1.0Livingston Internationalhttps://www.livingstonintl.comKaren Jasperhttps://www.livingstonintl.com/author/livingston-karen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zIY6jOieND"><a href="https://www.livingstonintl.com/merchandise-processing-fees-mpf-what-importers-need-to-know/">Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF): What importers need to know</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.livingstonintl.com/merchandise-processing-fees-mpf-what-importers-need-to-know/embed/#?secret=zIY6jOieND" width="600" height="338" title="“Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF): What importers need to know” — Livingston International" data-secret="zIY6jOieND" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cdn.livingstonintl.com/livingston-content/uploads/2016/07/25230230/Merchandise-Processing-Fees1.png240160  By Philip Sutter, US Global Trade Management Governance When importing into the U.S., landed cost calculations must include both the duty on the product and associated fees, like the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF). MPF should not be overlooked in evaluating your costs, and how to potentially avoid them. The MPF has been in place... Read more »