Raw materials: say what exactly you’re looking for

Raw materials in Australia: prices, licences and what to check

Updated 31 October 2026

Prices for raw materials in Australia depend on the product, the quantity and the delivery, so there is no single range. Landscape supplies listed online start from about A$8.65, and bulk landscape mixes appear at A$13.95 to A$15.95. For a price on your exact material, send a request on BlaBlaPrice, and local suppliers can reply.

What the price depends on:

• the material itself, such as landscape mix, sand or gravel, fuel, firewood or fabric
• bulk or bagged supply, and the quantity
• delivery distance from the yard, since some suppliers deliver only within a set area

The listings do not show the unit (per bag, per tonne or per cubic metre), so ask the supplier to name the unit in the offer.

Licences and state rules

Rules depend on what the material is and how much you store. Importers do not need an import licence to bring goods into Australia in general, but depending on the goods, other permits can apply. Storing hazardous materials in South Australia needs a SafeWork SA licence above set limits, with fees from A$129 to A$11,483 a year. A dangerous goods licence costs about A$650 to A$900 in total across Australia, including the course, and state fees differ.

Season and delivery

Landscape materials usually sell most in spring and early summer, when gardens are being done, and demand eases from June to August. Ask which cities the supplier delivers to. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are served from different yards, and in North Queensland a yard may only deliver locally, for example from Port Douglas to Mt Molloy.

What to write in your request

Name the material and its use (fill, mulch, sand, gravel, fuel, fabric or packaging), the quantity in metric units, the city or delivery address, whether you need bulk or bagged supply, and the date you need it. If the material is for storing fuel or chemicals, say so, because the licence depends on it. BlaBlaPrice's AI reads the request, asks for missing details and looks through supplier price lists in Australia before it shows what it found.

Requests on BlaBlaPrice are free for buyers. Suppliers registered on the site reply in the chat with their own price, terms and delivery, and your contact details stay hidden until you decide who to contact. Related categories: Fuel, Firewood, coal and pellets and Containers and packaging materials.