Shipping Rates to Australia

Generally, the rates on shipping boxes are set upon the cubic space in the container. With fixed minimum charges per shipment from USA in maritime industry, the customer can ship as little or as much as he/she wants, but there is a minimum cost involved.

The charges on international shipping of boxes, parcels, or packages usually cover warehouse receiving in US, tallying, loading into container, documentation and ocean transport. Nevertheless, there will be local destination fees upon warehouse release per custom of the port. In most countries it is possible to clear customs yourself and normally duty is not levied on used personal effects. But the customer should realize that customs clearance, duties and taxes are the obligation of the receiving consignee. 

Here you can find the average costs on shipping your goods from United States to the ports in Australia:

	The rate per cubic foot*	The minimum rate*	Transit time (days)
West Coast - Adelaide	12	423	31
East Coast - Adelaide	12	423	45
West Coast - Brisbane	11	388	21
East Coast -Brisbane	11	388	21
West Coast -  Fremantle	11	388	30
East Coast- Fremantle	11	388	43
West Coast - Honiara	12	410	42
East Coast - Honiara	13	445	40
West Coast - Lae	12	410	39
East Coast -  Lae	13	445	49
West Coast - Melbourne	11	388	21
East Coast - Melbourne	11	388	40
West Coast - Sydney	12	423	21
East Coast - Sydney	12	423	40

* All the rates are given in USD.

Additional Fees

When shipping to Australia the shipper will meet the following arrival charges as:

- Port Charges - $60 (per cubic meter) - Delivery Order - $40 (per bill of lading) - Cargo Management Re-engineereing - $5 (per bill of lading) - International Port Security - $2 (per bill of lading) - Integrated Cargo System fee - $15 (per bill of lading) The port of Hobart has the following charges: - Port Service Charge - $80 (per cubic meter) - Terminal Handling Charge - $22 (per cubic meter) - International Port Security - $2.50 (per cubic meter) - Cargo Management Re-engineereing - $8.50 (per cubic meter) - Integrated Cargo System - $37 (per bill of lading) - Delivery Order Fee  - $45 (per bill of lading

Note: Boxes of irregular sizes are usually accommodated for slightly higher shipping costs.