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ALLOWED

Perfume / Fragrance 🇦🇺 Australia

VERIFIED · 2026-04-24NOT YET GRADED

Duty-free within AUD 900 personal allowance

ANSWER

Can I bring Perfume / Fragrance into Australia?

ALLOWEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-24

Duty-free within AUD 900 personal allowance

QUANTITY / LIMITS

AUD 900 personal goods allowance

DOCUMENTS

  • Customs declaration on Incoming Passenger Card if total goods value exceeds AUD 900

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

abf.gov.au
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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.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

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).

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-04-24

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

AUD 900 personal goods allowance

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Customs declaration on Incoming Passenger Card if total goods value exceeds AUD 900

LEGAL REFERENCE

Customs Act 1901

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

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.

IATA DANGEROUS GOODS

Perfume / Fragrance is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.

Related rules

Perfume / Fragrance rules in other countries

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