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Sources

Every guide is compiled from primary Australian Government sources:

  • Australian Border Force (abf.gov.au) — customs clearance, duty and GST collection, prohibited goods, the Working Tariff
  • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (agriculture.gov.au, bicon.agriculture.gov.au) — biosecurity import conditions
  • Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au) — GST registration, GST deferral, Low Value Imported Goods rules
  • ACCC / Product Safety Australia (productsafety.gov.au) — mandatory product safety standards
  • FSANZ (foodstandards.gov.au) — the Food Standards Code
  • TGA (tga.gov.au) — therapeutic goods and the ARTG
  • AICIS, APVMA, ACMA, DFAT — chemicals, agvet chemicals, radiocomms and sanctions

Verification

Every guide page carries a "verify with official sources" panel linking to the regulator that owns the rule. We deliberately link out rather than paraphrase thresholds that change by regulation — import processing charges, LCT thresholds and duty rates are indexed or updated regularly.

Updates

Content is reviewed against the official sources and date-stamped ("Updated October 2026"). When regulations change — for example BMSB seasonal measures or prohibited-goods enforcement notices — affected guides are updated and re-dated.

Corrections

Import rules are complex and change frequently. If you spot an error, check the linked official source first — where our summary and the regulator differ, the regulator is right, and we want to know so we can fix the guide.