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WITHIN · DUTY CALCULATOR · Rules read 20 October 2026

Australia import duty calculator for clothes, shoes and bags

A parcel of A$1,000 or less pays no duty and no GST at the Australian border; a seller registered for GST adds 10 per cent at checkout. Above A$1,000 most clothes, shoes and bags pay 5 per cent duty, or none from a trade deal partner like the US, China, the UK or Japan, then 10 per cent GST and A$98 of border charges by air.

Type the price, what it is, where it was made and where it ships from. The page works out the duty, the GST and the border charges from the rules in force today.

Rules read on 20 October 2026 from the official sources listed at the end.

  • Low value lines: A$1,000 any way
  • GST: 10%
  • Rules read: 20 October 2026

Shipped to Australia, worked out on real pieces

Pieces on the shelves of within's boutiques in Canada that ship to Australia, each with about what it costs to have it sent there.

Each sum is the calculator's: the price at the Bank of Canada rate of 19 October 2026, the shop's own shipping, then the duty, tariffs and fees for a parcel sent from Canada by a courier. Up to A$1,000 it counts the 10 per cent GST a seller registered for it adds at checkout.

Common questions

Do I pay import duty on items under $1,000 in Australia?

No duty and no GST at the border on a parcel of A$1,000 or less. A seller registered for Australian GST adds 10 per cent at checkout instead.

Sources: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026, Department of Home Affairs (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026 and Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

How much is import duty in Australia?

Above A$1,000, 5 per cent on most clothes, shoes and bags and 10 on leather clothing; silk and wool scarves and watches pay none. A piece made in and sent from the US, China, the UK, Japan, South Korea or a CPTPP member pays no duty.

Source: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au, 2 pages), read 20 October 2026.

How is GST on imports calculated in Australia?

Above A$1,000, 10 per cent of the price plus the duty and the international shipping and insurance. A A$2,000 wool coat made in Italy, with A$100 of shipping, pays A$100 of duty and A$220 of GST.

Sources: Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026 and Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

What is the import processing charge in Australia?

A$50 for an electronic import declaration over A$1,000 and under A$10,000, and A$152 from A$10,000. A declaration by air also pays a A$48 biosecurity charge.

Source: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

Do I pay duty on clothes from the USA to Australia?

Not on a piece made in the US and sent from there: the Australia-US deal makes it free. Above A$1,000 you still pay 10 per cent GST and the border charges, and a piece made elsewhere pays 5 per cent duty.

Sources: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au, 2 pages), read 20 October 2026 and Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

The rules this page uses

A parcel of A$1,000 or less pays no duty, no GST and no charges at the border. A seller registered for Australian GST adds 10 per cent at checkout instead.

Sources: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026, Department of Home Affairs (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026 and Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

Above A$1,000 a piece made in a trade deal partner and sent from there enters free of duty: the US, China, the UK, Japan, South Korea and the CPTPP members, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam and Peru among them. The claim needs proof of origin from the seller.

Source: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

Duty is worked on the price alone. GST above A$1,000 is worked on the price, the duty and the international shipping and insurance.

Source: Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

Above A$1,000, GST is charged on the price plus the duty and the cost of international shipping and insurance.

Source: Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

A seller that is not registered for Australian GST adds none at checkout, and a parcel of A$1,000 or less then pays no GST at all.

Sources: Department of Home Affairs (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026 and Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

The EU and Australia concluded a trade deal on 24 March 2026. It is not in force, so goods made in the EU pay the full rate above A$1,000.

Source: European Commission (commission.europa.eu), read 20 October 2026.

Other deals, with Thailand, India, Indonesia and the ASEAN countries among them, may lower the duty above A$1,000. This page charges the full rate for those.

Source: Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au), read 20 October 2026.

What this calculator does not cover

  • Tobacco, alcohol and other goods taxed whatever their value.
  • Trade deals other than those named above.
  • Courier and Australia Post clearance fees.
  • Pieces made in Australia and sent back.
  • Goods bought for resale.
  • Gifts and things a traveller brings in.

Other countries

More reading

Sources

  1. Australian Border Force: Current tariff, Schedule 3: the general rate of duty on each tariff item, 5 per cent on most clothing, shoes and bags, 10 per cent on leather clothing, Free on scarves and watches. abf.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  2. Federal Register of Legislation: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999: GST on a taxable importation is 10 per cent of its value, the customs value plus duty, transport and insurance (section 13-20); low value goods are those of a customs value of A$1,000 or less (section 84-79). legislation.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  3. Australian Border Force: Current tariff, the trade deal schedules 5 (US), 10 (Korea), 11 (Japan), 12 (China), 15 (UK) and 8B (CPTPP): every one Free today on the clothing, shoes, bags and jewellery items here. abf.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  4. Australian Border Force: Declarations for imported goods (updated 23 September 2026): no duties, taxes or charges on most goods of A$1,000 or less; above it, an import declaration and every duty, tax and charge. abf.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  5. Department of Home Affairs: Notice 2018/14: from 1 July 2018 goods with a customs value of A$1,000 or less may attract GST at the point of sale when consumers in Australia buy them from overseas. abf.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  6. Australian Border Force: Import processing charges (updated 20 October 2026): A$50 for an electronic declaration over A$1,000 and under A$10,000, A$152 from A$10,000; biosecurity charge A$48 by air, A$71 by sea. abf.gov.au, read 20 October 2026.
  7. European Commission: The EU-Australia trade agreement: negotiations concluded on 24 March 2026; it enters into force once both sides ratify it. commission.europa.eu, read 20 October 2026.
  8. Bank of Canada (read through within's daily rate): Daily exchange rates, used here to turn the price into the currency of the country it ships to. bankofcanada.ca, read 10 October 2026.
  9. Bank of Canada: The daily Australian dollar rate in Canadian dollars (FXAUDCAD), read from the bank's own feed for the Australian page. bankofcanada.ca, read 20 October 2026.