Landed and additional PO costs

The price you pay a supplier is rarely the full cost of getting goods on your shelf. Landed cost lets you fold freight, duties, and handling into each item’s true unit cost.

Add a cost to the PO

1. Open the purchase order and find the Additional costs section.
2. Click Add cost and choose a type — freight, duty, insurance, or a custom charge.
3. Enter the amount and, if relevant, the vendor for that charge.
4. Save. Fiddle allocates the cost across the PO’s line items.

How costs are allocated

Each additional cost is spread across the received items so their stock value reflects what they truly cost to acquire.

Method	How it splits the cost
By value	Proportional to each line’s total price
By quantity	Evenly per unit received
By weight	Proportional to each line’s weight

Choose the method that matches the charge — freight often suits by weight, while duties usually fit by value.

Add and allocate landed costs before or at receiving. Costs added after stock is received and consumed will not retroactively re-value units that have already left.

Why it matters

Landed cost flows into your inventory valuation and into margin on any sales or work orders that use the item. Skipping it understates cost of goods and overstates profit.

Reusable charges, like a flat per-shipment handling fee, are quicker to enter if you save them as custom cost types in Settings.

Next steps

When goods arrive, receive them against the PO.