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Prices
The landed number: what a China-made fit-out costs standing on your site, with every line shown. Estimates until delivered jobs replace them, at October 2026 rates (RBA exchange rate of 16 October 2026).
A $60,000 factory order landed in Brisbane at October 2026 rates, middle estimate. Every line to your site is counted, including the inspection and what you pay Elje.
What a landed price has in it
- The factory price, paid by you to the factory.
- Trucking to the port, export clearance and origin handling.
- Sea freight and all-risks insurance.
- Duty: zero from China with a certificate of origin.
- Port and terminal charges, the biosecurity declaration, the customs broker.
- Delivery to your site.
- The pre-shipment inspection, at cost.
- GST.
- Elje's fees: the $990 Project Plan and 2 percent for Elje Assured.
Middle estimates by city
The kitchen is 8 lineal metres plus an island in 2-pac. The whole house is the plan's $60,000 factory order in a 20 ft container. Tiles are 150 m2 of 600 x 600 porcelain in a shared container.
| City | Kitchen | Whole house | Tiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | $17,530 | $76,971 | $41 per m2 |
| Gold Coast | $17,808 | $78,786 | $43 per m2 |
| Sunshine Coast | $17,808 | $78,786 | $43 per m2 |
| Sydney | $17,530 | $76,989 | $41 per m2 |
| Melbourne | $17,530 | $77,003 | $41 per m2 |
| Canberra | $17,808 | $79,381 | $43 per m2 |
| Adelaide | $17,530 | $76,749 | $41 per m2 |
| Perth | $17,530 | $76,860 | $41 per m2 |
Freight and duty today
- Own 20 ft container, South China to the east coast: $3,174 to $3,879 sea freight.
- Own 40 ft: $6,219 to $7,917.
- Carriers have announced rate increases from 1 and 10 November 2026.
- Duty: Free from China under ChAFTA for every fit-out product we track, with a certificate of origin. 5 percent without one.
- Exchange rate: A$1 = US$0.6947 and CNY 4.6469 (RBA, 16 October 2026).
How we label a number
Estimate: worked out from published rates and factory prices from 2026 orders. Real: from a delivered Elje job, with the invoices behind it. Every figure on this site says which it is.
Questions
Why publish prices at all?
Because a fit-out from China is only cheaper if the whole number is. A factory price leaves out a fifth of the cost. The landed number does not.
When do the estimates become real numbers?
As jobs are delivered from early 2027. Each delivered job replaces estimates line by line, and the monthly Index is built from them.
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- ABF, GST and other taxes on imported goods
Landed price calculator
Showroom price against landed price for a kitchen, bathroom or whole house.
Elje Landed Price Index
The monthly reference number for China-made fit-out in Australia.
Landed prices in Brisbane
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Brisbane, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Gold Coast
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Gold Coast, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Sunshine Coast
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Sunshine Coast, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Sydney
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Sydney, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Melbourne
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Melbourne, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Canberra
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Canberra, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Adelaide
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Adelaide, against the local showroom.
Landed prices in Perth
What a China-made fit-out costs landed in Perth, against the local showroom.
Freight and port charges
Shared-container and own-container rates by port, this month.
Duty by product
Duty by tariff code, and how the China free trade agreement takes it to zero.
Showroom vs landed
Every documented comparison, sortable.
China Fit-Out Price Book
$29. Real landed prices for 200 items, the 10 mistakes, the compliance checklist, a factory quote decoded.
The Landed Promise
Bring a like-for-like local quote. If it beats our landed price, we tell you to buy local.