Used heavy equipment from the USA · Australia
Import Heavy Equipment from the USA to Australia
An excavator or dozer from the US auction market has to clear three gates to reach Australia: DAFF cleanliness, stink bug treatment in season, and asbestos on older units. We handle all three at origin. We export used US heavy equipment — we sell nothing and hold no stock — verify each machine before purchase, and ship it with the export and biosecurity paperwork done.
- Excavators, loaders and dozers sourced across the US dealer and auction network
- Origin verification plus DAFF-standard cleaning with photo evidence
- Offshore BMSB treatment for Sep–Apr sailings and asbestos screening on pre-2003 units
- Duty-free entry for self-propelled earthmoving machines, 10% GST payable at import
- Flat rack or break-bulk, with documents ready for your licensed Australian broker
Meridian delivers a verified, cleaned, treated and screened machine to the Australian port. Your licensed broker owns the customs entry, tariff classification and GST.
Process
How we handle the shipment
A heavy move to Australia is planned from the machine's footprint and its biosecurity risk together. We verify it at origin, clean and screen it, treat it in season, then match it to flat rack or break-bulk for the sailing.
Send us the machine
Listing or spec sheet, plus weight and dimensions if you have them. Excavator, loader or dozer: the measurements and the build year drive both the freight and the asbestos screening.
Verified, cleaned and screened at origin
Undercarriage, hours, condition and completeness are checked before any money moves. We clean to the DAFF standard with photo evidence, and pre-2003 machines are screened for asbestos before purchase.
BMSB treatment and load format
For 1 September–30 April sailings we arrange offshore stink bug treatment by an approved provider. Flat rack or break-bulk is chosen by the machine's true weight and dimensions, with heavy-lift handling at origin.
Your broker clears it on arrival
Your licensed Australian broker files the entry and clears the machine. Self-propelled earthmoving machines are generally duty-free; 10% GST is paid at import and is creditable for registered businesses.
Scope
What the quote covers and what it doesn't
We separate the international leg we control from the local costs and formalities your customs broker confirms.
Quote
What we need to prepare a useful quote
With the machine's real numbers and build year we can commit to a load format, the biosecurity plan and a price to your Australian port instead of a protective range.
- A listing link, or the machine's make, model and year
- Weight plus length, width and height, if measured
- Engine hours and general condition, if known
- Arrival state or port (Brisbane, Townsville, Fremantle or other) and target timing
- Whether a customs broker in Australia is already engaged
- The job it's for — site work, mining, resale — so we can advise honestly
Request a quote
Share the machine and the destination; we send back the scope of the international leg in writing.
Local compliance
Biosecurity, asbestos, duty and GST on the Australian side
We quote the international leg; Australia prices the entry. A licensed Australian customs broker confirms the tariff line and GST for your specific machine per shipment — self-propelled earthmoving machines are generally free of import duty, with 10% GST payable on the landed value and creditable for GST-registered businesses. Every machine must meet the DAFF cleanliness standard; US-origin cargo shipped 1 September–30 April needs offshore BMSB treatment; and Australia enforces a total asbestos ban on presence, so pre-2003 machines are screened at origin. Western Australia adds a state-level DPIRD inspection.
Since 2013, Meridian has completed about 1,000 export projects.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask us most before they ship.
Official sources
Official sources to validate your import
Requirements can change and depend on the classification, condition and use of the machine. Confirm your case with your importer or customs broker before you buy or ship.
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Heavy equipment to Australia, ready for every biosecurity gate
Send the model and measurements. We verify at origin, clean to the DAFF standard, treat and screen it, and ship it with the paperwork your broker needs.