Estimate the Duty Deferment Account limit you need based on your average monthly import duty and VAT payments.
Monthly Import Profile
Total value of goods you import per month, on a CIF basis
Blended average across all your commodity codes
Usually 20% for standard goods; 5% for some reduced-rate goods
Financial Assumptions
The interest rate you'd earn or pay on equivalent cash
The benefit of duty deferment is that you delay cash outflow, effectively getting an interest-free loan from HMRC for ~30 days. We calculate this based on your cost of capital.
Enter your import profile to estimate DDA benefit