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Inventory Cost Layer
Also known as: Cost Layer, FIFO Layer
A dated batch of stock recorded at the cost you paid for it, including landed costs like freight and duty. Under FIFO, each purchase or receipt creates a new layer, and sales consume the oldest layers first. Tracking layers is what lets a perpetual system report the true cost of each unit sold. Landara builds a cost layer from every stock receipt and depletes them as Shopify orders ship.
Cost Category
Inventory Cost Layer is classified as a Other charge in landed cost calculations.
Other charges include storage, packing, labeling, and miscellaneous service fees.
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