India vs Belgium:
38% Landed Cost Saving on HGV Chassis Rails
Hydrogen HGV programme - full should-cost comparison of chassis rail manufacturing in India vs Belgium, including DDP logistics Chennai to Scotland
Annual Quantity
1,312 units
Assembly Cost
€5,248.81
Belgium Rail
€872 / unit
India Rail DDP
€538 / unit
Total Saving
38%
Scope & Inputs
Assy Chassis Ladder Frame · HGV 4×2 4M
BOM Structure
Total Line Items
74
Estimates
60
Child Parts
42
Repeated Items
14
Standard Parts
11
Sub-Assemblies
8
Sub-Sub-Assemblies
5
Final Assembly
1
Material Grade Usage - 945 kg total
Assembly Cost Breakdown - Belgium · €5,248.81
Process Analysis - Operations Map
Component Cost Breakdown - Top Cost Drivers
Chassis Side Rails account for 38% of total assembly cost
Chassis Side Rail - India Should Cost
€396.73 Ex Works · Roll Forming Process
Part 105002654/55 · 156.5 kg finish · 247.28 kg input
Primary driver - 56% of manufacturing
Higher share due to lower process base
Only 6% of mfg cost - roll forming efficiency
DDP Cost - Chennai → Scotland
€141.50 per unit delivered
Ship From
Chennai Port
Deliver To
Grangemouth, Scotland
Mode
Sea Freight (DDP)
Batch Qty
100 (LH-50 + RH-50)
Part Dims
6,269 × 287 × 80 mm
Weight / Part
157 kg
CBM / Pallet
2.77 CBM
Rate
€613 / CBM
Chassis Side Rail - Belgium vs India Head-to-Head
India total landed cost: €538 vs Belgium: €872
Belgium
€872
Ex Works · SG&A + Profit only
India DDP · Recommended
€538
DDP Scotland · Includes full logistics
Cost advantage breakdown
Process cost saving
−77%
Roll forming in India vs fabrication in Belgium - the single biggest driver of total savings
Material cost saving
−17%
Lower raw material rates in India despite same grades (HR 600MC, S460N)
DDP logistics overhead
+39%
Sea freight, import duties, and last-mile delivery from Chennai to Scotland - partially offsets savings
What Emithran Delivered
End-to-end should cost from factory gate to customer dock
Total Landed Cost Saving
India DDP (€538) vs Belgium Ex Works (€872) - despite full sea freight, import duties, and last-mile delivery.
Process Cost Reduction
Roll forming in India is dramatically more efficient than Belgium fabrication for this chassis rail profile.
DDP Fully Modelled
Packing, local freight, sea freight, IHC/THC, insurance, import duty, and door delivery to Scotland all costed.
Component-Level Visibility
13 child components individually costed - chassis side rails (38%), cross members, and brackets all quantified.
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