Import and export freight

International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker in Sydney

We move and clear freight for Australian businesses that import and export by sea and air. One team in Alexandria, from pickup to arrival.

Import and export freight

International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker in Sydney

We move and clear freight for Australian businesses that import and export by sea and air. One team in Alexandria books the cargo, handles the customs declarations and arranges delivery, so you deal with the same people from pickup to arrival.
We work through every Australian port, with a licensed customs broker in the business.

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Quotes are prepared by hand for each shipment.
Start a Quote
Quotes are prepared by hand for each shipment.

Corporate customs broker licensed by the ABF

In business since 2004

Member of the Freight & Trade Alliance

Same team on every shipment

What we do

Freight and customs services, in and out of Australia

Book one service, or have us run the whole shipment.

Customs clearance

Import and export declarations, lodged by a licensed customs broker.

Sea freight

Full container, part container and breakbulk cargo, into and out of Australia.

Air freight

For urgent, high-value or lighter consignments, in both directions.

Freight forwarding

Door-to-door shipments with freight and customs handled by one team.

Warehousing

Storage arranged through our warehousing partners.

About Selsby Solutions

A Sydney freight forwarder with a licensed customs broker in house

Selsby Solutions has been in business since 2004. We are licensed by the Australian Border Force as a corporate customs broker under the Customs Act 1901, and we work from Alexandria, a short drive from Port Botany and Sydney Airport. Customs declarations are lodged electronically, so we handle cargo through Fremantle, Melbourne or Brisbane as readily as through Sydney.

Many businesses use one company for their freight and another for customs. When the Australian Border Force or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry queries a shipment, the two have to pass documents back and forth before anyone can answer. We handle both, so the answer comes from the team that booked the cargo.

We cut through the red tape for you. We classify your goods, work out duty and GST before an import lands, prepare the export paperwork before your cargo is loaded and deal with the border agencies on your behalf.

Our Credentials

Importing and exporting

Freight into and out of Australia

The paperwork differs by direction, and both sides have their own rules. We handle each.

Importing

China is our busiest import lane, alongside the rest of Asia. We check the commercial invoice, packing list and packing declaration against each other before the goods leave port, and we ask for the ChAFTA certificate of origin that removes duty on qualifying Chinese-origin goods. Without it, most goods pay the general 5% rate.

Exporting

Goods leaving Australia need an export declaration lodged with the ABF when the consignment is worth more than AUD 2,000, or when the goods need a permit whatever their value. The ABF then issues the Export Declaration Number that has to be in place before the cargo is loaded. We lodge the declaration and book the freight, and we coordinate DAFF export certification for goods that need it, such as food.

Who we work with

Built for businesses that ship regularly or ship big

Our clients are Australian businesses that move goods on a regular schedule, or whose consignments are large or valuable enough that every document counts. That covers full container programmes, machinery and equipment, electrical and energy products, building materials and packaged food and beverage, in both directions.

Commercial one-off shipments are welcome too, such as a machinery purchase or a project shipment. We are not set up for personal effects or private purchases.

The process

How it Works

From first enquiry to delivery, in five steps.

1

Tell us what you are shipping, where it is going or coming from, and how often you ship.

2

We prepare a quote by hand, with the freight cost and, for imports, an estimate of duty and GST.

3

We book the freight and check the documents before the cargo moves.

4

We lodge the import or export declaration and deal with the ABF and DAFF on your behalf.
5
The goods are delivered to the door, into storage with our warehousing partners, or onto the vessel or flight out.
Why Selsby Solutions

Why clients stay with Selsby Solutions

01

Same team, every shipment

Service is the main reason our clients stay. You deal with the same small team on every shipment, and they already know your products and your suppliers.

02

Service kept in house

At the large forwarders it is common to reach a different person every time you call. Our customer service is not outsourced.

03

Brokerage and freight together

Customs broking and freight sit under one roof here. The brokers accountable for your declaration work directly in the business.

FAQ

Questions clients ask us first

Short answers to what new clients usually ask.

Do you handle exports as well as imports?

Yes. We book export freight by sea and air, lodge the export declaration and prepare the shipping documents. Imports are the larger share of our work today, mostly from China, and the same team handles both.

Our office is at Unit 52, 45-51 Huntley Street, Alexandria NSW 2015, in Sydney’s inner south. We work through every Australian port, not only Sydney.

Yes. We can act as your customs broker alone and work with the forwarder moving your cargo. Most clients have us handle both.

Yes, for commercial cargo, such as a machinery purchase or a project shipment. We are not set up for personal effects or private purchases.

By hand, for each shipment. Send the invoice or a description of the goods, where they are going or coming from, the port and how often you expect to ship, and we will come back with a quote.

Get a quote

Tell us what you're shipping

Tell us what the goods are, where they are going or coming from, and how often you ship. We will come back with a quote prepared for your shipment.

Prefer to talk it through? Call 02 9557 7989.