Automate NetSuite Landed Cost Allocation: From Manual Mess Automated Mastery

Stop spending days in spreadsheets manually allocating freight, duties, and import fees. Advanced Landed Cost by Limebox automatically distributes landed costs from vendor bills to the right inventory, giving you accurate product profitability and true COGS.

Why Manual Landed Cost Allocation is Killing Your Profitability

Most NetSuite users struggle with these time-consuming landed cost challenges

Days of Manual Work

Manually matching freight bills to multiple POs and item receipts.

Allocation Errors

Spreadsheet calculations lead to incorrect inventory valuations.

Skewed Reporting

Inaccurate COGS makes profitability analysis unreliable.

Poor Visibility

No clear audit trail connecting costs to specific shipments.

See Advanced Landed Cost in Action

Link Costs to POs​

Connect vendor bills directly to purchase orders with our custom Landed Cost Link sublist. Eliminate guesswork and ensure freight, duties, and fees are tied to the exact shipments they belong to.

Set Allocation Rules​

Define how costs distribute by value, weight, or quantity for each cost category. Set different allocation methods for freight vs. duties, giving you precise control over how expenses impact your inventory valuation.

Automatic Distribution​

Watch costs flow to item receipts automatically when they’re created for linked purchase orders. No more manual calculations or spreadsheet gymnastics; LandedLogic handles complex multi-shipment scenarios effortlessly.

Accurate Reporting​

See true inventory costs and COGS in real-time with complete audit trails from vendor bill to final allocation. Make confident pricing and profitability decisions based on your actual, fully-loaded product costs.

When Your Accounting or Purchasing Team Says...

Manually allocating landed costs across multiple item receipts for a single vendor bill is incredibly time-consuming and error-prone. We spend DAYS in spreadsheets trying to get it right!

Advanced Landed Cost eliminates spreadsheet calculations entirely by connecting your vendor bills directly to purchase orders within NetSuite. Simply specify which POs each cost applies to and set your allocation method – our tool automatically distributes costs to all related item receipts as they’re created. No more manual matching or complex calculations.

Our current process makes it difficult to consistently capture all landed costs, so I don't think we have a true picture of our product profitability or accurate inventory valuation.

Advanced Landed Cost ensures every landed cost is captured and properly allocated with clear audit trails from vendor bill to final inventory valuation. The automated process eliminates missed allocations and provides consistent, accurate COGS reporting so you can make confident pricing and profitability decisions based on true product costs.

If there's an error in our manual allocation, or if a vendor bill comes in late, correcting landed costs after the fact is a nightmare and messes up our COGS.

Advanced Landed Cost handles late-arriving vendor bills seamlessly by maintaining the connection between costs and purchase orders regardless of timing. When you link a vendor bill to a PO that already has item receipts, the tool automatically applies the appropriate allocation retroactively, keeping your inventory valuation accurate without manual adjustments.

We need more sophisticated allocation rules than what's easily configurable out-of-the-box, especially for different types of costs or products.

Advanced Landed Cost provides flexible allocation methods including by value, quantity, and weight, with the ability to set different rules for different cost categories. You can allocate freight costs by weight while allocating duties by value, all within the same vendor bill, giving you precise control over how each type of expense impacts your inventory.

Tracking and reconciling landed costs across numerous inbound shipments and vendor bills lacks the visibility and auditability we need for compliance.

Advanced Landed Cost creates complete audit trails showing exactly how each dollar flows from vendor bills through purchase orders to final item receipts. The clear linking system provides full visibility into cost allocation decisions and maintains detailed records for compliance reporting and financial audits.

Ready to Automate Your Landed Cost Allocation?

Join companies who have eliminated manual landed cost headaches and gained true inventory visibility with Advanced Landed Cost by Limebox.

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