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title: "Australia Import Duty and GST Calculator: The A$1,000 Rule Explained"
description: "Free Australian import duty calculator. See the customs duty, 10% GST and import processing charge on goods from overseas, the A$1,000 threshold and free trade agreement 0% rates."
url: https://importdutycalc.com/au
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Free calculator · Australia · checked 4 November 2026

# Australia import duty and GST calculator

Buying from overseas or bringing stock into Australia? Enter the price to see the customs duty, the GST, and whether anything is due at the border.

Price of the goods (A$)

International shipping (A$)

Insurance (A$, if any)

What is it?

Duty rate (%) (optional, from the Working Tariff)

Made in a country with an Australian free trade agreement (China, US, UK, Japan, Korea, India, NZ and others) and the seller provides origin proof

## How Australian import charges work

| Value of the goods | What you pay |
| --- | --- |
| A$1,000 or less | 10% GST, charged by the overseas seller or marketplace at checkout. No duty and nothing at the border (except alcohol and tobacco). |
| Over A$1,000 | A formal import declaration. Customs duty (usually 5% or 0%) on the goods, then 10% GST on the goods plus duty plus international shipping and insurance, plus an import processing charge. |

Over A$1,000 most people use a customs broker or the courier's brokerage service to lodge the declaration. Expect their fee on top, and the Australian Border Force import processing charge (roughly A$50 to A$100 for air and post parcels, more for sea cargo).

## Typical duty rates

The general rate is 5%. Many items are free, including most computers, phones and books. Goods made in a country with a free trade agreement, including China, the US, the UK, Japan, South Korea, India and New Zealand, are usually 0% if the seller provides proof of origin. Check your item on the ABF [Working Tariff](https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff).

## Splitting an order doesn't work

Breaking one order into several parcels to stay under A$1,000 is treated as avoiding duty, and the parcels can be held and added together.

[Selling to the US from Australia? See the US duty](https://importdutycalc.com/etsy-us-duty-australia-sellers)

[Import duty calculators for other countries](https://importdutycalc.com/import-duty-by-country)

Sources: Australian Border Force "Buying goods online" and import processing charges; ATO "GST on low value imported goods"; Customs Tariff Act 1995. Estimates, not tax advice.