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Bringing your personal computer

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You can bring your own computer with you from home to Australia without paying any Duty or Sales Tax. However you must return home with the computer. A student does not have to declare their personal computer upon entering Australia.

If you are questioned by Customs about your computer, you may be asked to:

  • Sign a personal assurance that says that you will leave the country with the computer.
  • Pay a cash security deposit to confirm that you will take the computer with you when you leave the country. This money will be returned to you in your home country by mail after you have left Australia.
  • When you leave Australia, you must give all papers and receipts to Customs Security. Officers can then confirm that you have left with your computer. Your cash deposit can only be returned to you with this documentation.

For more information, please refer to Australian Custom Services.