When moving to Australia consider the following customer regulations:

1. All goods imported into Australia are subject to duties and taxes unless exemptions apply. See Current tariff classification.
2. Used personal and household goods are allowed to be imported without payment of taxes and duties if they were owned by the importer and used by him abroad for 12 months or more. All goods must be in quantities appropriate to a normal household.
3. Curtain goods can be temporarily imported into Australia for up to 12 months without payment of duties and taxes under certain conditions.

See Australia Border Force website for more details.

1. You do not have to pay duties, taxes or levies on most goods costing A$1,000 or less. For some goods (such as tobacco, tobacco products or alcoholic beverages), you have to pay duties and taxes regardless of their value.
2. For goods over AUD1,000, you must pay all applicable duties, taxes and other charges, including an import handling fee.
3. Food brought into Australia must be declared on your Arrivals Passenger Card if you arrive by air, or on packages, you send in the mail. Biosecurity officers may need to inspect some of the food you bring with you.
4. Some electromechanical devices are imported from Turkey by air freight.
5. Animals that fall under the CITES category.
6. Plastic explosives formulated as a mixture.
7. Firearms and accessories
8. Medications and antibiotics(must carry a prescription)
9. Food products
10. Counterfeit Goods

For a detailed list, follow this link.

1. Drugs and Narcotics
2. Certain Weapons
3. Fresh Fruits and Homemade Food
4. Pepper Spray
5. Suicide Devices
6. Prohibited Dog Breeds
7. Plants, Soil and Seeds
8. Certain Aminal Products
9. Rough Diamonds

1. You should contact the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts before importing any motor vehicle, including a dismantled or partially assembled road vehicle.
2. Do not make arrangements to transport your road vehicle to Australia until you have obtained ONE of the following types of approvals:
   • Vehicle type approval
   • A concessionary import permit for the Registry of Approved Vehicles (RAV)
   • Non-RAV import permit or
   • Re-importation permit

Each of these permits includes a vehicle import permit. It is a crime to import a road vehicle without obtaining one of the above permits.

1. Apply for one of the above permits at the Department of Transportation
2. One import permit is required regardless of the value of your road vehicle.
3. When you begin transporting your road vehicle to Australia, you must submit an Import Declaration to the Australian Border Force
4. Your vehicle will not clear customs until you have provided a valid import permit for the vehicle and paid customs duty, Goods and Services Tax (GST), Luxury Car Tax (LCT) and other fees, where applicable.
5. It is your responsibility to ensure that each vehicle is clean and free of bio-secure contaminants, both inside and outside before moving to Australia. For information on biosecurity requirements for importing vehicles, motorcycles, cars and tires, visit the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment website.
6. If your road vehicle arrives in Australia before you are permitted to import, you may incur storage and other costs (not ours) until the vehicle has been cleared, or you may be required to export or destroy the vehicle at your own expense.

1. Yachts are subject to a general duty rate of 5% based on customs value (the price paid) and a 10% goods and services tax (GST) based on customs value plus international shipping and insurance plus duty.
2. international shipping and insurance plus duty. Privately imported yachts are generally valued using the transaction-based valuation method when purchasing new or used yachts overseas for export to Australia. Circumstances in which the Australian Border Force may use the alternative valuation method include situations such as:
   • The yacht was built by the owner/employee.
   • The yacht has undergone significant alterations since its purchase.
   • The buyer and seller are related parties and this relationship has affected the purchase price.
   • The original purchase price is too distant in time.

In these cases, the yacht must be appraised by a marine surveyor in Australia. This appraisal will be based on market value and, accordingly, will include elements such as customs duty and GST.

Goods, including animals, are considered imported into Australia if they are purchased, ordered or otherwise arranged for delivery or shipment to Australia from overseas.

Before importing an animal:

1. Check with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Agriculture) to make sure the import meets conditions regarding species, country of origin and other biosecurity requirements, including pre-export preparation
2. Make sure you can comply with all relevant laws to legally keep the animal in your state or territory.

Follow this link for a detailed step-by-step process.

If the imported animal falls under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or Part 2 of the List of Specimens Considered Eligible for Importation in Live Import, you may also need a permit from the Department of Environment.

Prohibited Breeds:

1. Dogo Argentino
2. Fila Brasileiro
3. Japanese Tosa
4. American Pit Bull terrier or Pit Bull terrier
5. Perro de Presa Canario or Presa Canario

If importing large electronic appliances when moving to Australia you must consider wherever the plug and socket type matches your home country’s. Australia uses an I type plug along with 230/240 V voltage power.