Landed cost guide · 2026-10-15

Import duty from the United States to Australia

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from the United States to Australia worth 10,000.00 AUD, duties, taxes and fees come to about 1,787.00 AUD, or 17.87% of the goods value, before any AUSFTA preference. Use the calculator below with your own figures.

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Duty is charged on: FOB customs value
Duty-free threshold: AUD 1,000. Below it no duty or border GST is collected, but registered overseas sellers charge 10% GST at checkout.
VAT / sales tax: GST 10% on the value of the taxable importation (customs value + duty + freight + insurance).
Trade agreement: AUSFTA: qualifying goods can enter at 0% with proof of origin.
Extra tariffs on goods from United States: No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Other fees: Import Processing Charge AUD 50 (under AUD 10,000) or AUD 152; biosecurity charge AUD 48 air / 71 sea when referred.

Detailed calculator: United States to Australia

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3Values

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4Product and rates

Product group Duty rate %A typical rate is filled in; change it to match your HS code.

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Typical duty rates

Product	MFN	AUSFTA
Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109)	5%	0%*
Leather footwear (HS 6403)	5%	0%*
Towels / home textiles (HS 6302)	5%	0%*
Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517)	0%	0%*

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the ABF Working Tariff. *0% applies only to goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin; agricultural goods may be excluded.

Worked example: 10,000.00 AUD of cotton T-shirts by sea

Goods 10,000.00, freight 800.00, insurance 50.00 AUD; commercial import; duty rate 5%.

Line	AUD
Customs duty 5% × 10,000.00 FOB	500.00
GST 10% × 11,350.00 (VoTI)	1,135.00
Import Processing Charge Electronic declaration, flat fee by value	152.00
Total duties and fees	1,787.00
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	12,637.00

With AUSFTA proof of origin the same shipment would cost 1,237.00 AUD in duties and taxes.

Small parcel: 80.00 AUD online order

A consumer ordering goods worth 80.00 AUD plus 12.00 shipping by post would pay about 9.20 AUD in import charges.

Line	AUD
Customs duty Under AUD 1,000: nothing collected at the border	0.00
GST 10% × 92.00 — collected by registered seller at checkout	9.20
Total duties and fees	9.20
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	101.20

Frequently asked questions

How much is import duty from the United States to Australia?

It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 10,000.00 AUD shipped commercially by sea pay about 1,787.00 AUD in duties, taxes and fees (17.87% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.

Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to Australia?

AUD 1,000. Below it no duty or border GST is collected, but registered overseas sellers charge 10% GST at checkout.

Does United States have a trade agreement with Australia?

Yes. Under AUSFTA, goods that meet the rules of origin can enter at reduced or zero duty with proof of origin.

How is import VAT calculated in Australia?

GST 10% on the value of the taxable importation (customs value + duty + freight + insurance).