Australia Import Duty & GST Calculator 2026

For consignments over A$1,000, duty and GST are assessed at the border. For low-value goods (A$1,000 or under), GST is generally collected by the overseas seller or platform at the point of sale rather than at customs.

Example: A$10,000 of goods with 5% duty = A$500 duty. GST at 10% on (A$10,000 + A$500 + freight) ≈ A$1,170, plus clearance — about A$11,670 landed before other fees, roughly 16.7% on top of goods value.

Importing a car into Australia: duty, GST and Luxury Car Tax

Vehicles follow the same landed-cost logic as other goods, with two extras. Most passenger vehicles attract 5% customs duty, though cars originating in FTA partner countries — Japan, the US, Korea, China, the UK and others — can enter at 0% with valid origin documentation. GST at 10% is then charged on the value of the taxable importation: the customs value plus duty plus international transport and insurance. To model a car import above, enter the vehicle price as the goods value, set duty to 5% (or 0% for FTA origins) and add your shipping quote.

On top of that, Luxury Car Tax applies at 33% to the portion of the GST-inclusive value above the LCT threshold — indexed each year at roughly A$80,000 for most vehicles, with a higher threshold (about A$91,000) for fuel-efficient ones. Add any LCT as a fixed fee in the calculator. Note that a vehicle also needs an import approval under the Road Vehicle Standards rules before it ships — approval, compliance and asbestos-inspection costs are part of your true landed cost, so include them in the fees field.

Your duty rate hinges on your product's tariff code. Look it up with our Harmonized Tariff Schedule search — the international 6-digit HS root sits at the start of every country's tariff number — then paste the rate into the calculator above.