Landed cost codes (PO202000)

This topic gives you information about the elements that you find in this window in Visma Net, such as fields, field values, buttons, and check boxes.

In this window, you can define the landed cost codes that are used in your system for specifying the additional costs incurred for delivering purchased goods to your company warehouses or to customer locations if the goods are drop-shipped.
For more information, see: About landed cost application scenarios.

For each code, you should assign a specific supplier and the account and subaccount that will accrue landed costs of the type.

If you are in the list window, the first line in the table is a search line. Each column has a search field which you can click to search for or filter on specific values and narrow down the displayed table rows. You can search and filter in as many columns as you need to, to only display the results you want to view.

There are two types of search fields:

  • White: here you can type a specific search term to display results in this column containing this exact value. If you search on several (partial) words, you can separate them by a space or % and get different results:

    • space: the result contains the words in any order,

    • %: the result contains the words in the specific order, and the % functions as a wildcard as well.

  • Grey: you can click this to open the column filter pop-up window where you can filter the results for this column.

In the top part, you can specify a new code and its settings, or select an existing code to view or modify its settings.

Element Description
Landed cost code The unique ID of the landed cost. Max. 10 characters, both numbers and letters.
Description The description of the landed cost.
Type The type of the landed cost, which identifies its source. The following options are available:
  • Freight and misc. origin charge
    The landed cost is associated with freight expenses and other origin-related charges.
  • Customs duties
    The landed cost is associated with customs duties paid for the purchased goods.
  • VAT
    The landed cost is associated with VAT.

    This option is available only if the VAT reporting functionality is enabled in the Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000) window.

  • Misc. destination charges
    The landed cost is associated with miscellaneous destination charges.
  • Other
    The landed cost is of another type.
Application method The method of applying the landed cost with this code.
The landed costs can be specified on an invoice or adjustment in the Supplier ledger workspace, on a purchase receipt in the Purchases workspace, or on both types of documents.
Select one of the following options: From supplier, From purchase order, or From both.
Allocation method The method of allocating the landed costs to the purchased goods. The allocation method defines how the landed cost amount is distributed among the purchased stock items. Select one of the following options:
  • By quantity
    The landed costs are allocated to the purchased goods based on the quantities of different goods.
    The percent of the landed cost allocated to each purchased stock item is the portion of this item's quantity in the total quantity of all items purchased.
    If units other than base units of measure (UoMs) are specified for items, item quantities are calculated with respect to the base UoMs.
    Use this option only for purchase orders that include similar items with the same base UoM or similar base UoMs.
    Do not use this option for purchase orders that include disparate items with base units that cannot be compared, such as pallets and tons or meters and pounds.
  • By cost
    The landed costs are allocated to the purchased goods based on the costs of purchased goods.
    The percent of the landed cost allocated to each purchased item is the portion of this item's cost in the total cost of all different items purchased.
  • By weight
    The landed costs are allocated to the purchased goods based on the weights of purchased goods.
    The percent of the landed cost allocated to each purchased item is the portion of this item's weight in the total weight of all items purchased.
  • By volume
    The landed costs are allocated to the purchased goods based on the volumes of purchased goods.
    The percent of the landed cost allocated to each purchased item is the portion of this item's volume in the total volume of all items purchased.
  • None
    The landed costs are not allocated to item costs; only a purchase invoice will be created for the landed cost.
Supplier The supplier with whom this landed cost is associated; not necessarily the supplier of the goods.
You can only select suppliers who have the Landed cost supplier check box selected in the Suppliers (AP303000) window.
Location The supplier location with which the landed cost is associated.

This field appears only if the Business account locations functionality is enabled in the Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000) window.
Terms The payment terms for this landed cost. Payment terms are defined in the Payment terms (CS206500) window.
Reason code The reason code to be used by default for cost adjustment transactions generated for the purchased goods.
Landed cost accrual account The account used for accumulating the landed costs before applying them to make cost adjustments for the purchased goods.
Landed cost accrual sub. The associated subaccount used for accumulating the landed costs before applying them to make cost adjustments for the purchased goods.
VAT category The VAT category to be used for the landed costs with this code.
Landed cost variance account The landed cost variance account (expense) to be used to record any differences between the landed costs specified on the purchase receipts and inventory receipts.
Landed cost variance sub. The corresponding landed cost variance subaccount.

Parent topic:
Purchases windows - overview