
  3. Sell price is set so that after marketplace fee you hit the target margin (~30% in the example).

Local market notes

Customs / import: Упрощённый ввоз до ~$150; duty + VAT 10% выше; personal clearance code (PCCC) нужен покупателю.

Tax: VAT 10%; simplified business registration для online sellers.

Marketplaces: Coupang Rocket Growth — ultra-fast delivery bar; Gmarket/11st.

Shipping: CJ Logistics; customs strict на supplements/cosmetics.

Compliance: KC certification (электроника/детские товары), KFDA для cosmetics, Korean labeling.

Planning estimates only. Not legal or tax advice. Always verify duties, VAT/GST and marketplace rules before buying stock.

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