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Import VAT and GST in Australia

Taxes and government fees on import

  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the taxable importation10%

    Base: customs value + duty + additional duties + trade remedies + intl freight insurance

    A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, s.13-20

  • Import Processing Charge (electronic declaration)50.00 AUD

  • Import Processing Charge (electronic declaration)152.00 AUD

  • Biosecurity charge on full import declaration (air)48.00 AUD

  • Biosecurity charge on full import declaration (sea)71.00 AUD

Every tax rule LandedGrid holds names its base explicitly, so tax is never computed as “price × rate”. Because duty is part of the base, tax stays unresolved while any duty component is unresolved.

Guide: import VAT and GST tax base

What LandedGrid does not calculate for this destination

  • nomenclature: ABF publishes machine-readable codes and rates, but tariff descriptions only as PDF. Descriptions shown at HS 6-digit level come from another official nomenclature and are labelled.
  • trade remedies: Dumping and countervailing duties are administered by the Anti-Dumping Commission and are not in the ICS reference files LandedGrid ingests. Check the Dumping Commodity Register for your goods and country of export.
  • excise: Excise-equivalent customs duty on alcohol, tobacco and fuel, Wine Equalisation Tax and Luxury Car Tax are not calculated.
  • regulatory: Biosecurity, permit and product-safety requirements are not yet covered.
  • Tariff Concession Orders (TCOs) are not applied automatically.

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All import rules for Australia · Calculator