Quartz & engineered stone for a home in Australia.

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Quartz & engineered stone for a home in Australia: usually buy locally.

Usually buy locally

Quartz & engineered stone

Australia banned engineered stone with 1% or more crystalline silica from 1 January 2025. Sintered stone and porcelain panels without resin are outside the ban and are a good alternative.

Typical saving landedBuy locallyon 30 m² of stone benchtops, against luxury retail
Duty0% with ChAFTA5% without the certificate
Production3–5 weeksafter deposit
  • Engineered stone ban: proof of silica content and composition
  • Asbestos test report
  • Stink-bug season: target goods

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The short answer

Usually buy locally Australia banned engineered stone with 1% or more crystalline silica from 1 January 2025. Sintered stone and porcelain panels without resin are outside the ban and are a good alternative.

Duty and taxes on quartz and engineered stone from China

Customs duty (tariff 6810)5% general · 0% with ChAFTA
GST10% of goods + freight + insurance + duty
Import processing chargeA$152 over A$10,000 (electronic)
Biosecurity chargeA$71 per sea declaration
Stink-bug season measuresTarget goods, 1 Sep–30 Apr

What a typical piece costs landed

Even before the rules below, quartz and engineered stone rarely pay off from China for a home in Australia.

What Australia will ask for

  • Engineered stone ban: proof of silica content and composition
  • Asbestos test report
  • Stink-bug season: target goods

Lead time and packing

Production takes 3–5 weeks after the deposit; made-to-order pieces need 2–3 weeks first for samples and sign-off. A-frames or crates; heavy. In Foshan we source them in the ceramics and stone district.

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How we work it out

For each category we take a typical piece (a sofa, a 10-seat dining table, 10 metres of kitchen cabinets…) at the retail level you choose, the price a Foshan factory charges for comparable materials and build, and land it properly: our sourcing, inspection and service fee (about 35% of the factory price), its share of a 40′ container (to a US home through our logistics partner, priced from a client's real shipment to Dallas in October 2026, adjusted to Los Angeles; to Sydney at index freight rates), insurance, every duty and tariff for the category, customs and port charges, GST in Australia, and delivery to the house.

The verdict also weighs things that don't show in the price: anti-dumping orders, bans (engineered stone in Australia), and certifications a plumber, electrician or inspector will ask for. "Usually buy locally" means the duties or rules make it a poor bet for most homes, not that it is impossible. "Check before buying" means the standard duties make it a poor buy, but a factory with its own lower rate or a different construction can change that: we check the factory and the classification and confirm the landed cost in writing before you order.

Sources

Rates and rules last checked 15 October 2026.

Questions

Is it worth importing quartz and engineered stone from China to Australia?

Usually buy locally. Australia banned engineered stone with 1% or more crystalline silica from 1 January 2025. Sintered stone and porcelain panels without resin are outside the ban and are a good alternative.

What duty do quartz and engineered stone from China pay in Australia?

0% with a ChAFTA certificate of origin from the factory (5% without), plus 10% GST on the goods, freight, insurance and duty.

How long do quartz and engineered stone take from Foshan?

Production takes 3–5 weeks; with samples, inspection, loading, the sea crossing and customs, plan on about 15 weeks door to door for made-to-order pieces.

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