Marble & natural stone for a home in Australia.

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Marble & natural stone for a home in Australia: worth buying in Foshan.

Worth buying in Foshan

Marble & natural stone

0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Natural stone is a stink-bug target good during the season and is checked for asbestos.

Typical saving landed38–60%on 30 m² of marble, against luxury retail
Duty0% with ChAFTA5% without the certificate
Production3–6 weeksafter deposit
  • Asbestos test report from an accredited lab (an overseas 'asbestos free' statement alone is not enough)
  • Stink-bug season (1 Sep–30 Apr): target goods may be inspected or need treatment
  • ChAFTA certificate of origin

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Worth buying in Foshan 0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Natural stone is a stink-bug target good during the season and is checked for asbestos.

Duty and taxes on marble and natural stone from China

Customs duty (tariff 6802)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

A marble (slab, 2 cm) (3 10 m²s) that sells for about A$38,799 at luxury retail lands at about A$15,441–A$24,115 from Foshan, delivered: 38–60% less. That includes our sourcing, inspection and service fee (about 35% of the factory price), its share of a 40′ container, insurance, every duty, customs and port charges, GST and delivery.

What Australia will ask for

  • Asbestos test report from an accredited lab (an overseas 'asbestos free' statement alone is not enough)
  • Stink-bug season (1 Sep–30 Apr): target goods may be inspected or need treatment
  • ChAFTA certificate of origin

Lead time and packing

Production takes 3–6 weeks after the deposit; made-to-order pieces need 2–4 weeks first for samples and sign-off. A-frames or wooden crates; heavy: a 20′ container reaches its weight limit before it is full. 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 marble and natural stone from China to Australia?

Worth buying in Foshan. 0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Natural stone is a stink-bug target good during the season and is checked for asbestos.

What duty do marble and natural 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 marble and natural stone take from Foshan?

Production takes 3–6 weeks; with samples, inspection, loading, the sea crossing and customs, plan on about 17 weeks door to door for made-to-order pieces.

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