Austalian Customs import threshold changed

Customs have changed the threshold for imports, its now $1000.

New Customs By-laws Numbers 0540003 and 0540004 apply the ‘Free’ duty rate under Item 32A or 32B of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to a consignment of goods imported into Australia if the customs value does not exceed $1,000. Section 42-5 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 specifies that if these goods are duty free, they are also non-taxable importations.

Customs PDF (www.customs.gov.au)