Metal Can Landed Cost Calculator
Calculate delivered metal-can cost per unit and per 1,000 by combining the quoted can, separate ends, freight and tooling.
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Replace the example values with figures from your supplier sheet or measurements. Choose the unit beside each value. Results update as you type; fix any highlighted field before using the result.
GSM means grams per square metre. Net weight excludes the core and other packaging. MOQ means the minimum order quantity. An optional field can stay blank unless the result you need depends on it.
Prices keep the selected currency; changing its label does not convert an exchange rate. Save or export the result after checking your inputs.
Help with order quantity
Enter the usable quantity you actually need. Waste, pack rounding or minimum order effects are added separately where required.
Help with freight for this order
Enter the transport charge for the same shipment or order represented by the other fields. Use 0 only when the supplier has confirmed that freight is included.
Help with tooling allocated to this order
Enter one-time plates, dies, cylinders, moulds or setup charges for the first order. Keep this separate from repeat-order cost.
Unit label only. No currency conversion.
Additional measurements (optional) — some values entered
These are only needed for additional result units or a more detailed estimate. Entered values still affect the result when this section is closed.
Cost per can
Quoted amounts and all charges use the selected currency without FX conversion.
Do not add freight or components again if the quoted amount already includes them. Duty is an entered monetary amount.
Landed cost/unit = base quote/unit + additional components/unit + (freight + tooling + duty + other) ÷ quantity
0.2 + 0.04 + (250 + 0 + 0 + 0) ÷ 10,000 = 0.265/unitSaved calculations stay in this browser. No account or cloud backup is created.
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Calculated from your inputs. Confirm specifications with your supplier.
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Vary one input and inspect cost per can
All other entered inputs stay fixed. Ranges are your scenarios, not statistical confidence or supplier performance predictions. This uses the same validated calculator engine.
The formula, made clear.
A quotation may cover only the body or a complete can-and-end system. Keep that scope explicit, then distribute order-level charges over the same unit quantity. This allows landed cost comparison without obscuring whether a particular end, coating or decoration has been included in the supplier’s original price.
How to use this calculator
- 01
Choose unit or total-order can pricing and add any separately supplied end cost per can.
- 02
Enter the order quantity and fixed commercial charges.
- 03
Review normalized delivered cost for one can and 1,000 cans.
A calculation you can check
The example turns an order with separate can and end pricing into a landed cost for the complete entered metal packaging system.
- Quoted can body price
- 0.2 EUR/unit
- End / lid price per can
- 0.04 EUR/unit
- Order quantity
- 10000 units
- Freight for this order
- 250 EUR
- Tooling allocated to this order
- 0 EUR
- Customs / duty amount
- 0 EUR
- Other fixed order charges
- 0 EUR
0.2 + 0.04 + (250 + 0 + 0 + 0) ÷ 10,000 = 0.265/unitCheck the displayed formula and units against your quotation. Use measured GSM, net weight and actual layout dimensions where available. Default densities are planning assumptions, not certified material properties. Calculated cost does not certify strength, compatibility or safe loading.
Method, units and material assumptions ↗