Building Materials
Building materials.
Stone, timber, finished steel and aluminium, specified by grade and standard.
- A$4,486mImports of base-metal manufacturesDFAT goods trade factsheet, 2025–26
What moves
- Stone and timber.
- Finished steel and aluminium products, distinct from recovered metal.
Markets
- Australia’s 2025–26 goods imports of manufactures of base metal were A$4,486 million. That national line is broader than structural steel alone.
- A timber value is not stated here. The specification and the biosecurity case decide whether a parcel can move.
Season
- Mill and quarry programmes, not a harvest.
- Lead time follows the maker.
What buyers specify
- Grade, standard, dimensions and finish.
- Treatment for timber. A mill certificate where the buyer asks for one.
- Pack: bundles, crates or loose, named on the quotation.
Packing and terms
- Bundles, crates and containers.
- CFR, CIF, CPT and CIP are discussed when the buyer wants freight named in the term. Risk and freight stay with the parties in that term.
Check before the goods move
- Imported timber and wooden articles must meet the BICON conditions. Due diligence on illegal logging can apply as well. DAFF, importing timber
- Any biosecurity permit, treatment or certificate is identified in BICON for the actual article. DAFF, BICON
For a quotation
- The product and the specification: grade, variety, or part number.
- Export or import, and the destination or origin country.
- A quantity and a unit.
- Timing, and an Incoterm if you already know it.
- Your name, company, and an email for the reply.