Current labour cost per entry minus target review labour cost. No Declarix rate is assumed.
FREE CUSTOMS DESK CALCULATOR · YOUR INPUTS · NO SIGN-UP
Calculate your customs desk cost per declaration.
Put five desk numbers into a transparent labour model. See the annual hours, cost, recoverable capacity, and labour-only break-even price before you discuss software.
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What does a customs declaration cost to prepare?
For a labour view, multiply the clerk minutes used per declaration by the loaded hourly cost, then divide by 60. Add weekly volume and working weeks to see the annual load. This calculator also compares that baseline with a target review-time scenario chosen by you.
LABOUR COST / ENTRY = MINUTES / ENTRY × LOADED HOURLY COST ÷ 60
Replace every example with your desk.
The starting values make the model visible. They are not a forecast, a benchmark, or a claim about Declarix. Change all five inputs to the scenario your team wants to test.
annual labour headroom.
This scenario releases 2,400 hours. Test the target minutes on representative work before using it in a buying decision.
Weekly declarations × working weeks.
a year · per entry.
a year · per entry.
Equivalent to more entries a year, or a week, if every released hour is used at the target review time.
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A share link includes the five visible inputs. Print produces a clean model for an internal discussion.
Every output, in plain sight.
All calculations are deterministic and run in this browser. The page sends only aggregate interaction events when analytics is configured, never the five input values.
ANNUAL ENTRIESWEEKLY ENTRIES × WORKING WEEKS
CURRENT HOURSANNUAL ENTRIES × CURRENT MINUTES ÷ 60
RECOVERABLE HOURSMAX(0, CURRENT HOURS − TARGET HOURS)
LABOUR HEADROOMRECOVERABLE HOURS × LOADED HOURLY COST
CAPACITY EQUIVALENTRECOVERABLE HOURS ÷ (TARGET MINUTES ÷ 60)
BREAK-EVEN / ENTRYMAX(0, CURRENT COST / ENTRY − TARGET COST / ENTRY)
A first commercial filter.
Use the result to see whether a workflow is worth measuring, which input matters most, and the per-entry cost ceiling created by labour alone.
Labour is not total ROI.
The model excludes software price, setup, integration, training, exception handling, quality changes, demand, and the value of faster service. The capacity number is theoretical until a representative workflow proves the target review time.
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Bring weekly volume, current minutes, loaded clerk cost, document mix, and the system your team files through. Leave with a buyer-specific model, integration route, and recommended first workflow.
Know what the number means.
01How do I calculate labour cost per customs declaration?
Multiply the minutes spent per declaration by the loaded hourly cost, then divide by 60. For example, 30 minutes at £24 per hour is £12 of labour per declaration.
02What does the labour-only break-even price per entry mean?
It is the current labour cost per entry minus the modelled review labour cost per entry. It shows the most you could spend per processed entry before the labour saving alone reaches zero. It is not a Declarix quote or a complete return-on-investment calculation.
03What should I enter for target review minutes?
Enter a scenario your team wants to test, not a promised Declarix result. Use a conservative figure until a representative workflow has been measured side by side.
04Does recovered capacity guarantee more declarations or revenue?
No. The capacity figure converts recovered hours into additional declarations at the target review time. Demand, job mix, exceptions, staffing, integration, and service levels determine whether that theoretical capacity can be used.
05Does this calculation include the price of Declarix?
No. The calculator does not invent or assume a Declarix rate. The 20-minute numbers call replaces the model inputs with your desk data and tests the commercial case including the proposed per-entry rate.
The arithmetic is yours. The customs context is official.
The sources below explain the declaration and intermediary context. They do not provide labour benchmarks, and Declarix does not use them as evidence for the model inputs.
- Making a full import declarationHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 16 JULY 2026
- Standard for customs intermediariesHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 16 JULY 2026
FREE CALCULATOR · VERSION 1.0 · REVIEWED 2026-07-17 · SOURCES AND CORRECTIONS · pack@getdeclarix.com