The supplier's quote is not your cost.
Freight, duty, IGST and clearing land on top of every FOB price. This Playbook is about knowing the real per-unit cost before you place the order.
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What this actually does for your business.
Product research, supplier discovery and vetting, negotiation and MOQ, quality control, shipping modes, customs, duties and compliance, landed-cost modelling and the marketplace economics that decide whether an imported SKU can actually make money.
Who it is for. Sellers sourcing their first container or air shipment
Calculate true landed cost
FOB to doorstep including freight, insurance, customs duty, surcharge, IGST and clearing.
Stop pricing off the quote
A $3.40 unit can land 40% higher. Every margin built on the quote is wrong by that much.
Compare suppliers on the right number
The cheapest FOB is often not the cheapest landed, once the HS code and the duty rate are applied.
Import compliantly
IEC, HS classification, documentation and the checks that stop a consignment at the port.
What you actually open.
Real screens from playbook.smeminds.com — one login for every Playbook you take.
Screens from a sample account.
Turn a supplier quote into a real cost.
Freight, insurance, customs duty, surcharge, clearing and IGST all land on top of FOB. The per-unit figure at the end is the only one worth pricing from.
Sample input
- FOB value$6,800
- Order quantity2,000
- Ocean freight$900
- Exchange rate₹88.0 / $
- Customs duty20%
- IGST18%
Import Landed Cost returns
Normal
What it checks
- FOB and freight converted at your rate
- Insurance on to the CIF value
- Basic customs duty on assessable value
- Social welfare surcharge on the duty
- Clearing, CHA and inland freight
Demonstration with sample numbers, not anyone's live business data. The figures came back from the same engine a subscriber's calculator runs.
Try the Import Landed Cost CalculatorFree account · 3 free tool uses
Calculator Suite
Every calculator this Playbook ships, in one panel.
Command Centre
Your progress, business numbers and action plan for this Playbook.
Ask Saarthi
Your AI business partner for this Playbook: explain a lesson, apply it to your business, test what you know.
More tools across the Playbooks
Your AI ecommerce business partner.
Stuck with a seller problem? Ask Saarthi inside the Playbook for guidance based on what you are learning. Explain a lesson, apply it to your business, test what you know.
Illustrative example — not a live AI response
- Splits the problem first — is it traffic, conversion or cost — instead of guessing at a fix.
- Asks which report or numbers you have, so the answer is about your account, not a generic one.
- Points you to the lesson in this Playbook that covers the situation.
- Ends with a short checklist of what to check next and in which order.
8 modules, 34 lessons, about 25 hours.
The whole scope, before you pay for any of it. Open a module to see what it covers.
01 China & Global Trade Foundations 5 lessons · 3.5 h · 3 free
- The China Opportunity & the Global Trade LandscapePreview free35 min
- China's Manufacturing Geography: 20 Sourcing Cities & ClustersFree with account50 min
- Import Business Models: Reseller, Private Label, OEM/ODM, Dropship & Wholesale/DistributionFree with account40 min
- Finding Winning Categories: The 300+ Product Opportunity MapIncluded in a subscription45 min
- China+1, Vietnam & Global Sourcing DiversificationIncluded in a subscription40 min
02 Sourcing & Supplier Mastery 4 lessons · 2.9 h
- Supplier Discovery: Alibaba, 1688, Made-in-China, Global Sources & AgentsIncluded in a subscription40 min
- Supplier Verification & the Factory Audit FrameworkIncluded in a subscription45 min
- Product & Demand Validation Before You ImportIncluded in a subscription42 min
- RFQ, Sampling & the Product Development LifecycleIncluded in a subscription45 min
03 Brand, Negotiation & Product Development 4 lessons · 2.8 h
- Building an Indian Private-Label BrandIncluded in a subscription40 min
- OEM/ODM Manufacturing, Moulds & CustomisationIncluded in a subscription45 min
- International Negotiation & Chinese Business CultureIncluded in a subscription40 min
- Intellectual Property, Trademark & Brand ProtectionIncluded in a subscription45 min
04 Import Compliance & Documentation 4 lessons · 3.0 h
- Import Documentation & Setup: IEC, AD Code, GST & Shipping DocsIncluded in a subscription40 min
- Indian Product Compliance: BIS, FSSAI, WPC, CDSCO, EPRIncluded in a subscription50 min
- Customs Clearance, HSN Classification, Duty Structure & ICEGATEIncluded in a subscription50 min
- Labelling, Legal Metrology & Country-of-Origin RulesIncluded in a subscription40 min
05 Payments, Logistics, Quality & Costing 5 lessons · 3.7 h
- International Payments & Currency-Risk ManagementIncluded in a subscription40 min
- Shipping & Logistics: Air, Sea, LCL/FCL & Freight ForwardersIncluded in a subscription45 min
- Quality Inspection & AQL SamplingIncluded in a subscription45 min
- The Landed-Cost & Costing EngineIncluded in a subscription50 min
- Cashflow, Margin Leakage & Import Cost OptimisationIncluded in a subscription40 min
06 China Engagement & Risk Management 4 lessons · 2.7 h
- China Trade Shows: Canton Fair, Yiwu Market & Hong Kong FairsIncluded in a subscription40 min
- China Business Travel, Visas & EtiquetteIncluded in a subscription35 min
- The Factory Visit SOPIncluded in a subscription40 min
- Import Risk Management & Fraud PreventionIncluded in a subscription45 min
07 Selling & Scaling — India & Global 4 lessons · 3.4 h
- Scaling in India: Amazon, Flipkart, Quick Commerce, D2C & RetailIncluded in a subscription50 min
- Global Selling & Cross-Border EcommerceIncluded in a subscription55 min
- AI & Automation for the Import BusinessIncluded in a subscription45 min
- Omnichannel & B2B Distribution StrategyIncluded in a subscription55 min
08 Finance & Growth to ₹100 Crore 4 lessons · 3.4 h
- Business Finance, Import Credit & Working CapitalIncluded in a subscription55 min
- Scaling Systems: ERP, Hiring & SOPs to ₹100 CroreIncluded in a subscription55 min
- Real Case Studies: Wins, Failures & RecoveriesIncluded in a subscription50 min
- The 12-Month Import Launch Roadmap & Certification CapstoneIncluded in a subscription45 min
102 quiz questions across the modules. Progress is tracked lesson by lesson once you sign in.
Four steps, then a habit.
Try it before you pay.
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- Every plan includes all 34 lessons and every module
- All 3 calculators and the AI Mentor
- Progress and notes kept if a plan lapses
All prices include GST. Plans are prepaid with no auto-charge — the plan runs to the end of the period you have paid for, and your progress is never deleted. Payments are processed securely by Razorpay.
Playbook Master Pass
All 9 Playbooks, 437 lessons, every AI tool and every certification on one subscription.
Earn the China Import to India certificate.
Complete 100% of the lessons and score 80% or more on a 20-question final assessment. The certificate carries a unique ID, a QR code and a public verification URL anyone can check.
Built for real ecommerce operations.
Written from operations, not from a syllabus
Every module works back from a failure that costs money on a live account.
Learning, tools and application in one place
34 lessons and 3 working calculators on one subscription — not a course that sends you off to a spreadsheet.
Numbers you can check
The calculators run on the published Amazon.in fee schedule, and the page says when a figure is a benchmark rather than a measurement of your product.
Progress that stays yours
Lesson progress, quiz history and notes are kept if a subscription lapses, and resume if you renew.
Questions, answered.
About 25 hours of lesson time across 8 modules and 34 lessons. Most people work through it over four to eight weeks alongside running the business.
The section above lists all 8 modules and every one of the 34 lessons with the time each takes. Nothing about the scope is held back until after payment.
Every one of the 34 lessons, the 102 quiz questions, the 3 tools mapped to this Playbook, the AI Mentor, downloadable resources, the complete Playbook app, and certification eligibility.
Every plan opens the same Playbook. At today's prices the yearly plan costs less per month than paying monthly. Not sure yet? Start with the free lessons — they need no payment.
Yes. Complete 100% of the lessons and score 80% or more on a 20-question final assessment. The certificate carries a unique ID, a QR code and a public verification URL anyone can check.
The Playbook film carries a full Hinglish narration track and a full English one, with captions in both, and you can switch mid-film without losing your place. The written lessons are in English.
Both. This Playbook ships a complete application — its own dashboard, calculators and tools — and it opens inside this subscription rather than as a separate purchase.
Real. The figures in the two demonstrations above came back from the same engine your subscription opens, running on the published Amazon.in fee schedule. Your own numbers go in the same way.
Nothing is deleted. Progress, notes and quiz history are preserved and resume exactly where you left off if you renew.
Yes. Playbooks are sold one at a time and sit on one account. The Duo and Growth passes cover two or three at a lower combined price, and the Master Pass covers all of them.
Yes, for every successful payment, downloadable as a PDF from My Payments. Add your GSTIN before paying to have it printed on the invoice.
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