Saved Search for Item Receipts with Landed Cost That Shows Total Value and Average Cost for Each Item

By Kevin Suh
Item receipts with landed cost displayed on a tablet screen, logistics and inventory management concept.

Landed cost includes all additional expenses required to bring inventory to its final location—such as freight, duties, insurance, and handling—which directly affect inventory valuation and COGS. Since NetSuite lacks a standard landed cost report, a customized transaction saved search can provide item-level landed cost totals, values, and average costs from Item Receipts.

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What is Landed Cost?

  • Additional expenses incurred when purchasing inventory
  • Contribute to the total cost of goods sold
  • Affects inventory valuation

Examples:

  • Shipping Charges
  • Freight fees
  • Origin and destination charges
  • Import fees
  • Duty fees (excise and customs)
  • Taxes
  • Insurance
  • Handling charges

You wish to create a Saved Search to show the Total Value and Average Cost of each item on Item Receipts with Landed Costs.

Requirement

  • Show Landed Costs added to an Item through Item Receipts
  • Breakdown of costs of inventory
  • Summary of Landed Costs

System Limitation

  • No standard report available that shows breakdown of Landed Costs added to transactions
  • Not possible to add Landed Cost information to inventory related reports

Solution

I. Identify Cost Categories – Landed Cost

  1. Navigate to Setup > Accounting > Accounting Lists
  2. Filter:
    • Type: Select Cost Category
  3. View records and list all cost categories with Cost Type of ‘Landed Cost’
    Example: Freight and Insurance
Optimized cost category for freight fees and landed costs in supply chain management.
Insurance cost management software interface with landed cost details.
Freight fees calculation dashboard for landed costs and landed cost type analysis.

II. Create Saved Search

  1. Navigate to Lists > Search > Saved Searches > New
  2. Click Transaction
  3. Search Title: Enter Title
  4. Click Criteria
  5. Click Standard
  6. Filter:
    • Select Type
      • Description: is Item Receipt
      • Click Set
    • Select Account Type
      • Description: is Other Current Asset
      • Click Set
    • Select Landed Cost Per Line
      • Description: is True
      • Click Set
  7. Click Results 
  8. Click Columns
  9. Field:

Note: For every required filed use the drop-down menu to select it and once adjusted click Add if needed.  

  • Select Date
    • Summary Type: SelectMaximum
  • Select Type
    • Summary Type: Select Group
  • Select Document Number
    • Summary Type: Select Group
  • Select Item
    • Summary Type: Select Group
  • Select Amount
    • Summary Type: SelectMaximum
  • Select Formula (Currency)
    • Summary Type: Select Sum
    •  Custom Label: Enter Sum of Landed Cost Allocated per Item
    • Formula: Enter MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%XXXX%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END)+MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%YYYY%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END)
    • Note: Add all the formula of all the Landed Cost Categories
  • Select Formula (Currency)
    • Summary Type: Select Sum
    • Custom Label: Enter Total Value per Item
    • Formula: Enter MAX({amount})+MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%XXXX%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END)+MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%YYYY%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END)
    • Note: MAX({amount})+formula for Total Landed Costs
  • Select Quantity
    • Summary Type: Select Maximum
  • Select Formula (Currency)
    • Summary Type: Select Sum
    • Custom Label: Enter Average Cost per Item
    • Formula: Enter (MAX({amount})+MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%XXXX%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END)+MAX(CASE WHEN ({memo} LIKE ‘%YYYY%’) THEN {amount} else 0 END))/MAX({quantity})
    • Note: (MAX({amount})+formula for Total Landed Costs)/MAX({quantity})
  • TOTAL ONLY
    • Total Landed Costs = ABS(CASE WHEN {account} LIKE ‘%Landed%’ THEN {amount} ELSE 0 END)
    • Total Value per Item = ({amount})+ABS(CASE WHEN {account} LIKE ‘%Landed%’ THEN {amount} ELSE 0 END)
    • Average Cost per Item = (SUM({amount}+ABS(CASE WHEN {account} LIKE ‘%Landed%’ THEN {amount} ELSE 0 END)))/MAX({quantity})

10. Click Save & Run

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