Landed cost factors are added to inventory cost on receipt of purchase order, with the appropriate accruals to
specified vendors (carrier, broker, etc.)
Define an unlimited number of cost factors (duty, freight, brokerage, duty at different rates, etc.)
Define values per factor as a percentage or fixed dollar amount
A general ledger accrual account is defined for each landed cost factor
A default vendor may be defined for landed cost factors
Each factor may optionally be defined to automatically default on each shipment
Specific inventory items may be flagged as exempt from specific factors
Landed cost accruals are matched against specific invoices from suppliers, brokers, carriers, etc.
Variances are accounted for when matching each invoice to the vendor's accrual
Accrual subledger report details the accrued amounts by account / vendor / shipment receipt
Variance report details the variances between accrued and actual costs