Unlock Smarter, Faster Landed Cost Management with the DSD Enhancements for Sage 100
With recent tariff implementations and rapidly shifting import regulations, businesses are feeling the pressure to track Landed Costs more accurately than ever. Organizations that once relied on manual processes are now turning to three DSD Enhancements to ensure that every surcharge, tariff, duty, and fee is captured with precision: POLC Purchase Order Advanced Landed Cost, IMLC Inventory Transaction Entry Landed Cost, and SO-1052 Automatic Addition of Miscellaneous Items.
POLC Purchase Order Advanced Landed Cost
This enhancement transforms the Receipt of Goods workflow into an intelligent, automated process—saving time, improving accuracy, and providing clearer financial visibility at a time when supply chain costs have never been more unpredictable.
New Features That Simplify Landed Cost Allocation
A new “Default” checkbox in Landed Cost Type Maintenance allows you to preselect which landed cost types automatically populate in Landed Cost Entry during Receipt of Goods.
With tariffs and fees fluctuating, these default settings ensure consistent application across all receipts.
The new “Percent to Allocate” field allows Sage 100 to automatically calculate landed costs using percentage-based allocations—perfect for handling duty rates or tariff percentages tied to product categories or countries of origin.
The “Recalc” button makes it easy to update landed cost totals when tariff rates or charges are adjusted, removing the need for manual recalculation.
POLC supports automatic landed cost assignment at the line-item level using:
- Unlimited Landed Cost Types
- Amount or Percentage allocation methods
- A custom UDF from PO_ReceiptDetail or CI_Item
This is especially valuable when tariffs apply differently to each type of item, allowing for accurate, line-specific landed cost tracking.
For companies importing goods globally—where tariffs often vary by region—POLC works seamlessly with Multi-Currency, providing consistent and accurate costing across international transactions.
n tariffs apply differently to each type of item, allowing for accurate, line-specific landed cost tracking.
POLC: A Critical Tool in the New Tariff Era
As tariffs continue to evolve, businesses need tools that adapt just as quickly. The POLC Enhancement for Sage 100 provides the automation and accuracy necessary to keep costing consistent, transparent, and compliant—even when tariff rules shift.
Whether capturing duty percentages, environmental fees, freight surcharges, or new government-imposed tariffs, POLC helps organizations maintain complete control of landed cost calculations.
IMLC Inventory Transaction Entry Landed Cost – Streamlined Cost Accuracy
The Inventory Transaction Entry Landed Cost enhancement adds powerful cost-tracking capabilities to Sage 100, allowing businesses to apply and allocate landed costs directly within Inventory Transaction Transfers and Receipts. This ensures your inventory values fully reflect freight, duties, tariffs, and other inbound expenses.
Key FEATURES
Enter landed cost values as part of standard transaction entry, keeping all related costs in one integrated workflow.
Each transaction line includes an Allocated Landed Cost checkbox—giving you control over which items should absorb the additional cost.
When printing the Transaction Register, you’ll see:
- Allocated cost amounts for each item
- New unit costs after landed cost application
- Full landed cost totals for each transaction
These values are then posted during the Transaction Register update, and the Cost Detail tab in Inventory Inquiry reflects both the Item Cost and the Allocated Cost.
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SO-1052 fully supports state-mandated delivery fees, including:
Colorado Retail Delivery Fee — $0.27
Applies to taxable goods delivered by motor vehicle into Colorado (effective July 1, 2022).
Minnesota Retail Delivery Fee — $0.50
Applies to qualifying deliveries beginning July 1, 2024.
SO-1052 handles these fees as automatically added Miscellaneous Charges, ensuring compliance without manual entry.
The enhancement works seamlessly with Sage’s standard Account Segment Substitution rules.
Daily Use
Applying Landed Costs in Transaction Entry
When entering a Transfer or Receipt, selecting an Entry Number activates the Landed Cost button. Use it to enter Landed Cost Types and amounts.
On the Lines tab, simply check the Allocated Landed Cost column for items that should absorb the cost.
Posting and Reviewing Costs
Allocated costs and updated unit costs print on the Transaction Register and post accordingly. If detailed posting is enabled, line-by-line landed cost allocations also appear in the Daily Transaction Register.
SO-1052 Automatic Addition of Miscellaneous Item
Automate Delivery Fees, Tariff Pass-Throughs & Miscellaneous Charges with SO-1052
Managing delivery fees, environmental fees, CRV charges, tariffs, and other surcharges can create extra work for customer service and accounting teams—especially as state regulations and global tariff rates continue to evolve. DSD’s SO-1052: Automatic Addition of Miscellaneous Items eliminates that burden by automatically adding a designated Miscellaneous Charge to Sales Orders and Invoices, ensuring accurate, consistent, and compliant fee handling every time.
SO-1052 inserts the charge line automatically when you exit the Lines tab—no manual calculations, no missed fees, and no rework.
SO-1052 supports multiple charge-calculation methods, including:
- Flat Fees
- Percentage of Retail Price
- Item-based UDF Rates
- Customer or Ship-To Based Logic
- Order-Level UDF Logic
- Percentage of order total
- Total quantity × rate
This flexibility allows your organization to configure fees based on items, customers, state regulations, or overall order activity.
When tariffs increase or new duties are implemented, businesses often need a way to pass those additional costs to customers quickly and consistently. SO-1052 is an ideal solution for this.
With SO-1052 you can:
- Automatically apply a percentage-based surcharge tied to the retail price or order total.
- Set up UDF-driven calculations that reflect tariff rates for specific product categories.
- Add a flat tariff recovery fee across all orders.
- Use customer UDF logic to apply the surcharge only to the customers, products, or ship-to locations impacted by the tariff change.
This ensures tariff adjustments are passed through accurately without manual intervention—especially important when tariff rates change frequently or apply to only certain product groups.
Businesses gain a reliable, automated way to recover costs while maintaining transparency on customer invoices.
Allocated landed cost amounts can be posted in full detail within the Daily Transaction Register for improved accounting transparency.
For Avalara AvaTax users, SO-1052 works seamlessly:
- Set the Miscellaneous Charge to $0.00
- AvaTax automatically adds the Colorado or Minnesota delivery fee as part of tax calculation
- Use tax code OF400000 for proper fee processing
This keeps invoicing clean while ensuring fully automated tax calculation.
Why SO-1052 Matters
- Passes tariff increases or duties to customers instantly and accurately
- Reduces manual entry and eliminates missed fees
- Supports complex fee logic using UDFs and customer-specific rules
- Ensures compliance with state delivery-fee mandates
- Integrates with AvaTax for automated tax-based fee handling
Whether applying CRV, sustainability fees, road improvement fees, delivery surcharges, tariff recovery charges, or customer-specific fees, SO-1052 ensures every order includes the right amounts—automatically.
Start the New Year with Smarter Cost Control
As tariffs, duties, and surcharges continue to evolve, having the right tools in place is more important than ever. To help businesses get ahead in the new year, DSD will be launching a new year promotion on all three landed cost enhancements—POLC, IMLC, and SO-1052. For a limited time, receive 25% off your first-year subscription, giving you a powerful, automated way to manage landed costs, recover tariff expenses, and maintain compliance from day one.
For full details or to take advantage of this promotion, email dsdenhancements@dsdinc.com and start the year with greater visibility, accuracy, and control over your costs.
Ashley Berger
Enhancements Sales Manager
