China to Privat… Sea Freight (Duty Paid)

China → Australia Sea Duty-Paid – Private Address Duty Paid

Shipping from China to Australia by sea freight, priced per CBM or per KG, whichever bills higher. The tiers below are the live rate card for this channel; they move with the market, so the refresh date under the table is the date the numbers were last confirmed rather than the date the page was built.

Cargo on this service moves through Sydney (Port Botany), Melbourne and Brisbane. The rate covers the leg to the discharge port; inland delivery beyond the quay is costed against the delivery address, not the country. Expect 3–7 days of dwell at destination before release.

This channel is quoted duty paid, which means the figure below already carries import duty and tax for Australia — you are not asked for a second payment at the border. For reference, the underlying regime is: GST 10%; duty 0–5%. Duty-paid pricing is worth comparing carefully against a duty-unpaid quote, because the cheaper headline number is frequently the one that excludes the tax.

Space on this lane tightens through Sep–Nov, which is peak season for Australia. Rates published outside that window are not a reliable guide to what you will pay inside it, so if your order lands in peak, book earlier rather than budgeting from an off-peak figure.

Current Rate Card

• 1-10 — USD 12.34 per KG
• 11-49 — USD 11.84 per KG
• 50-99 — USD 11.33 per KG
• 100-299 — USD 9.82 per KG
• 300-499 — USD 9.31 per KG
• 500-999 — USD 8.81 per KG
• 1000+ — USD 8.30 per KG

Last refreshed 2026-08-06.

Booking Conditions and Destination Requirements

LCL cargo on this lane bills on the greater of weight and volume, so a dense pallet and a light bulky one of the same size do not cost the same. Past roughly 15 CBM it is worth asking us for an FCL comparison — a full container usually undercuts consolidation at that point, and it removes the co-loading risk that comes with sharing a box.

• General commercial cargo. Battery, magnetic, liquid and powder content must be declared at booking, not on arrival
• Rates are quoted against the current sailing or departure; peak-season surcharges apply where the carrier levies them
• Routing on this lane is via Sydney (Port Botany), Melbourne and Brisbane — inland delivery beyond that point is quoted against the delivery address
• Clearance at destination is handled by Australian Border Force (ABF)
• Australia de-minimis: AUD 1,000 — commercial consignments sit above it and are dutiable in full
• Destination conformity: RCM mark; biosecurity inspection for timber/packaging

On the duty side, the applicable regime is: GST 10%; duty 0–5%. Those are planning references rather than a ruling: the rate that binds is the one assessed against your declared HS code at the moment of entry, and classification is where most landed-cost surprises actually originate. Duty and tax are settled in AUD at destination.

Paperwork closes more shipments into Australia late than freight does. Invoice, packing list and any certificate of origin have to describe the same goods at the same value, and the description has to be specific enough to classify — 'electronic parts' is not a description, it is an invitation to be examined.