Alcohol / Spirits 🇦🇺 Australia
2.25 liters duty-free for travelers over 18
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Australia?
2.25 liters duty-free for travelers over 18
2.25 liters
Duty + WET + GST on excess
- Declaration on Incoming Passenger Card
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Australia allows travelers over 18 to bring 2.25 liters of alcohol duty-free. Beyond this, duty and taxes apply. Alcohol must be declared on the Incoming Passenger Card. Travelers should keep items in original packaging where applicable. No special customs procedures required for personal quantities within standard duty-free allowances. Declare if exceeding personal use thresholds.
Rare — Enforcement reported rarely.
Duty-free: 2.25L of alcohol (18+), 25 cigarettes or 25g tobacco (18+), and AUD $900 worth of general goods per adult (AUD $450 for those under 18). Children under 18 cannot claim alcohol or tobacco allowances. USD equivalent is approximate.
Standard duty-free allowance applies (typically 1L spirits + 1-2L wine + beer). Declare any quantity above; excise + 10% VAT computed at Australian Border Force (ABF) Red Channel. Bring purchase receipts.
2.25 liters
- Declaration on Incoming Passenger Card
Duty + WET + GST on excess
Customs Act 1901, Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations
This page covers destination customs rules in Australia. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU