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Worth it with care: 0% duty with a ChAFTA certificate of origin (5% without) plus 10% GST. Typically 23–37% less than luxury retail, delivered.
Tapware & showers for a home in Australia: worth it with care.
Duty-free with the ChAFTA certificate, but a plumber may only install WaterMark-certified tapware. Buy only certified models; many good Foshan factories have them.
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Worth it with care Duty-free with the ChAFTA certificate, but a plumber may only install WaterMark-certified tapware. Buy only certified models; many good Foshan factories have them.
| Customs duty (tariff 8481.80) | 5% general · 0% with ChAFTA |
| GST | 10% of goods + freight + insurance + duty |
| Import processing charge | A$152 over A$10,000 (electronic) |
| Biosecurity charge | A$71 per sea declaration |
| Stink-bug season measures | Random inspections possible, 1 Sep–30 Apr |
A tapware set (one bathroom) that sells for about A$2,587 at luxury retail lands at about A$1,618–A$2,004 from Foshan, delivered: 23–37% 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.
Production takes 4–6 weeks after the deposit; made-to-order pieces need 2–4 weeks first for samples and sign-off. Individual cartons; light and compact. In Foshan we source them in the ceramics and stone district.
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.
Rates and rules last checked 15 October 2026.
Worth it with care. Duty-free with the ChAFTA certificate, but a plumber may only install WaterMark-certified tapware. Buy only certified models; many good Foshan factories have them.
0% with a ChAFTA certificate of origin from the factory (5% without), plus 10% GST on the goods, freight, insurance and duty.
Production takes 4–6 weeks; with samples, inspection, loading, the sea crossing and customs, plan on about 17 weeks door to door for made-to-order pieces.