Costs and timing
Landed costs and import timing
What a shipment really costs once it's on your shelf: duty, GST on imports, freight, insurance, broker fees, port charges and exchange-rate timing — explained with the official rules.
How to calculate landed cost
The landed cost formula for Australian importers: goods, freight, insurance, duty, broker and port charges — and why import GST sits in cash, not cost.
Read more →GST on imported goods
How GST on imported goods is calculated in Australia — the value of the taxable importation, the $1,000 threshold, when it's paid and how to claim the credit.
Read more →Deferred GST scheme
How the ATO's deferred GST scheme works for importers: who's eligible, how it's reported at BAS labels 7A and 1B, and what it does for your cash flow.
Read more →Customs duty explained
How customs duty on imports is worked out in Australia: tariff classification, customs value, free trade agreements, concessions and anti-dumping duties.
Read more →Customs broker fees
What an Australian customs broker does, the fees and disbursements you'll see on the invoice, and how broker costs fit into landed cost and cash flow.
Read more →Exchange-rate timing
How exchange-rate movements between order, deposit, balance and export date change what imported stock costs you — and practical ways importers manage it.
Read more →Incoterms for importers
Incoterms 2020 explained for Australian importers: what EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP and DDP mean for freight, insurance, risk, landed cost and funding.
Read more →Demurrage & port delays
What demurrage, detention and storage charges are, why containers get held at Australian ports, and how importers keep delay costs from eating their margin.
Read more →Run the numbers first
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