Freight, logistics and specialty packaging
About the business
A freight, logistics and specialty packaging business in Mackay, Queensland. It offers domestic and international freight and courier bookings, custom packaging and crating for fragile, oversized and high-value items, e-commerce fulfilment and shipping solutions for online sellers, and retail sale of packaging materials and shipping supplies. Customers are residential, business and e-commerce customers. The business is run from a 132sqm retail store and workroom in Mackay. Staff are the owner full-time plus one part-time team member. Trading hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm, with no evenings and no Sundays. The reason given for the sale is retirement. The broker reports full training and ongoing support for the new owner and a loyal customer base.
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Asking price$173,000
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Your cash$51,900
Secured loan, 7 years at 6.98%$121,100
Each month
Loan repayment$1,830
Repayments each month
$1,830
Over 7 years you repay $153,429, of which $32,329 is interest.
Secured on property: the RBA's average for small business new loans secured on residential property, August 2026. Lenders set their own rates and terms, and this leaves out stamp duty and fees. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2026.
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