There are restrictions on goods that you can bring in and out of Australia including animal and plant material, food, wildlife, drugs and medicinal products, firearms and more than A$10,000 of currency. You may need to declare goods upon arrival into, or departure from Australia.
It is illegal to carry (or use) drugs including marijuana, cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines in and out of Australia.
Before you arrive in Australia
must declare any risk goods, including certain food, plant material and animal products. This includes goods which are commercially prepared and packaged, fresh, dried, cooked, frozen or small amounts of food, snacks and ingredients for cooking. Don't take food off the plane or ship.
What do I need to declare? You must declare cash and non-cash forms of money in Australian and foreign currency if the combined value is AUD10,000 or more when moving it into or out of Australia. Bearer negotiable instruments (BNIs):
Checked Bags: Yes
Solid food items (not liquids or gels) can be transported in either your carry-on or checked bags. Liquid or gel food items larger than 3.4 oz are not allowed in carry-on bags and should be placed in your checked bags if possible.
Your food will need to fit inside your carry-on bag. Can I take food through airport security? Travellers are allowed to bring food through airport security. However, you should remove any food and snacks from your carry-on bag, along with your bagged liquids, to be screened separately.
There are no laws limiting the amount of cash you can keep at home. This makes sense as many businesses, especially retail stores, keep large amounts of money with them merely as floating cash.
There is no limit to the amount of physical currency that may be brought into or taken out of Australia. However, travellers entering and departing Australia must report any currency they are carrying of $10,000 or more in Australian dollars, or the foreign currency equivalent.
The cap is $17,000 per recipient for an annual gift in the 2023 tax year. You are responsible for making multiple gifts totalling $17,000 to people of your choice without paying the gift tax. If you give more than that to any recipient, you will be subject to tax, so you must ensure the gift is under $17,000.
You must declare all items you purchased and are carrying with you upon return to the United States, including gifts for other people as well as items you bought for yourself. This includes duty-free items purchased in foreign countries, as well as any merchandise you intend to sell or use in your business.
The penalty for the failure to disclose usually occurs in a seizure of the property or a forfeit of ownership with merchandise or other items. Additional penalties are often normal to include a monetary fine.
You can take everything in your checked baggage: from liquid to solid food. However, you are not allowed to carry liquid or gel-like food products in your carry-on baggage.
Containers larger than 100 millilitres or 100 grams, even if only partially-filled, containing liquids, aerosols or gels will not be allowed through the security screening point. For example, a 200 gram toothpaste tube that is half-full will not be permitted.
You must submit a TTR to AUSTRAC for each individual cash transaction of A$10,000 or more. If you suspect your customer is structuring their transactions to avoid the TTR reporting threshold, or is transacting with proceeds of crime, you must submit a suspicious matter report (SMR) to AUSTRAC.
If you are aged 18 years or over, you can bring up to AUD900 worth of general goods into Australia duty free. If you are under 18 years of age the limit is AUD450. If you are a crew member, the limit is AUD450. There are no duty free concessions on tobacco or alcohol for travellers aged under 18 years of age.
The amount of cash you can withdraw from a bank in a single day will depend on the bank's cash withdrawal policy. Your bank may allow you to withdraw $5,000, $10,000 or even $20,000 in cash per day. Or your daily cash withdrawal limits may be well below these amounts.
Because the ATO has access to the bank data of both you and your employer, in addition to almost any other data it would want, it will be aware of any deposits, super contributions, withdrawals, and interest you earn.
Unless your bank has set a withdrawal limit of its own, you are free to take as much out of your bank account as you would like. It is, after all, your money. Here's the catch: If you withdraw $10,000 or more, it will trigger federal reporting requirements.
Since toothpaste is considered a liquid, paste, or gel by the TSA, most of us toss those tiny one-ounce tubes in our carry-on bags. However, if you want to ditch the hard-to-recycle packaging, consider toothpaste tablets, an ecofriendly alternative that's not subject to the 3-1-1 rule.
For example, panadol is fine, Panadeine which contains codeine, is not allowed. Prescription meds need to be in your carry on, as do any valuables. Checked luggage is not secure nor does it always arrive. Basically remove anything metal.
Foods you can't pack in your carry-on
Think: creamy cheeses, liquid chocolate, liquid coffee, creamy dips and spreads, gravy, honey, hummus, ice cream, jam, jelly, juice, syrup, peanut butter, salad dressing, sauce, salsa, soda, soup and yogurt.