Kitchen calculator

What a kitchen costs landed, against the showroom. The calculator is being built; here is the model it runs on, with October 2026 rates (RBA exchange rate of 16 October 2026).

Get a landed price How it works

Working out the landed price.

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 we priced

About 8 lineal metres plus an island, 2-pac doors, moisture-resistant carcasses, Blum hinges and runners, flat-packed over 1 metre.

Landed in Brisbane, line by line

Estimate. Shipped on its own unless it is the whole house.

Line	Low	Middle	High
Factory price, paid by you to the factory	$8,500	$10,500	$13,000
Factory to the Foshan consolidation warehouse, export clearance and documents	$477	$922	$1,368
Sea freight, shared container, 9 revenue tonnes	$450	$1,197	$1,944
Marine insurance, all risks, on CIF plus 10 percent	$31	$69	$144
Duty, with a ChAFTA certificate of origin	$0	$0	$0
Unpacking at the Australian depot, port and delivery-order charges	$323	$440	$558
Biosecurity (DAFF) import declaration charge	$71	$71	$71
Customs broker and the ABF import processing charge	$302	$427	$552
Delivery from the port to your site	$216	$468	$720
Pre-shipment inspection, 1 factory, at cost	$345	$396	$446
GST, at the border and on Australian charges	$1,072	$1,449	$1,880
Elje Project Plan	$990	$990	$990
Elje Assured, 2 percent of the order, minimum $600	$600	$600	$600
Landed to your site, inc GST	$13,377	$17,530	$22,273

By city, middle and range

Local joinery for the same kitchen, supply only, runs about $20,000 to $33,000.

City	Landed	Range
Brisbane	about $17,530	$13,377 to $22,273
Gold Coast	about $17,808	$13,932 to $22,273
Sunshine Coast	about $17,808	$13,932 to $22,273
Sydney	about $17,530	$13,377 to $22,273
Melbourne	about $17,530	$13,377 to $22,273
Canberra	about $17,808	$13,932 to $22,273
Adelaide	about $17,530	$13,377 to $22,273
Perth	about $17,530	$13,377 to $22,273

What the calculator will ask

Size in lineal metres, the door finish (decorative board, 2-pac, timber veneer), an island or not, the hardware brand.

Questions

Why is the range so wide?

Because published shared-container rates from South China vary about fourfold this month, and factory prices vary with the finish. The range uses the low and the high of every input at once. Your own plans narrow it to firm quotes.

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