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Australian Border Force · Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry · Federal Register of Legislation · AUSTRAC
What can you bring into Australia?
Tobacco and vaping products
Cigarettes 25 piece · Cigars 25 gram · Loose/pipe tobacco 25 gram
22 rules
Prohibited
- Cigarettes Restricted
- Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) Restricted
- Cigars Allowed
- Cigars and other tobacco (by weight) Allowed
- Cuban-origin cigars and other tobacco products Allowed
- Cut/loose tobacco Restricted
- Disposable e-cigarette Restricted
- E-cigarette device Restricted
- E-cigarette nicotine liquid Restricted
- Heated tobacco Allowed
- Heated tobacco devices Restricted
- Lighters and matches Allowed
- Loose/other tobacco Allowed
- Loose/pipe tobacco Allowed
- Manufactured tobacco Allowed
- Nicotine pouches Prohibited
- Other tobacco products (loose-leaf, molasses, heat-not-burn) Restricted
- Smoking tobacco Restricted
- Tobacco sticks Restricted
- Unstamped tobacco or vaping product unit Allowed
- Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine Restricted
General allowances
Gifts and personal goods 900 AUD · Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours 900 AUD · Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours 900 AUD
29 rules
Prohibited
- Accompanying goods, non-commercial (flat-rate band) Allowed
- Audio and video recorder/player Allowed
- Driver and crew border-shop bundle Allowed
- GPS device Allowed
- Game console Allowed
- Gifts and personal goods Restricted
- Gifts sent by post Allowed
- Goods eligible for the $1,000 flat rate of duty Allowed
- Laptop or personal computer Allowed
- Medical device Allowed
- Mobile phone or wireless device Allowed
- Motor vehicle fuel Prohibited
- Musical instrument Allowed
- Night vision device Allowed
- Other personal item Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 7 days Allowed
- Personal goods (Annex-9 B) Allowed
- Photo camera Allowed
- Photo or video camera Allowed
- Radio and radio-cassette player Allowed
- Sports equipment Allowed
- Tablet and smartwatch Allowed
- Television Allowed
- Used articles and personal belongings Allowed
- Video camera Allowed
Cash and valuables
Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) 10,000 AUD · Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) 10,000 AUD · Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) 10,000 AUD
11 rules
Declare
- Accompanied cash Declare
- Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) Declare
- Cash and foreign-exchange payment instruments Declare
- Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments over $10,000 Declare
- Foreign currency cash Declare
- Jewelry and precious metals Declare
- Negotiable instruments and securities Declare
- Renminbi cash Declare
- Turkish lira cash Declare
Animal and plant products
Cut flowers and wreaths 6 bouquet
18 rules
Prohibited
- Agricultural/forestry/fishery/livestock products (general sub-cap) Declare
- Animal, plant, fruit, vegetable, seafood and food products Declare
- Cut flowers and wreaths Declare
- Eggs Declare
- Fish and other fishery products Restricted
- Food, plant and animal products under agency control Declare
- Fruits and vegetables Prohibited
- Meat and fish Declare
- Meat, meat products and dairy products Declare
- Other animal-origin products (Annex-2 list) Declare
- Other plant products Declare
- Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) Declare
- Pet food Restricted
- Plants and plant products Declare
- Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons Allowed
- Seeds, tubers, seedlings and cuttings Restricted
- Soil Restricted
- Strong-smelling fruit (e.g. durian) Declare
Cosmetics and personal care
Perfume and toilet water 10 liter · Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) 100 milliliter · Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag 100 milliliter
6 rules
Restricted
- Cargo liquids in checked baggage (Zamzam water, edible oil, liquid food) Declare
- Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag Restricted
- Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) Restricted
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit Allowed
- Perfume and toilet water Allowed
- Skincare and make-up products Allowed
Electronics and batteries
Power bank 2 piece · Portable electronic devices with installed battery 900 AUD · Smart luggage with built-in battery 1 piece
9 rules
Restricted
- Battery-powered mobility aids and wheelchairs Restricted
- Medical oxygen cylinders and concentrators Restricted
- Mobile phone Allowed
- Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) Restricted
- Portable electronic devices with installed battery Allowed
- Power bank Restricted
- Radios, transmitters and pagers Allowed
- Smart luggage with built-in battery Restricted
- Spare (loose) lithium batteries Restricted
Medicines and medical devices
13 rules
Restricted
- Controlled substances for personal medical use (schedules II-V) Restricted
- Controlled/prescription medicine Restricted
- Dietary supplements and sports nutrition Allowed
- External-use medicine (personal use) Allowed
- Medicine containing stimulant raw materials Restricted
- Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances Allowed
- Narcotic and psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Narcotic or psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines Allowed
- Personal medical device Allowed
- Personal-use cosmetics (each item) Allowed
- Personal-use medicine Allowed
- Personal-use medicines (non-controlled) Allowed
Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods
Printed matter, film and recorded media under content restrictions 900 AUD · Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) 2.5 kilogram · Powders and other granular substances 350 milliliter
40 rules
Prohibited
- Antique and replica weapons Restricted
- Banned knives and edged weapons Restricted
- Buddha images, artifacts/objects, antiques Declare
- CITES-protected species and products Restricted
- Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) Restricted
- Consumer fireworks Prohibited
- Controlled drugs (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 4th Schedule) Prohibited
- Counterfeit and pirated goods Restricted
- Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) Restricted
- Endangered species products (e.g. rhinoceros horn) Restricted
- Fake notes or coins Prohibited
- Firearms, ammunition and controlled knives Restricted
- Firearms, blades, explosives, toxic/radioactive materials and interception devices Restricted
- Food, medicine, cosmetics and food supplement Restricted
- Goods banned by law Restricted
- Guns, bullets, explosives and equivalents Restricted
- Knives Declare
- Knives and bladed weapons Restricted
- Living animals and carcass Declare
- Medicines Restricted
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances Restricted
- Narcotics, psychotropic substances, cannabis and abuse-risk medicines Restricted
- Obscene materials and counterfeit currency/securities Prohibited
- Pets (companion animals) Restricted
- Plants and their parts Declare
- Pornographic materials Restricted
- Powders and other granular substances Restricted
- Printed matter, film and recorded media under content restrictions Allowed
- Prohibited telecommunication equipment Restricted
- Satellite phone Allowed
- Scissors Restricted
- Sharp or bladed work tools Restricted
- Switchblade, gravity, ballistic and Balisong (butterfly) knives Restricted
- Unmanned aircraft (drones) Allowed
- Unmanned aircraft / drone Allowed
- Vehicle parts Allowed
- Weapons and munitions Restricted
Alcoholic beverages
Spirits and wine 2.25 liter · Beer 2.25 liter · Wine 2.25 liter
18 rules
Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages above 22% vol (or undenatured ethyl alcohol 80% vol and over) Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages up to and including 22% vol Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (all types) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (combined volume and value cap) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (standard 760 ml bottle) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages above 12% ABV Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages above 22% ABV Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages up to 22% ABV Restricted
- Beer Restricted
- Beer or ale Restricted
- Cuban-origin alcoholic beverages Allowed
- Other alcoholic beverages (spirits, beer, liqueurs) Restricted
- Spirits (alcoholic beverages other than wine or beer) Restricted
- Spirits and wine Restricted
- Still wine Restricted
- Wine Restricted
- Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) Restricted
What happens if you do not declare
- Step 1: Standard duty
- Step 1: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution
- Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Australian Border Force, Duty free, "Exceeding duty free limits"
- Step 1: Reported to authority, Criminal prosecution Statute: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), section 53(1)
- Step 1: Criminal prosecution, Confiscation Statute: Customs Act 1901 (Cth), section 233AB(2); offence at section 233(1)(b)
- Step 2: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution
- Step 2: Confiscation Statute: Customs Act 1901 (Cth), section 229(1)(q)
- Step 3: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Customs Act 1901 (Cth), section 243T(3)
- Step 4: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Customs Act 1901 (Cth), section 243U(3)
- Step 5: Criminal prosecution, Confiscation Statute: Customs Act 1901 (Cth), section 233AB(1); offence at section 233(1)(a)
Official authorities
65 official sources
- Australian Border Force Duty free
- Australian Border Force Duty free
- Australian Border Force Tobacco
- Australian Border Force Tobacco
- Australian Border Force Bring without declaring
- Australian Border Force Bring without declaring
- Australian Border Force Importing precious metals, coins, jewellery and currency
- Australian Border Force Importing precious metals, coins, jewellery and currency
- Australian Border Force What live animals and pets can you bring in?
- Australian Border Force Importing animals
- Australian Border Force Importing animals
- Australian Border Force Vaping goods and nicotine pouches
- Australian Border Force Vaping goods and nicotine pouches
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry International travel
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Advice to travellers
- Federal Register of Legislation Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Unique or exotic pets
- Australian Border Force Increase in seizures prompts warning to potential importers of products containing cannabis
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Bringing or mailing goods to Australia
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Passenger and mail enquiry
- AUSTRAC Moving money overseas
- AUSTRAC Cross-border movement reports
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Travelling to Australia
- Australian Border Force Schedule 4 by-law
- Australian Border Force GST and other taxes when importing
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Travellers and online shoppers
- Office of Drug Control Travelling to or from Australia with medicines and medical devices
- Federal Register of Legislation Trade Marks Act 1995
- Australian Border Force How to import Intellectual Property (IP)
- Federal Register of Legislation (Attorney-General’s Department) Crimes (Currency) Act 1981
- Australian Border Force Intellectual Property (IP)
- Australian Border Force Importing antiques
- Office for the Arts, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Importing cultural heritage objects into Australia
- Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Importing cut flowers and foliage
- Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry How to import a cat or dog
- Australian Border Force What duty free can you bring in?
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice) when used to pack perishables
- Australian Government Department of Home Affairs What you can and can’t bring
- Australian Border Force Australian Customs Notice - Vaping goods
- Therapeutic Goods Administration Vapes: information for individuals and patients
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Travelling with medicines and medical devices
- Australian Border Force Miscellaneous
- Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Studying in Australia
- Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government) Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
- Australian Border Force Prohibited goods
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Bringing or mailing goods to Australia
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Medical devices - oxygen
- Therapeutic Goods Administration Entering Australia
- Australian Department of Home Affairs Travelling with Powders, Liquids, Aerosols and Gels on International Flights
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Wheelchair or other battery-powered mobility device with spillable or lithium ion batteries
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Banned items
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Biosecurity questions and answers
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Hoverboards, Segways, self-balancing boards, unicycles, electric scooters etc
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Live cats and dogs arriving on private or chartered flights
- Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Entering Australia Can I bring it in?
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Power Bank - lithium ion battery not exceeding 100 Wh (Watt Hours)
- Federal Register of Legislation Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Items) Instrument 2022
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Lithium battery passenger checklist.
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority Lithium batteries
- Australian Border Force Vaping goods and nicotine pouches
- Australian Border Force Australian Customs Notice No. 2025/08
- Australian Border Force Importing a motor vehicle
- Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Vapes: information for individuals and patients
- Federal Register of Legislation, Office of Parliamentary Counsel (Australia) Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956, Schedule 13, Part 2 (Compilation No. 147, compilation date 13 July 2026)