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DropShip Intelligence (DSI) is a Shopify app that calculates your exact landed cost — import duties, VAT, and shipping — for products sourced from Chinese suppliers and sold in 15 countries. Instead of guessing your margins, you see the real profit in local currency before you place a single order. The app also includes AI-powered product research, supplier comparison, margin alerts, and profit analytics.

Visit the Shopify App Store listing and click Install. You'll be redirected to your Shopify admin to approve the permissions. The entire process takes less than 30 seconds. No credit card is needed for the free plan.

Yes. The free plan includes 3 searches per month (5 in your first month), full landed cost calculation for all 15 countries, the margin calculator with "What If?" scenarios, and 5 Ask DSI questions. No credit card required, no time limit — it's free forever.

DSI works with all Shopify plans — Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Plus. There are no plan restrictions.

Landed cost is the total cost of getting a product to your customer — not just the supplier price, but also import duties, VAT/GST, international shipping, and any handling fees. Most dropshippers only look at the AliExpress price and think they know their margin. In reality, customs charges can add 15–45% to the product cost depending on the destination country. That's the difference between a profitable product and a money-losing one.

DSI maps each product to the appropriate HS code category and applies the destination country's official duty rates. We maintain duty rates sourced from official customs authorities (SARS for South Africa, KRA for Kenya, Receita Federal for Brazil, etc.) and update them regularly. The calculation includes the duty rate, any additional levies (like Kenya's IDF levy or Railway Development Levy), and the applicable VAT/GST rate.

DSI currently covers 15 destination countries across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific:

• Africa: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt
• Middle East: UAE, Saudi Arabia
• Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, Chile
• Asia-Pacific: India, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia
• Other: Turkey, United Kingdom

All products are sourced from China (AliExpress, CJ Dropshipping, Mercado Libre). More countries are added based on merchant demand.

Our duty rates are sourced from each country's official customs authority and audited regularly. They're accurate for the product categories we support. However, actual customs charges can vary slightly based on the exact HS code classification, declared value, and local customs officer discretion. DSI gives you a reliable estimate — typically within 1–3% of the actual charge — which is far better than guessing.

Pick a category and enter a product name (or upload a photo). DSI's AI searches across suppliers, evaluates products by order volume, pricing, and supplier reliability, then returns up to 7 product cards — each showing the full landed cost breakdown for your selected country. The entire process takes about 5 seconds.

Upload any product image (from Instagram, a competitor's store, or your camera roll) and DSI's vision AI identifies the product, finds matching suppliers on AliExpress, and calculates the landed cost for each — all from a single photo. It's the fastest way to go from "I saw this product" to "here's my exact margin."

The Margin Calculator lets you drag a sell price slider and instantly see your profit after all costs (supplier price, duties, VAT, shipping). It includes "What If?" scenarios where you can compare the same product across different countries side-by-side to find the most profitable market to sell in.

Available on Growth plans and above. DSI monitors the supplier prices of products you're tracking. If a supplier raises their price (which eats your margin) or if your margin drops below a threshold, you get an alert so you can adjust your sell price or find a new supplier before you lose money.

Free — $0/month (3 searches, full landed cost, margin calculator)
Growth — $19.99/month (30 searches, price alerts, trend sparklines)
Pro — $39.99/month (80 searches, AliExpress ordering, full Pulse dashboard)
Agency — $79.99/month (200 searches, multi-store, API access)

Annual billing saves 6–12%. All plans are charged through Shopify's billing system.

All charges go through Shopify's billing system — they appear on your regular Shopify invoice. No separate payment method is needed. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time from within the app.

Yes. You can switch plans at any time from the app's settings. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing cycle. You can also cancel entirely — your data is retained for 30 days in case you come back.

One search = one product research query (text or image). Each search returns up to 7 product results with full landed cost breakdowns. Using the margin calculator, changing countries on existing results, or asking DSI questions does not consume a search. Only new product research queries count.

DSI requests access to products (to create Shopify listings from research results) and orders (to power Pulse analytics — profit tracking, returns, and LTV). We also access basic store info (currency, country) and device/activity data for app functionality. We do not access or store customer personal data (emails, addresses, payment info). See our full Privacy Policy.

No. Your store data is never sold or shared with third parties. We use Anthropic's AI for product research (product queries only — no store data is sent). All store data stays within DSI's secure infrastructure. We comply with Shopify's data protection requirements and GDPR.

When you uninstall, we retain your data for 30 days in case you reinstall. After 30 days, all store data is permanently deleted. You can also request immediate deletion by emailing support@lietlsolutions.com. We process all Shopify GDPR webhooks (customer data request, customer data erasure, shop data erasure) automatically.