UK Electrical Goods

[May]

Hi all
I have a few questons and would be gratefull for any feedback, also if anybody has any tips or advice to give I would be very graterfull.
Will my tv &dvd work if I take them they are both around 3 years old,so may not bother.
Also I am thinking of buying some stuff before I go ie kettle,toaster iron, and bedding,would I be allowed to ship them in my container?

[PamInPerth]

Hi May and welcome,

Yes, your electrical appliances will work -all you will need to do is to change the plugs over. Your can bring your household and personal items - there is no duty or GST to pay:

Migrant concessions
As a first-time migrant or returning Australian resident, you are entitled to bring back with you to Australia, duty and GST free, all your personal and household effects that you have owned and used for the whole of the period of 12 months immediately preceding your departure for Australia.

Certain items are expressly excluded from the definition of "personal and household effects" and are subject to other requirements. These include:

•motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts
•caravans, boats and trailers
•aircraft
•machinery, plant and equipment
•and fur apparel.

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4224.asp

[May]

Thank you
Any more tips or advice would be very welcome.

[FamousFive]

Hi May, Here's something I wrote a while ago:

If you're like us and move with computers, printers, speakers, etc, rather than changing each plug individually, you could bring over a few British type socket boards like these:



Then remove the British type plug and replace it with an Australian plug like the one below:



Then you can plug the socket board into the Australian mains and plug all your UK electrical gear into the board.