A field guide to cross-border paymentsSupplier payments, FX and import costs
REFERENCE / COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions about the tools

What the FX data, calculator, and provider comparisons can tell you, and what you still need to confirm for a transaction.

Can I send a supplier payment through the site?

No. This edition offers explanations, planning tools, and source links. Use the relevant provider to send a payment or arrange a financial instrument.

Are the FX rates live?

No. The FX page contains dated historical observations with source links. For a payment, get a current executable quote from a provider. Keep the rate convention, fees, and expiration with your records.

Does the calculator find the correct tariff for my goods?

No. You supply the customs value and duty estimate. Classification, origin, additional measures, and the entry date need to be checked separately. A percentage field cannot identify every tax or charge.

Why is customs value separate from landed cost?

Landed cost is the purchase and delivery budget you define. Customs value follows the applicable valuation rules, which may require additions or exclusions. Enter a customs value you have confirmed separately.

Should I enter both my quoted FX rate and a markup?

Enter a separate markup only if it is an additional cost. If the provider’s margin is already in your quoted rate, use zero for the markup to avoid counting it twice.

Are the project pages real customer cases?

No. The current projects are illustrative scenarios with invented inputs. They show how a calculation or timeline works; they do not describe client work or measured business results.

Is a listed provider available to every business?

No. Availability can depend on the business, legal entity, country, currency, route, and provider review. Use the comparison to prepare questions; it does not determine eligibility or acceptance.

Where do my saved calculations go?

Saved inputs stay in local storage for this site and browser profile, without a shared account or cloud backup. Calculator Reset restores the example inputs and keeps the saved estimate. To delete that estimate, clear this site’s data in your browser settings.

How can I report a correction?

Prepare a draft on the contact page, naming the page, the statement, the relevant date, and a public source. No receiving address has been published, so the form downloads the draft without sending it.

Pre-shipment checks

Check the order before it ships.

Review the invoice, bank details, documents and costs before releasing the balance.

Open the shipment checklist

Start with “China”, “FX” or “letter of credit”.