Christmas Island

Christmas Island customs

Address: PO Box 264, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean WA 6798

Tel: +61 8 9164 7228 / +61 0439 215 125

Christmas Island belongs to Australia and is administered by the Australian Attorney-General’s department in Canberra. The Island's nearest neighbours are Malaysia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Import taxes by category:

Mobiles - 20.00%

Computers, laptops and tablets - 20.00%

Cameras - 20.00%

Accessories (no-battery) - 20.00%

Accessories (battery) - 20.00%

Health and Beauty - 20.00%

Fashion and Watches - 20.00%

Home and Appliances - 20.00%

Home and Garden - 20.00%

Toys and Sports - 20.00%

Packaging and marking requirements:

- use a clean container

- ensure that containers are free of contamination inside and outside, including soil, grain, snails, insects or plant and animal material

- a cleanliness declaration is required for all containers imported into Australia

- all contaminated containers and goods entering Australia will be treated. Delays will occur and charges apply.

- check that your containers meet the sea container cleaning standards

- provide an accurate and detailed packing declaration - the packing declaration should provide details of container cleanliness and whether straw and timber have been used as packing materials.

- all timber packaging the container must be treated in an approved method.

- the timber must be free of bark.

- choose packing materials carefully

- use packing materials such as synthetic foam, plastics, metal frames, inflated dunnage, wood, wool, shredded paper, and other similar materials.

- do not use straw as it is prohibited, or fruit, vegetable, meat or egg cartons, or second-hand bags or sacks. These types of packing materials will be removed and destroyed. Delays will occur and charges apply.

Documents for imports

The necessary documents include:

- ocean bill of lading

- master air waybill

- unpack location

- cargo type; for example air freight, break bulk, FCL/X, LCL, ISO tank, hard frozen, dangerous goods

- packing lists

- packing declarations

- cleanliness declaration

- treatment certificates for goods and/or packaging

- import permit(s) issued by the department, and documentation to meet permit requirements.

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