To compare the landed cost of a golf glove order, list the product price and every applicable cost of bringing that order to its agreed destination. Mark which charges are already included, which need a separate quote and which remain provisional. Divide a consistent total by the same unit definition before comparing suppliers or packaging options.
Choose the destination and unit before doing the sums
A landed-cost worksheet needs a clear endpoint. Is the comparison being made at the destination terminal, your warehouse or a fulfilment partner? A figure that stops at one point cannot fairly be compared with a figure that includes delivery to another.
Define the unit as well. One golf glove, one pair and one retail pack can represent different quantities. Texpak’s general production minimum is stated in individual gloves per design and colour. Keep the same meaning in your order, shipping and costing records; do not accidentally divide an individual-glove total by a pair count.
The International Trade Administration’s landed-cost guidance includes the product price, freight, insurance, tariffs, taxes and other fees. Which amounts apply, and how customs calculates them, depend on the actual destination and transaction. Use confirmed advice for that shipment rather than a tariff example from another market.
Give each cost a source and a status
Start with the accepted product specification and quotation. Then work outward through the proposed journey. Each line should identify the amount, currency, source, date, inclusion status and person responsible for confirming it.
| Worksheet line | What to establish | Common comparison error |
|---|---|---|
| Gloves and presentation | Approved specification, individual units and quoted packaging. | Comparing a simple sleeve with a custom box as if they are identical. |
| Origin handling and freight | Included collection, transport legs and applicable charges. | Adding freight twice because it is already in the supplier total. |
| Insurance or shipment cover | Whether included, what arrangement applies and its cost. | Assuming cover from a shipping abbreviation. |
| Import and destination charges | Broker-confirmed classification, valuation and applicable fees or taxes. | Copying a rate from a different material or destination. |
| Final delivery | Transport from the agreed arrival point to your stock location. | Stopping the budget before the actual destination. |
Use “awaiting confirmation” for an unknown charge. A blank cell that silently becomes zero makes an unfinished comparison look complete.
Separate the total payable from how your business treats it
Record amounts due and when they become payable. Then ask your accountant how those amounts should be treated for stock valuation, tax recovery and business reporting. A tax payment at import and an irrecoverable product cost are not automatically the same thing.
This worksheet organises questions and quotations; it does not determine your tax treatment. Keep any accounting adjustment visible rather than changing the supplier’s quoted total to match a preferred margin.
Also separate sample development from the bulk shipment. Texpak does not charge for sample making, revisions or prototyping; the customer pays sample shipping. If your brand allocates development expenses across a launch, show that as a separate internal assumption. It is not an extra factory sample-making charge.
Use a simple calculation to expose a missing assumption
Consider a fictional arithmetic example with no quoted Texpak prices. A brand’s confirmed included costs total 4,500 in its chosen currency and cover 500 individual saleable gloves delivered to its warehouse. On that stated basis, the allocation is 4,500 ÷ 500 = 9 per glove.
If the 4,500 stops at a terminal and final delivery is still unknown, 9 is an incomplete estimate. If the total covers 500 gloves but the spreadsheet labels the divisor “pairs,” the description is wrong even though the arithmetic still works. The purpose of the calculation is to reveal those assumptions.
Use expected saleable stock consistently. Do not invent a defect or loss percentage to make the worksheet look sophisticated. Record actual discrepancies through your goods-in checks and investigate them against the order.
Change one assumption at a time
Keep separate columns for genuine alternatives: a different presentation, delivery arrangement or approved material. Note exactly what changes. A lower total is meaningful only when you understand the product and delivery differences behind it.
Our factory-cost guide explains how materials, decoration and trims affect the glove quote. The packaging guide helps define what is being packed. Link those decisions to the relevant cost lines instead of adding an unexplained allowance.
For every accepted option, retain the source quotation and its expiry or review conditions where supplied. Exchange rates and estimated freight should be dated assumptions, not permanent facts attached to the product.
Bring the worksheet into the manufacturing conversation
Before approving a project, check the product revision, quantities, named delivery point, included charges and unresolved cost lines together. Ask the supplier, forwarder, broker or accountant the question each is equipped to answer.
Discuss your golf glove range with Texpak using your material priorities, quantity, packaging idea and destination. The tech-pack checklist helps organise the product brief. A defined glove and a traceable cost ledger give your brand a more useful basis for a buying decision than an isolated unit-price comparison.