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The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) assists with the cost of shipping your goods across Bass Strait.
How much you get depends on all of the following:
- if your goods are for the domestic market or other markets
- the size of your shipment
- the freight costs you pay.
We’ll let you know in writing how much you’ll get after we assess your claim. You can also view this online.
Shipping domestic goods
These rates only apply to eligible goods shipped from Tasmania across Bass Strait that are one of the following:
- goods you intend to permanently use yourself
- goods you intend to sell.
How much you can get depends on all of the following:
- the date of shipment
- how the goods are shipped
- the size or weight of the shipment
- where the goods are shipped from
- where the goods are shipped to
- the freight costs you paid
- what the freight costs included.
20 foot equivalent unit (TEU)
For goods shipped before 1 July 2025, you can get up to $855 per TEU.
For goods shipped from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027, you can get up to $1,068.75 per TEU. We’ll automatically apply the increase to eligible shipments.
Full container or trailer load (FCL/FTL)
The amount you can get for other size FCL/FTLs depends on the length of the shipping unit.
For example, for goods shipped as a 12.2m FCL/FTL you can get up to $2,137.50 if shipped from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027.
Less than full container load (LCL)
The amount you can get for a LCL depends on the net tonnes or m³ you ship.
For goods shipped before 1 July 2025 you can get up to:
- $40.71 per tonne, for shipments based on tonnes
- $28.50 per cubic metre, for shipments based on m³.
For goods shipped from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027 you can get up to:
- $50.88 per tonne, for shipments based on tonnes
- $35.62 per cubic metre, for shipments based on m³.
We’ll automatically apply the increase to eligible shipments.
Shipping other markets goods
These rates only apply to eligible goods shipped from Tasmania across Bass Strait where:
- they’re transhipped on the mainland of Australia
- they’re destined for other markets, or
- the destination is unknown.
Your goods are considered transhipped if they’re shipped from Tasmania to mainland Australia and offloaded from the ship and any of the following apply:
- they’re shipped outside Australia within 6 months, this can be on a separate voyage on the same ship or on a different ship
- they’re airfreighted outside Australia within 6 months
- you don’t know their final destination when you make your TFES claim
- they’re transported outside Australia more than 6 months after the date of their original shipment
- you don’t know what date they’ll be transported outside Australia when you make your TFES claim.
20 foot equivalent unit (TEU)
For goods shipped before 1 July 2025, you can get $700 per TEU.
For goods shipped from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027, you can get $875 per TEU.
Full container or trailer load (FCL/FTL)
The amount you can get for other size FCL/FTLs depends on the length of the shipping unit.
For example, for goods shipped as a 12.2m FCL/FTL you can get $1,750 if shipped between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2027.
Less than full container load (LCL)
The amount you can get for a LCL depends on the net tonnes or m³ you ship.
For goods shipped before 1 July 2025 you can get:
- $33.33 per tonne, for shipments based on tonnes
- $23.33 per cubic metre, for shipments based on m³.
For goods shipped from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027 you can get:
- $41.66 per tonne, for shipments based on tonnes
- $29.16 per cubic metre, for shipments based on m³.
We’ll automatically apply the increase to eligible shipments.
Goods shipped from King Island or the Furneaux Group
If the goods are being shipped from either King Island or the Furneaux Group, you will receive an additional 15% for goods destined for other markets.