How much should a corporate gift cost per person?
Short answer$30–60 for team and general clients. $80–150 for key clients. $200+ for top-tier relationships. Always check the recipient's gift policy — caps of $100–150 AUD are common.
Corporate gift budgets in Australia track the value of the relationship, capped by what the recipient is permitted to accept under their company's gift policy.
Team gifts and general client thank-yous: $30–60 per person. A quality coffee selection, a curated food box, or a small experience voucher fits comfortably here.
Key clients (the accounts you can't afford to lose): $80–150. Specialty wine, premium hampers from quality providores, or a meaningful experience voucher (restaurant, tasting tour, day spa).
Top-tier clients (single accounts driving significant revenue): $200–500+. A quality dinner experience for the client and their partner, a weekend away voucher, a premium wine collection, or a curated gift built around something specific to them.
Compliance: most large Australian corporates set a gift cap of $100–150 AUD per individual per year, with anything above that requiring declaration or refusal. Some industries (banking, legal, government) have caps as low as $50, and government often has $0. Check before sending — a gift the recipient has to decline causes more friction than no gift at all.
End-of-financial-year and Christmas concentrate corporate gifting in Australia. Sending a gift outside these windows (a 'thank you for the project' gift in March, for instance) often lands harder because it doesn't blur into the seasonal noise.