Read landed cost as a decision number
Landed cost is the cost of getting a completed game to the location where your next operation begins. It is not just factory price. Keep manufacturing, tooling, freight, insurance, duties, brokerage, QC, inbound handling, and other project costs separate so a later quote change is traceable.
How to apply it
If manufacturing is $18,000 and logistics/import lines total $6,200 for 3,000 copies, reporting only a $6 factory unit cost hides an important part of the per-copy decision. The landed-cost model makes the combined cost visible without pretending to calculate taxes or freight rates for you.
Questions and decisions
Check whether each cost is fixed, per-copy, or already embedded in another line. Ask your freight or fulfillment partner where responsibility changes and whether destination handling is included. Re-run the model when quantity or delivery terms change.
Next step
Use the linked tools with your project’s documented inputs, retain the source or quote date beside the scenario, and update the decision when the specification changes.