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Here’s a clear overview for entering Australia from July 2025:

Get the correct visa. Fill out the IPC honestly, especially for food, plants, medicines, cash. Use SmartGate if possible. Declare anything you are unsure about ‒ this is safer and faster. Don’t bring prohibited items like fresh fruit, meat, uncontrolled medicines, wildlife souvenirs, or nicotine products without prescription.

1) Visa Requirements:

• eVisitor (subclass 651): Free, for EU, EFTA, UK, some others
• Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601): A$20, for passport holders from countries like the US, Canada, Hong Kong, etc., valid for 12 months

• Complete the Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) ‒ ask about food, plants, medicines, cash over A$10,000
• SmartGate is widely available upon arrival for ePassports (≥ 16 years, and ≥ 7 from June 2025)

2) Customs & Quarantine

• Food, plant materials, animal products
• Medicines, herbal remedies, vaping/nicotine items
• Weapons, firearms, ammunition
• Currency ≥ A$10,000 (or foreign equivalent)
• Goods over A$900 (adult) or A$450 (under 18)
• Heritage items, wildlife products (ivory, corals, etc.)
• Prohibited or Strictly Restricted
• Agricultural goods: fresh fruit, veggies, meat, seeds, soil, live plants, wooden items with bark ‒ can spread pests/diseases
• Wildlife products: ivory, coral, tortoise shell, protected woods ‒ often require permit or are banned
• Illegal drugs, steroids, pornography, weapons, vaping goods ‒ all must be declared and may be seized
• Tobacco: duty applies; can't bring freely

• General goods: up to A$900 (adult), A$450 (under 18)
• Alcohol: up to 2.25 L
• Tobacco: up to 25 cigarettes or 25 g tobacco

3) Inspections & Penalties

• Bag inspections, detector dogs, x‑rays: standard procedure
• Untruthful declarations can lead to fines (up to A$5,500), visa cancellation, even prosecution
• Non-compliance with biosecurity (e.g., hiding food) can also result in visa revocation

4) Medicines & Vaping

• Prescription medicines: Allowed in original packaging with ≤3-month supply and English prescription note
• Vaping/nicotine products: Allowed only with medical prescription exemption meeting strict import rules

5) Helpful Travel Tips

• When in doubt, declare it ‒ better to declare than risk fines or scrutiny
• Wooden items (toys, souvenirs): must be bark‑free, untreated, declared ‒ may be inspected or fumigated
• Cash or equivalents (gold, jewelry): If ≥ A$10,000 total, must declare and document to avoid suspicion
• Pack smart: use the amnesty bins in airport arrivals for uncertain items (e.g., fruit), to proactively avoid penalties

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