Send Mobile Phones (Commercial) → 🇦🇺 Australia
Can I post Mobile Phones (Commercial) to Australia?
A phone can be posted to Australia; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Required at the destination customs authority
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Posting a phone to Australia is permitted; two frameworks apply. Postal dangerous-goods rules require lithium batteries to be installed in the device (UN 3481) — loose spare batteries are barred from international mail. On the customs side Australian Border Force (ABF) applies the ordinary parcel framework to the declared value: import VAT/GST at 10% applies above the exemption threshold. Goods valued at AUD $1,000 or less are generally duty-free (customs duty relief). However, GST (10%) now applies to all low-value imported goods as of 1 July 2018 — overseas sellers/platforms must register to collect GST if their Australian revenue exceeds AUD $75,000. Multiple new-in-box units read as commercial imports; single used personal phones (a repaired or forgotten device sent on) are routine.
Ship the battery installed in the phone, declare the true value, and use tracked service — phones are among the most-pilfered and most-inspected parcel categories.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
All international postal articles are subject to biosecurity and customs assessment. Items valued above AUD $1,000 arriving by post require a formal import declaration and payment of duties and GST. Australia Post facilitates customs clearance.
Sending Mobile Phones (Commercial) to other countries
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇺🇸 United States
Lithium battery rules apply; FCC compliance needed
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
A phone can be posted to United Kingdom; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇨🇦 Canada
A phone can be posted to Canada; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
A phone can be posted to New Zealand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇹🇭 Thailand
A phone can be posted to Thailand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇸🇬 Singapore
A phone can be posted to Singapore; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.