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Eight tools that do the arithmetic for you

Each tool takes an input, computes an output and states the basis it used. None of them returns a quote, and where a figure is missing the output says Not verified rather than filling the gap with an average.

Line picker

Which shipping line actually fits this parcel, given what I care about?

6 inputs · 3 outputs

Duty estimate

Will this parcel be assessed, and roughly by how much?

4 inputs · 3 outputs

Pack list

What do I need to check before this parcel leaves the warehouse?

4 inputs · 2 outputs

Transit track

Where should this parcel be right now, and what do I check if it is not?

3 inputs · 4 outputs

Fee comparator

What is actually inside the total I am about to pay?

6 inputs · 3 outputs

Return simulator

Is returning this item worth it, and at which point does it stop being worth it?

5 inputs · 2 outputs

Volumetric weight

Is this box going to bill on volume rather than on weight?

3 inputs · 4 outputs

Budget ladder

At this budget, how much of it survives contact with shipping and tax?

4 inputs · 2 outputs

How these tools differ from a rate card

A rate card gives you one number and hides the choice behind it. These tools give you a range and show which input produced the width of that range, so you can change an input rather than hope for the favourable end of it.

Where a tool cannot produce a defensible answer — an unverified threshold, a missing divisor, a category with no volume figure on file — it says so and explains which input is missing.

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