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Should-Cost Calculator
Full 9-layer should-cost → landed cost

Self-contained should-cost model: multi-component BOM, decomposed conversion cost, volume sensitivity scenarios, and geo comparison. Each layer carries its own confidence stamp.

1
Product & market
2
Packaging format & primary material
All materials are always available — choose any combination.
Flexible pouch, flat film, or bag with gusset
Overall length
Overall width
Bottom / side depth
Thickness (microns) or GSM (optional) — enter either specification, or leave blank to use the benchmark default (20 µm).
Price benchmark for India
Used to calculate freight cost per unit from rate/tonne.
3
Component BOM — up to 3 components
Each component is costed separately. Primary material from panel 2 maps to component 1 automatically. Add cap, label, closure etc. as components 2–3.
Component 1
Pack surface area (from Panel 2): 600.00 cm² (0.0600 m²)
Enter thickness (microns) OR GSM — not both. For rigid packs, thickness here estimates material used per unit area.
If you have the actual weighed weight, enter it here — it takes priority over the dimensional spec estimate.
Component 2
Pack surface area (from Panel 2): 600.00 cm² (0.0600 m²)
Enter thickness (microns) OR GSM — not both.
Component 3
4
Conversion cost — decomposed by process step
Typical: film 2,000–6,000. Rigid 800–2,000.
Typical: 65–85%. Higher for dedicated lines.
Benchmark: ~₹ 7353/hr (depreciation + maintenance + line overhead).
Benchmark for India: ~₹ 259.5/hr (National wage survey).
Benchmark tariff for India: ~₹ 7.79/kWh (industrial grid rate).
Film line 30–60 kW. Blow moulder 40–80 kW.
5
Print & finish
6
Tooling & setup
Auto-filled from format
Defaults to annual volume. Reduce for single-order amortisation.
7
Quality & compliance
8
Commercial assumptions
Film 3–8%. Moulding 4–10%. Metal 2–5%. Carton 5–12%.
⚙ Adjustable Commercial Levers— editable assumptions
Factory SG&A, admin & indirect costs.
Converter gross profit margin assumption.
9
Logistics & landed cost
FCL: 6920–17300/t.
0 if same country or FTA applies.
Unlocks savings estimate and benchmark comparison.
Volume sensitivity & geo comparison — optional
Override volume tiers and/or add alternative supplier countries to generate a scenario matrix alongside the main waterfall.