Managed cross-border services are built for brands where a few percent of US revenue is worth paying. At US$2k–10k a month it is not. LiteLanded delivers duty-inclusive US pricing for a flat monthly fee that does not grow when you have a good month.
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Where percentage pricing stops making sense
Illustrative percentages for comparison only; actual managed-service pricing varies by provider and arrangement. The point is the shape of the curve, not a specific competitor quote.
The problem
Managed cross-border services do real work: they calculate landed cost, take on merchant-of-record responsibility, handle remittance and absorb compliance risk. For a brand doing six figures a month in US sales, paying a few percent for that is a reasonable trade.
At US$5,000 a month it is a different calculation. The same percentage buys you the same service, but the absolute dollars are small enough that the provider’s attention is proportional, while the cost scales the instant you grow. You are paying a tax on exactly the thing you are trying to do.
The alternative most brands fall back to is doing nothing: ship duties unpaid, let customers absorb the surprise, and accept the refusals. That is not cheaper, it is just differently expensive.
In their own words
We did not invent this problem. These are the actual queries people type when they hit it.
Built for you if
If three or more of these are true, LiteLanded will pay for itself. If none of them are, we will tell you so rather than sell you something.
How it works
The work happens whether or not you are watching. You get the output.
HS codes, country of origin and CUSMA eligibility established per SKU, so your landed cost is calculated from correct data rather than defaults.
A US shopper sees a price that already contains duty and import fees. No line item at checkout, no bill at the door.
The parcel clears prepaid against your carrier account, so the customer is never contacted for money.
Quoted versus billed, by SKU and destination, so you can see whether your duty-inclusive margin is holding and adjust pricing deliberately.
What you get
The price does not change because you had a strong month. Growth is not a billing event.
US shoppers see one number. This converts better than a true-cost line item added at the final step.
If a SKU qualifies for preferential treatment, the duty-inclusive price should not be padded with duty you are not paying.
No handover of the customer relationship, the payment flow or the tax registrations.
Built for brands whose volume does not justify Plus and whose margin does not justify a percentage.
Duty-inclusive pricing only works if you know which products it is quietly eroding. You will.
Side by side
| Today | With LiteLanded | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing shape | Percentage of US revenue | Flat monthly fee |
| Cost when you grow | Rises proportionally | Unchanged |
| Merchant of record | Often handed over | Stays with you |
| Compliance risk absorbed | Yes — that is what you pay for | No — you keep it, priced accordingly |
| Right for | High US volume | US$2k–10k a month |
Send us your situation and we will tell you plainly whether LiteLanded would make a difference at your volume — before you commit to anything.
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