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Yes, only GST payable(goods value + freight) on USA manufactured goods if you submit the Free Trade Agreement forms etc. If not USA manufactured you will also have to pay the applicable duty rate.

You will also need to pay any brokerage fees for customs clearance if you don't do it yourself. Customs application lodgement fee itself is payble if you DIY.

And depends on the freight company and freight type you can pay some destination charges.

No GST or Duty payable if goods value is less than AU$1000.

No difference if business or personal.

Even if the goods come in via post(e.g. USPS) and the goods value is over AU$1000, then you still need to customs clearance and pay any applicable GST and duty.

You can be asked to provide proof of the purchase price - e.g. credit card invoice, bank records etc.

You can break up the shipment into smaller shipments to get under the AU$1000 goods value limit, but they cannot be sent on the same ship etc or basically arrive at the same time. If they do, they will be consolidated again anyway.

Hope that helps.