Shipping from China to Australia China → Australia

Air freight: 6–10 days to airport + delivery. Sea freight: 20–25 days to port + delivery. Times are from Shenzhen or Hong Kong; customs and final delivery can add a few days, and the schedule for your shipment is confirmed when you book.

Published rates: air freight from $3.52/kg. Your price depends on the chargeable weight, the goods and the delivery address: the instant estimate works it out, and a specialist confirms the total, including any duties and taxes.

Published air rates from: Sydney $3.52/kg; Melbourne $3.52/kg; Brisbane $3.87/kg; Perth $4.15/kg; Adelaide $3.87/kg, per chargeable kg at the highest weight break, delivered to the Amazon warehouses or postcodes in the city table on this page. Duties, GST and special goods are quoted separately.

A consignment worth more than A$1,000 needs an import declaration with the HS codes and values of your goods, and pays duty, GST and an import processing charge before release; A$1,000 or less is generally free of duty and GST at the border. With a ChAFTA certificate of origin, most goods made in China pay no duty, and we can help your supplier apply for it before export. GST-registered importers can claim the import GST back. Your written quote states who clears customs and pays duty, GST and charges; our Australia import guide explains each charge with a worked example.

Published air rates, from 22 kg, cover Amazon BWU1, BWU2 and BWU6 (Sydney), MEL1 and MEL5 (Melbourne), BNE1 (Brisbane) and PER2, PER3 and PER4 (Perth), and other Australian addresses priced by postcode.

Shipments valued over A$1,000 need an import declaration and pay customs duty, which is often free for goods with a ChAFTA certificate of origin, plus 10% GST on the customs value, the duty, and freight and insurance to Australia. Our Australia import guide covers the charges and the A$1,000 rule.

No. About 6–10 days by air and 20–25 days by sea are main-leg times from Shenzhen or Hong Kong to the arrival airport or port. Customs clearance and delivery to an Amazon warehouse or other address come on top, and the full schedule is confirmed when you book.

Yes. Sea freight to Australia goes as a full container (FCL) or as LCL from Shenzhen or Hong Kong, and takes about 20–25 days to port, plus customs and delivery. It is quoted per shipment: send us the volume in CBM, the weight, the goods and the delivery postcode. Under roughly 15 CBM LCL is usually cheaper; above that a 20' container often wins, and we'll price both.

DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the price includes customs clearance, duties and import taxes, so the goods arrive without a separate tax bill. Our China–Europe rail line is DDP: 16–19 days by rail, then UPS delivery, at about a third of the air price. For other lines, your quote states exactly what is included.

By chargeable weight: the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight. Volumetric weight = length × width × height (cm) ÷ 6,000 for air freight, or ÷ 5,000 for express. Per-kg rates drop at higher weight breaks. Sea freight is charged per cubic metre.

Our published rates are for general cargo. Special goods need a check first: send us the product details (and the MSDS for batteries, liquids or powders) and we'll confirm whether and how it can ship, and at what price.