Personal Medical Device → Australia

Personal medical devices allowed with documentation

Details

Personal medical devices (CPAP, glucose monitors, insulin pumps, hearing aids, mobility aids) are allowed for personal use under TGA personal importation provisions. Declaration on the Incoming Passenger Card recommended. Devices containing therapeutic substances (insulin reservoirs, controlled-drug pumps) require accompanying prescription. ABF rarely intervenes for clearly personal-medical use.

Documentation required

• Doctor's letter recommended

Legal reference

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 — personal use exemption

Practical advice

Declare electronic medical devices on your Incoming Passenger Card. Biosecurity is mainly concerned with biological materials, not electronics.

Customs authority

Australian Border Force (ABF) · https://www.abf.gov.au