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Owned and used 12+ months
Furniture, clothing, books and kitchenware you actually lived with in Bali. Keep purchase dates honest.
Bali → Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane · Perth
Australia · personal effects
Ship personal effects from Bali to Australia
Australia is the most quarantine-strict destination we ship to. A smooth delivery is decided in Bali — treatment, packing list and paperwork done before the truck leaves your villa.
Quick answer
Sea takes roughly 4–8 weeks door to door, with LCL guide rates of USD 100–180 per CBM (2026). Returning residents usually clear used household goods duty-free under the UPE concession.
- Sea · door to door
- 4–8 wks
- Per CBM · LCL guide rate
- USD 100–180
- Ownership for the UPE concession
- 12+ months
- Air · business days
- 3–10 days
Sydney Harbour, seen from beneath the Harbour Bridge
Duty & GST
Do your goods qualify for the UPE concession?
Used household goods can enter free of duty and GST, declared on form B534. Rules as of 2026, subject to change.
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Transit times
How long delivery takes, city by city
Cargo trucks to Surabaya, then transships via Singapore. Guide times as of 2025–2026.
Guide · 2026
| Route | Port to port | Door to door incl. clearance |
|---|---|---|
| Bali → Sydney | ~22–30 days | 4–8 weeks |
| Bali → Melbourne | ~22–30 days | 4–8 weeks |
| Bali → Brisbane | ~24–32 days | 5–6 weeks |
| Bali → Perth (Fremantle) | ~16–24 days | 4–5 weeks |
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Bali → Sydney
- Port to port
- ~22–30 days
- Door to door incl. clearance
- 4–8 weeks
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Bali → Melbourne
- Port to port
- ~22–30 days
- Door to door incl. clearance
- 4–8 weeks
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Bali → Brisbane
- Port to port
- ~24–32 days
- Door to door incl. clearance
- 5–6 weeks
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Bali → Perth (Fremantle)
- Port to port
- ~16–24 days
- Door to door incl. clearance
- 4–5 weeks
Air freight from Denpasar takes 3–10 business days for the things you cannot wait on.
Guide rates (2026)
LCL USD 100–180 per CBM · FCL 20ft USD 2,300–3,800 · FCL 40ft USD 3,700–5,900 · air USD 5–9 per kg.
The 13 CBM break-even
Below it, pay per CBM. Above it, a 20ft container usually wins and skips shared handling.
Documents & biosecurity
What clears a shipment on paper
Treated, clean and specifically listed goods are regularly cleared on documents alone.
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Australian biosecurity
Why clearance is decided in Bali
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry routinely screens used household goods from Indonesia — wood, rattan, bicycles and vacuum cleaners are the usual flags.
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Pre-treated and itemised
Often cleared on documents, around 5–10 business days after discharge.
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Untreated or vaguely listed
Can lose one to two weeks in an inspection queue.
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Cleaned during packing
We clean and photograph items during export packing, before anything leaves Bali.
Asked constantly
Personal effects to Australia questions
Do I need to fill out form B534?
Yes. Unaccompanied personal effects are declared to the Australian Border Force on form B534, lodged after arrival. It asks where and how long you owned each item — we write the packing list to match it.
Can I mix new Bali furniture with used personal effects?
Physically yes — one container, one sailing. Legally it is two declarations: used goods owned 12+ months under the UPE concession, new purchases on separate lines with 10% GST plus any duty.
Will my wooden and rattan furniture be fumigated in Bali?
Yes, when Australia is the destination. Wood, rattan and bamboo are fumigated or heat-treated before loading, and the certificates travel with the documents. Treatment is its own quote line — never a hidden fee.
Do I need to arrive before my personal effects land?
The concession expects you to arrive before, or about with, the goods. With weeks at sea, most people fly first. If plans slip, tell us — delaying a sailing costs far less than storing an uncleared container.
How long does quarantine clearance take?
Around 5–10 business days after discharge with clean documents and treatment certificates, based on 2025–2026 patterns. A physical inspection can add one to two weeks — both are built into the door-to-door estimate.
Destinations
More routes and services
The full Australia route, the other main destinations, and personal-effects packing.
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Complete shipping guide-
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Bali to Australia
4–8 wksSydney · Melbourne · Perth
Door-to-door sea and air freight for every kind of cargo.
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Bali to USA
6–12 wksWest & East Coast
Door-to-door sea and air freight to the United States.
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Bali to Europe
6–12 wksEU & UK
Door to door to Rotterdam, Hamburg, Felixstowe and beyond.
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Personal effects
Per CBMBoxes · household goods
Export packing and paperwork for household moves from Bali.
Australia quote desk
Get a confirmed all-in rate within 24 business hours
Send photos and a rough room-by-room list — no measuring needed. Treatment and insurance are itemised; Australian government charges are passed through at cost.
Or reach the desk directly
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