How much tobacco can you bring into Australia?

Carry-on: Yes Checked: Yes Declare on arrival: Required Does not apply domestically

Travellers 18 and over may bring in one unopened packet of up to 25 cigarettes or 25 grams of tobacco, plus one open packet, duty free. There is no concession at all for under-18s.

Australian tobacco duty is among the highest in the world, so a carton bought overseas usually costs more once duty is paid than the same carton bought here. Declare it: the penalty for not declaring is worse than the duty.

Source: Australian Border Force - duty free

Flying within Australia? This one does not apply.

This is decided at the Australian border, so it does not apply to a domestic flight.

What else changes on a domestic flight

This one is decided at the Australian border rather than at screening. Declaring a thing costs nothing and a biosecurity or Border Force officer decides - it is failing to declare that carries the fine. If you are not sure whether something counts, declare it.

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Duty free is bought in foreign currency and the conversion at the register is where the saving quietly goes. Compare what a travel card actually charges before you decide it was a bargain.

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Food coming into Australia All food must be declared on your Incoming Passenger Card, cooked or raw, sealed or open, including snacks from the plane. Wooden souvenirs and carvings Every wooden and bamboo article must be declared on arrival in Australia. Seeds, plants and flowers Most seeds, live plants, cuttings and fresh flowers are prohibited without an import permit, and all of them must be declared. Shells, coral and sand Shells and coral must be declared and need to be clean and free of any animal tissue or sand. Kava Travellers aged 18 and over may bring kava into Australia in accompanied baggage, up to 4kg per person, and it must be declared. Honey and bee products Honey and other bee products must be declared and most are restricted, because they can carry diseases that would devastate Australian hives.

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Packing something else? The full A to Z of what you can take on a plane covers 61 items, the domestic flight rules set out what changes when you are not leaving the country, and the pre-departure checklist puts the rest of the trip in order.

Last reviewed 2 September 2026. Screening, dangerous-goods and biosecurity rules change, and airlines can be stricter than the government baseline. For anything unusual, the linked source and your airline's dangerous-goods page are the final word.

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