Home Shipping From China How to ship from China to Australia by sea & air?
Australia is very large. Goodhope company provide door to door international logistics services shipping to Australia by sea to five cities:Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide,Fremantle. Including all local charges in China, sea freight from Shenzhen, customs clearance/warehouse charges /delivery charges to your door. Goodhope freight company have this services about 3 years until now. Professional, fast, safe take your shipment from China shipping to Australia door. More and more clients who import from China use our very good services now! You are the next one!
Send by sea LCL from Shenzhen sea port, Guangzhou sea port to Sydney sea port, Melbourne sea port, Brisbane sea port, Adelaide sea port,Fremantle sea port
1.To Sydney: Close in Shenzhen sea port every Wednesday 17:00pm; ETD date: every Monday
2.To Brisbane, Adelaide,Fremantle: Close date in Shenzhen: every Friday 17:00pm; ETD date: every next Friday
1. To Sydney after container leave Shenzhen: 15days.
2. To Brisbane after container leave Shenzhen:20days.
3. To Adelaide after container leave Shenzhen:38days.
4. To Fremantle after container leave Shenzhen:28days.
General cargo,Electronic products, textiles, copy etc.
1. 1CBM=500KGS
2. At least 1.0CBM
1. Packing list
2. Commercial invoice
Note:We use these both documents do customs clearance. If packing list details doesn't the same as actual cargo, maybe will have extra charges.
We can buy Transportation Insurance from insurance company . 0.3% of cargo's value.
1. Freeman, Brisbane does not have delivery services, customers need pick up from our local warehouse by yourself.
2. Food and drug, only ship to sea port; (because consignee must have import license and dedicated warehouse, and the customs clearance fee is very high)
3. Below cargo consignee need have import license from Australia government:Straw, rattan, bamboo
4. import duty in Australia, is expected to be 1-5%, specific can query in https://www.customs.gov.au/, specific to the customs documents shall prevail.
5.If consignee pick up by themselves, our warehouse in Australia work time is:7:00am-15:00pm. (First:contact with our local agent,second:finish pick up procedure, at least go to warehouse pick up)
6. Duty free for immigrant: we provide only to the sea port, client need go to customs do with customs clearance by himself. this regulations is from autralia customs
7. Wood products must be finished Fumigation/Disinfection Certificate in China, have IPPC document!.
9. clothes,must have"Made in China" in every items. or can't clearance.
8. Distribution area,around sea port has 30 kilometers. more than 10KMS adds 10 AUD. When arrive consignee unloaded by himself 30mins.
9. Copy, we are not 100% sure clearance, if customs keep it, Mutual accountability.
10. We can't ship all the contraband and dangerous goods to Australia.
11.Because of abnormal factors, both of us shall not be held responsible for each other.
12. Client doesn't provide correct delivery address, we are not responsible for the consequences
13. When you receive the shipment, please check the packages and than sign
14. The quotation does not include the Australian customs inspection fees, accountable to customs receipt. It doesn't include customs and seaport abnormal charges, Such as:Customs freight,warehouse charges etc. Australia government require Quarantine, documents checking: AUD45/BL, AQIS ETC, AQIS charges: AUD45/15mins.
15. The quotation doesn't include:Without customs charges (GST10% import tax, commodity import tariffs and customs system fee 70AUD/ ticket.
Import GST = (the value of the goods (20USD/CBM) + freight + insurance (not buy insurance =0) + tariff) x 10%
Tariff tax rate (= 5%-10%, general goods are 5%) the x value of the goods
FOB Shanghai to sydney:
Sea Freight: USD510/20FT; USD1020/40FT; USD1020/40HC
Carrier: EMC
Transit time: 18days, direct vessel. weekly
FOB Shanghai to MELBOURNE:
Sea Freight: USD550/20FT; USD1100/40FT; USD1100/40HC
Carrier: CSCL
Transit time: 16days, direct vessel. weekly
FOB Shanghai to BRISBANE:
Sea Freight: USD650/20FT; USD1280/40FT; USD1280/40HC
Carrier: YML
Transit time: 22days, direct vessel. weekly
over rates use before 11/30/ 2026
| PORT | 20GP | 40GP | 40HQ |
| SYDNEY | 280 | 550 | 550 |
| MELBOURNE | 280 | 550 | 550 |
| BRISBANE | 270 | 560 | 560 |
Note: use before 28TH September 2026 ,
Carrier: COSCO Shipping
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