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Worth buying in Foshan: 0% duty with a ChAFTA certificate of origin (5% without) plus 10% GST. Typically 28–50% less than luxury retail, delivered.
Porcelain & ceramic tiles for a home in Australia: worth buying in Foshan.
0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Large-format porcelain from Foshan is a fraction of Australian prices, and tile fills a container by weight.
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Worth buying in Foshan 0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Large-format porcelain from Foshan is a fraction of Australian prices, and tile fills a container by weight.
| Customs duty (tariff 6907) | 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 | Target goods, 1 Sep–30 Apr |
A porcelain tile (10 10 m²s) that sells for about A$21,555 at luxury retail lands at about A$10,672–A$15,491 from Foshan, delivered: 28–50% 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 3–5 weeks after the deposit; made-to-order pieces need 1–3 weeks first for samples and sign-off. Cartons on pallets or crates; about 900–1,100 m² fills a 20′ by weight. 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 buying in Foshan. 0% duty with the ChAFTA certificate. Large-format porcelain from Foshan is a fraction of Australian prices, and tile fills a container by weight.
0% with a ChAFTA certificate of origin from the factory (5% without), plus 10% GST on the goods, freight, insurance and duty.
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.