Freight forwarding and licensed customs brokerage for Hobart and Tasmania. Synergy Freight Management coordinates sea freight across the TasPorts network and air freight via mainland gateways, with biosecurity-compliant handling for Tasmania's high-value horticulture and seafood exports.
Fully licensed by the Australian Border Force — ensuring your imports clear compliantly every time.
From overseas origin to your Hobart premises: one team, one point of contact.
No hidden fees. Itemised quotes covering freight, customs, port charges, and delivery.
Primary Trade Gateway
Tasmania's ports are owned and operated by the Tasmanian Government through TasPorts. Burnie and Devonport in the state's north handle the majority of containerised freight, while the Port of Hobart handles bulk, breakbulk and project cargo and serves as Australia's logistics base for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research operations. Hobart Airport is predominantly a domestic airport — international air freight for Tasmania is typically consolidated through Melbourne or Sydney, then moved on to Hobart by road or sea across Bass Strait.
Tasmania is an island state with no land bridge to the mainland, so every import and export has to cross Bass Strait by sea or air. For Hobart-based businesses, that makes a freight forwarder who understands both the mainland port/airport leg and the Tasmanian leg of the journey essential — not just someone who can book a container.
Synergy Freight Management provides freight forwarding and licensed customs brokerage for Hobart and Tasmania. We manage import declarations, duty and GST, and coordinate the full door-to-door journey, including the mainland-to-Tasmania leg that most freight forwarders treat as an afterthought.
Tasmania's four commercial ports — Hobart, Burnie, Devonport and Bell Bay — are all owned and operated by the Tasmanian Government through TasPorts. Burnie and Devonport in the state's north handle the large majority of containerised freight moving across Bass Strait, while the Port of Hobart is more focused on bulk, breakbulk, and specialist cargo. We lodge import declarations and coordinate transport regardless of which Tasmanian port your cargo actually moves through, and arrange the final delivery to your Hobart premises.
Hobart Airport is predominantly a domestic airport, with international passenger services limited to a seasonal route to Auckland. For most international air freight, cargo is consolidated through Melbourne or Sydney, cleared through customs there or on arrival in Tasmania depending on the arrangement, and then moved on to Hobart by road or by sea. Synergy Freight Management manages this mainland-to-Tasmania handoff as a standard part of the service, so you deal with one point of contact rather than coordinating a mainland agent and a Tasmanian one separately.
Hobart is Australia's gateway to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The Australian Antarctic Division is headquartered just outside Hobart at Kingston, and the Port of Hobart is homeport to the icebreaker RSV Nuyina and a regular stopover for French and other international Antarctic research vessels. This gives Hobart a freight profile unlike any other Australian capital — specialist equipment, scientific cargo, and cold-climate gear moving through the port alongside standard commercial freight. We can advise on the general import requirements for this kind of specialist cargo.
Tasmania's relative pest-free status is a genuine trading asset, giving its exporters access to protocol markets that are closed to other parts of Australia. Cherries are the state's highest-value international fruit export, and Tasmanian apples and pears are exported under specific protocol arrangements to markets including China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. Atlantic salmon is one of the state's largest export commodities by volume alongside potatoes and frozen meat. We assist Tasmanian exporters with export documentation, DAFF biosecurity and phytosanitary certification, and cold chain coordination for seafood and fresh produce.
Hobart and Tasmanian businesses benefit from working with a freight forwarder who treats the Bass Strait crossing as a normal part of the job, not a complication. We provide transparent, itemised quotes covering the mainland port or airport leg, the Tasmanian leg, and customs clearance, with direct access to our licensed customs broker rather than a call centre.
Tasmania's ports — Hobart, Burnie, Devonport and Bell Bay — are all operated by TasPorts, a Tasmanian Government-owned company. Most containerised freight into Tasmania moves through Burnie and Devonport in the state's north, while the Port of Hobart handles bulk, breakbulk and specialist cargo, including logistics for Australia's Antarctic program. Synergy Freight Management coordinates your shipment regardless of which Tasmanian port it actually arrives at.
Hobart Airport is predominantly a domestic airport. Its only international passenger service is a seasonal route to Auckland, New Zealand, and there is no confirmed scheduled international air freight service at Hobart. International air freight for Tasmania is typically consolidated through Melbourne or Sydney and then moved on to Hobart by road or sea. A 2025 runway upgrade allows larger wide-body aircraft to operate, which may support direct Asia routes in future, but no freight service on that basis has been announced yet.
All freight to and from Tasmania crosses Bass Strait, either by sea (container and roll-on/roll-off services between mainland ports and Burnie or Devonport) or by air via a mainland gateway. Synergy Freight Management manages both legs of the journey — the mainland port or airport clearance, and the onward movement across Bass Strait — as one coordinated service.
Yes. Tasmania's pest-free status gives its exporters access to protocol markets for products like apples, pears and cherries that aren't available to all Australian states. We assist with DAFF biosecurity and phytosanitary certification, export documentation, and coordination with accredited facilities where goods require inspection or treatment before export.
Yes. Atlantic salmon is one of Tasmania's largest export commodities. We coordinate cold chain logistics, export documentation, and DAFF certification for seafood exporters, working to the time-sensitive handling that fresh and frozen seafood requires.
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