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Compressors and fans: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import compressors and fans from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (2.62% uplift from $40.3/unit landed), China the highest (44.53%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source compressors and fans is Canada, where duty (1.93%) plus freight (0.68%) add 2.62% to the pre-tariff price ($40.3/unit landed). China is the most expensive named source at a 44.53% uplift, a 41.91-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

  • Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($39.2/unit) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

  • 1. Canada: 2.62% loaded (duty 1.93%, freight 0.68%), $40.3/unit landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 2. Mexico: 7.76% loaded (duty 7.3%, freight 0.43%), $42.3/unit landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 3. Italy: 11.67% loaded (duty 9.26%, freight 2.21%), $43.8/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 4. South Korea: 11.93% loaded (duty 9.2%, freight 2.5%), $43.9/unit landed
  • 5. Germany: 12.15% loaded (duty 9.49%, freight 2.43%), $44/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 6. Japan: 14.92% loaded (duty 12.7%, freight 1.97%), $45.1/unit landed, JPY trending flat
  • 7. Vietnam: 15.51% loaded (duty 11.77%, freight 3.35%), $45.3/unit landed
  • 8. Taiwan: 16.29% loaded (duty 11.76%, freight 4.05%), $45.6/unit landed
  • 9. Thailand: 16.68% loaded (duty 12.82%, freight 3.42%), $45.8/unit landed
  • 10. China: 44.53% loaded (duty 35.66%, freight 6.54%), $56.7/unit landed, CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

  • Mexico is the largest source at 23.2% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1170) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import compressors and fans from? Canada. Its effective duty of 1.93% and freight of 0.68% add 2.62% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $40.3/unit.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($39.2/unit) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of compressors and fans? Mexico is the largest source at 23.2% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1170), this family is diversified. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

  • A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.