Border Force branding cost $10 million

Border Force branding has cost taxpayers $10 million, the bulk of which was spent on new uniforms for 5000 staff.

The federal government has spent almost $10 million rebranding Customs as the Australian Border Force.

Of that amount $6.3 million was spent on uniforms and protective equipment for 5000 odd staff, a Senate estimates hearing has been told.

The rest was spent on signs for vehicles, airports, seaports, detention centres, corporate gifts and possibly $25,000 on branded notebooks.