Confirm current Australian import/use restrictions on engineered stone before quoting a project that specifies engineered stone benchtops for an Australian client.
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Steps
Check dewr.gov.au/engineeredstone for the current national ban status: use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone benchtops/panels/slabs banned nationally since 1 July 2024, with an import ban since 1 January 2025
Confirm the material falls within the ban's scope — porcelain and sintered stone are explicitly excluded, as are finished non-processed products such as sinks and ornaments
Check abf.gov.au's prohibited-goods page for current customs enforcement and import documentation requirements
Confirm any planned work qualifies under the legacy-material exceptions (removal, repair, minor modification, or disposal of already-installed engineered stone)
Verify Safe Work Australia guidance hasn't been superseded by newer national rules before finalizing a quote
Known gotchas
This is an Australia-only prohibition — it does not apply to US shops, but matters for any US fabricator or exporter shipping engineered stone product or machinery into the Australian market
Engineered stone commonly exceeds 90% crystalline silica content vs. 10-45% typical in granite — don't apply 'engineered stone' ban language to natural-stone jobs by mistake
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