Perfume / Fragrance 🇦🇺 Australia
Duty-free within AUD 900 personal allowance
Can I bring Perfume / Fragrance into Australia?
Duty-free within AUD 900 personal allowance
AUD 900 personal goods allowance
- Customs declaration on Incoming Passenger Card if total goods value exceeds AUD 900
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Perfume and cologne can be brought into Australia within the AUD 900 personal goods allowance. No biosecurity concerns for commercially packaged perfume. Must be in carry-on if over 100ml for airline security. Duty-free shop purchases count toward the allowance.
No special procedure is required for personal quantities of perfume / fragrance arriving in Australia. Quantities above duty-free allowances must still be declared. Verify current limits with Australian Border Force (ABF).
AUD 900 personal goods allowance
- Customs declaration on Incoming Passenger Card if total goods value exceeds AUD 900
Customs Act 1901
This page covers destination customs rules in Australia. Whether you can carry perfume / fragrance through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Perfume / Fragrance is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
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