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What a leather jacket costs you, landed
Most buyers cannot tell a fair quote from a padded one, because the only number they are given is a unit price. Here is what moves that number, and a calculator that turns it into the figure that matters: what you keep on one order.
What drives the price
The hide. A jacket takes roughly 20 to 25 square feet, and the grade decides most of the cost. Full-grain costs more than top-grain and both cost considerably more than split. Hide price also moves with the tannery and, quietly, with the season.
The labour in it. A leather jacket is days of work for one machinist at a quality level worth reselling. Panelling, quilting and anything shaped rather than straight adds hours, and those hours are the part a cheap quote has usually removed.
The hardware and trims. Zips, snaps, rivets, lining and thread. Branded hardware costs meaningfully more and is one of the few upgrades a customer can feel in the hand.
Quantity. Pattern-making, setup and inspection cost the same for one piece as for fifty. That is why our price falls across the bands, and why under five pieces we charge the sample rate: it is what the work actually costs at that quantity.
Freight and duty. Freight is inside our delivered price at a fixed figure. Duty is not, because it is legally yours as the importer — and it is the line that most often turns a planned margin into a smaller one.
What a quote tells you
At $35 a piece for a full-grain jacket, one of those lines has been cut, and it is usually the grade or the labour. Neither shows in a photograph. Both show in a return rate.
At $180 for the same jacket, ask what is in it. Sometimes the answer is good — better hide, branded hardware, a proper lining. Sometimes it is a middleman.
The useful question is not “what is your price” but “what is your delivered price, and what duty rate applies to this garment”. A supplier who cannot answer the second half has never shipped to a US buyer who asked.
Fifty leather jackets, line by line
Work out your own number
Delivered price from our published bands, duty from the HTS code for that garment, fees at whatever your platform charges. What is left is yours.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Leather jacket, all-in | $102 |
| Freight | INCLUDED |
| Duty: included (est. 16%, HTS 4203.10.40) | INCLUDED |
| 50 pieces | $5,100 |
| 50% due at order | $2,550 |
At your door in 4 weeks, nothing to pay on arrival.
Sell at $180 and you keep $78.00 a jacket — profit before your platform fees.
Duty is an estimate at current US rates for this product. We confirm your exact rate in writing before you pay.
All-in, duty paid
What this costs, delivered
All-in prices, duty paid, by product and quantity
| Product | 5 PCS | 50 PCS | 200 PCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leather jackets & vests | $114 | $102 | $95 |
| Varsity, wool melton | $141 | $127 | $119 |
| Satin jackets | $148 | $134 | $126 |
| Hoodies & fleece | $77 | $68 | $63 |
Freight and US duty included. Nothing to pay when it arrives. Under 5 pieces: charged per piece at the sample rate, all-in ($129 hoodie / $186 varsity / $178 leather).
Your patches, names, numbers and labels are in every price.
Duty unpaid
Delivered prices, duty unpaid
Delivered prices, duty unpaid, by product and quantity
| Product | 5 PCS | 50 PCS | 200 PCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leather jackets & vests | $95 | $85 | $79 |
| Varsity, wool melton | $105 | $95 | $89 |
| Satin jackets | $105 | $95 | $89 |
| Hoodies & fleece | $59 | $52 | $48 |
Freight included. US duty is paid by you on arrival – estimated rates below. Under 5 pieces: charged per piece at the sample rate ($99 hoodie / $139 varsity / $149 leather).
Your patches, names, numbers and labels are in every price.
Ready to price your own order?
The calculator above runs on the same published prices and duty rates as every other page on this site. When the number works, a sample tells you whether the quality does.