Customs Information  

    Customs Hours  

       Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00  

       Sat & Sun Closed  

Clearance Procedures  

    Approximate Clearance Time(Hrs)  

       Documents 3  

       Low Value 3  

       High Value 24 

Additional Information 

    1 MAWB Clearance Charges:  

       As of June 7th all DIRECT MAWBs (not going through a network hub) into Australia origin would be charged 

       USD 100.00 per MAWB Clearance Fee which includes: 

          1). International Document Fee.  

          2). International Terminal Fee.  

          3). Handling Charge.  

    2 Shipment Clearance Charges:  

          1). High Value Shipments of value over AUD 250.00 or the shipments Duty & Tax greater than AUD 50.00 

             would be charged the following: 

                a. Customs Clearance & Entry Fee AUD 33.89 An automactic charge for formal entry by customs  

                b. Brokerage Fee AUD 82.5 A charge for formal clearance by customs broker 

                c. Duty % of value of goods based on commodity 

                d. GST 10% of the value of goods + duty 

          2). Quarantine Commodity Shipments would be have the additional charges: 

                a. Quarantine Inspection AUD 85.00 

                b. Quarantine Processing AUD 30.00 

                c. Storage AUD 25.00 min + $0.20 per kg 

    3. Warranty Return Shipments must be declared clearly on the manifest for customs as for those 

       shipment neither duty nor GST is paid against the shipment. 

       Those shipment charges will be billed to consignee, and if consignee refused then they will be charged 

       to shipper/origin. An example to clear the above: 

       If you send clothing valued at AUD 200 this is lower than the high level value, however customs will 

       calculate the duty and see if it is more that AUD 50.00, Duty for clothing is 25%,GST is always 10% of 

       value of goods + duty amount 10 % of AUD 250 = AUD 25.00 

Commodity Information 

       National Tax Rate -1 

       Low Value Limit 1000 USD 

       High Value Limit -1 USD 

    Non Dutiables 

       Airline tickets, validated 

       Checks, blanks 

       Checks, cancelled 

       Checks, payroll 

       Checks, travellers 

       Computer printouts 

       Credit cards 

       Credit card blanks 

       Documents 

       Invoices 

       Magazines 

       Manuscripts 

    Dutiables  

       Alcohol 

       Books 

       Brochures 

       Business cards 

       Diskettes(with data or blank) 

       Film, photos, slides 

       Manuals 

       Parts, aircraft 

       Parts, computer 

       Parts, electronic 

       Parts, machine 

       Software/CD ROM 

       Video tapes 

       Newspaper 

       Passports 

       Catalogs 

       And all other goods. 

    Unacceptables 

       Acids 

       Drugs, prescription 

       Oxidisers Alcoholic beverages 

       Explosives 

       Paints, non-haz. 

       Animals 

       Firearms 

       Paints, haz. 

       Artwork, fine 

       Flammables 

       Perfume, haz. 

       Batteries, haz. 

       Personal effects 

       Biological products, non-haz. 

       Food (5) 

       Plants (5) 

       Furs 

       Poisons 

       Blood 

       Gambling devices 

       Pornography 

       Cash 

       Gases 

       Precious metals 

       Chemicals, non-haz. 

       Ice, dry 

       Precious stones 

       Corpses 

       Infectious substances 

       Radioactives 

       Corrosives 

       Ivory 

       Seeds 

       Cosmetics, haz. 

       Jewellery 

       Soil 

       Dangerous goods 

       Knives 

       Tobacco 

       Liquids, haz. 

       Liquor 

       Weapons 

       Magnetized materials 

       Foodstuffs 

    Additional Information 

       Australian Quarantine and Customs strictly adhere to guidelines. For a comprehensive list of prohibited 

       and restricted items, please visit http://www.customs.gov.au . When sending Personal Effects, please 

       ensure that the senders / receivers passports are attached as well as the "Unaccompanied Personal Effects 

       Statement located at http://www.customs.gov.au/resources/Files/b534.pdf . This is very important as it 

       will speed the clearance process.