Different countries have different entitlement packages. Click on your country of origin from the list below to see the entitlement package that applies to you. This will allow you to work out your entitlements as a mission, post or individual.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria
Cameroon, Canada, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic
East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union
Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece
Haiti, Holy See, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO), Hungary
Iceland, India, Indonesia, (Mission; Post) Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Korea (Republic of), Kosovo, Kuwait
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Macedonia (Republic of), Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway
Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, PNG, Poland, Portugal
Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu
UAE, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA
Personal effects
If you are:
- a privileged individual*, you can import your personal effects into Australia to use during your posting free of all customs duties, taxes and related charges. Personal effects can include a vehicle you have been using in your country of residence or during a previous posting.
- an administrative and technical staff member, or a consular employee, you can import your personal effects free of all customs duties, taxes and related charges only within the first six months of starting your posting.
In both cases, you must have been the legal owner of any vehicle before you enter it for home consumption in Australia.
* A 'privileged individual' is the head and other consular officer of the consular post, head and any other member of diplomatic staff of the mission and accredited staff of overseas mission and international organisation.
See also:
Entitlement packages can be based on your country of origin.