TradeX feature control

Landed Cost Software for Trading Businesses

Connect purchase value, freight, duty, insurance, handling, allocation basis and inventory value in one governed workflow. Give users a practical operating view while retaining the evidence behind every status, exception and approval.

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  "feature": "Landed Cost",
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  "approval": "role based",
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✦ Official Frappe Certified Partner
👥 Connected Operations and Finance
🏭 Multi-Industry Landed Cost Controls
🌍 Multi-Company and Multi-Warehouse Ready
🔒 Implementation and Support Available
Landed Cost essentials

Key Landed Cost Facts

Use these five controls as a quick review before trusting a landed cost management status, recommendation or performance report.

01
Cost component

Define and govern the source records needed to establish cost component. Assign ownership and prevent duplicate identities.

02
Allocation basis

Route material actions through allocation basis with explicit authority, reason and approval history.

03
Import evidence

Retain the source, status, date and user behind import evidence so the operating position can be explained.

04
Value reconciliation

Monitor value reconciliation with a defined population, cutoff, owner and corrective action.

05
Cost accountability

Keep cost accountability with authorised business users. Software supports control but does not replace professional judgement.

Why Trading Businesses Need Connected Landed Cost

Landed Cost software should help an authorised user decide cost component, allocation method, provisional value, adjustment and margin impact from a record that can be explained and reconciled.

Disconnected spreadsheets and delayed updates create competing versions of status. Teams then spend time confirming what is current, who approved it and which downstream record should agree.

TradeX connects purchase value, freight, duty, insurance, handling, allocation basis and inventory value. Governed masters, role permissions, validation and approval rules establish the basis for reliable execution.

The result is a reviewable operating record for commercial, operations and finance teams. Exceptions can be assigned, decisions can be traced and reported outcomes can be tested against source transactions.

Landed Cost Implementation Methodology

Implement landed cost management workflows around governed records, real operating scenarios and evidence-based acceptance.

01

Define the operating model

Map the purchase value, freight, duty, insurance, handling, allocation basis and inventory value. Name the teams, records, boundaries and acceptance criteria.

02

Govern masters and roles

Clean identifiers, define permissions and approve the workflow states that users may create or change.

03

Configure and connect

Configure validations, approvals, alerts, print formats, reports and authorised integration points.

04

Test real scenarios

Run normal, partial, delayed, cancelled, corrected and unauthorised cases with the people who perform the work.

05

Reconcile and improve

Compare source records with outcomes, assign exceptions and monitor adoption after go-live.

Landed Cost Controls to Keep Operations Reliable

Reliable landed cost management management needs governed masters, controlled workflow, named exception ownership and periodic reconciliation.

Governed master data

Assign ownership for the identities, classifications and rules used by landed cost management workflows.

Workflow discipline

Require source records, states, reasons and approvals before a material commitment or correction is accepted.

Exception ownership

Route overdue, incomplete, duplicate or conflicting records to a named person with a due date.

Reconciliation evidence

Compare operational records with the accepted downstream result and retain approved differences.

Operating decisions

Business Decisions Supported by Landed Cost

Use governed evidence to decide cost component, allocation method, provisional value, adjustment and margin impact. Validate inputs and keep authorised accountability with the responsible team.

Current position

State the company, branch, period, population and source used to describe the current position.

Material exception

Separate missing, late, blocked, disputed and corrected records, then assign each material exception.

Approved action

Record the decision, authorised user, reason, due date and evidence that confirms completion.

Evidence framework

Measure Landed Cost with Defined Evidence

Define the population, formula, cutoff, exclusions and owner for every measure. Keep pilot observations separate from verified outcomes.

Cycle time

Measure accepted start and end events, excluded periods and the owner of delay.

Exception rate

Count defined exceptions against a stable transaction population and investigate recurring causes.

On-time completion

State the agreed date, completion evidence, tolerance and treatment of authorised changes.

Reconciliation variance

Compare the governed source with the accepted destination at a defined cutoff.

Distributed operations

Multi-Company and Multi-Branch Landed Cost

Model legal ownership, operational responsibility and reporting boundaries explicitly. Shared software does not remove company, branch, tax or approval boundaries.

Company boundary

Keep ownership, books, currency, taxes and authorised roles aligned with the correct legal entity.

Branch operation

Define local responsibility, shared services, escalation and consolidation without hiding branch-level exceptions.

Role permission

Test create, read, approve, correct and export access using representative users and segregation requirements.

What TradeX supports

Connected Landed Cost, End to End

Configure the capabilities required by the accepted operating model, user roles and reconciliation process.

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Controlled transaction record

Connect the purchase value, freight, duty, insurance, handling, allocation basis and inventory value without losing the source or owner behind the current status.

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Role-based workflow

Limit creation, approval, correction and cancellation to authorised roles with an audit trail.

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Exception monitoring

Highlight missing, overdue and conflicting records so teams can act before period-end reconciliation.

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Connected operations

Share accepted records with sales, purchasing, inventory, warehouse and finance workflows as required.

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Management reporting

Review status, ageing, workload and variance from defined sources, filters and reporting cutoffs.

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Evidence and audit history

Retain user, timestamp, source document, change, reason and approval for material actions.

Connected workflows

Landed Cost Works with the Rest of TradeX

Reliable execution depends on the related records that create demand, supply, custody and financial value.

Operating contexts

Landed Cost for Different Trading Models

Validate workflows, evidence and permissions against the way each business buys, stores, sells and accounts.

🏬B2B Distribution
🔩Industrial Supplies
💊Pharmaceutical Distribution
🥫FMCG Distribution
🔌Electrical Distribution
🚗Automotive Spares
🧪Chemical Trading
🎨Paint Distribution
☀️Solar Equipment
📦Packaging Materials
🧵Textile Wholesale
🌍Import and Export
Adoption method

A Controlled 4-Phase Landed Cost Rollout

Keep configuration, migration, user testing and go-live reconciliation inside one accepted plan.

PHASE 01

Design

Approve the operating model, masters, workflows, roles, measures and exception ownership.

PHASE 02

Configure

Set up validations, approvals, reports, templates and authorised integration points.

PHASE 03

Validate

Migrate approved records, run real scenarios, reconcile outputs and resolve exceptions.

PHASE 04

Operate

Train users, apply cutover controls and monitor adoption, exceptions and posting discipline.

Certifications & credentials
✦ Official Frappe Certified Partner
✦ TradeX Landed Cost Workflows
✦ Frappe Developer Certified Team
✦ Listed on erpnext.com/partners
Common questions

Landed Cost — Answered

Landed Cost software connects the purchase value, freight, duty, insurance, handling, allocation basis and inventory value in one governed workflow. It helps users act from shared records while retaining the source, date, status, owner and approval behind each material transaction.
TradeX combines role permissions, workflow validation, alerts, reports and audit history around the accepted landed cost management process. Configuration should follow the organisation's operating model and approved control policy.
Yes. Company, branch, warehouse and role boundaries can be configured, but ownership and inter-company treatment must be explicit. Teams should test permissions, transfers, taxes and reconciliation before go-live.
Prepare approved masters, opening records, workflow states, role mappings, exception reasons and reporting definitions. Remove duplicates, document unresolved items and retain signed migration and reconciliation evidence.
Define each measure with its population, formula, cutoff, exclusions, source and owner. Compare a validated baseline with later periods and separate observed association from independently verified business impact.
Integration can be designed for approved systems and data boundaries. Validate field mapping, identifiers, timing, retries, duplicate prevention, access control and reconciliation rather than assuming that transport alone creates reliable data.
No. Automation can route records, calculate values and highlight exceptions, but authorised users remain responsible for commercial, operational, accounting, regulatory and safety decisions.
Bring representative masters, one normal transaction, one exception, one approval, one correction and the report used to reconcile the process. Include the user roles and evidence your team must retain.

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