Container via the Pacific
For a full home, with transshipment.
Oceania · Colombia ⇄ Australia
International movers between Colombia and Australia
Australia is the most demanding destination when it comes to cleanliness: its biosecurity check makes sure nothing carries soil, seeds or pests. Good packing and an honest inventory are the difference between fast delivery and costly quarantine.
Colombia ⇄ Australia
A move from Colombia to Australia ships by container from Buenaventura across the Pacific, with transshipment, to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, or by air. Goods you owned and used for at least 12 months before departure enter free of duty and GST, declared on the B534 form; everything else pays.
How your move travels to Australia
There is no direct service: the container leaves Buenaventura and transships at a Pacific port. Given the distance, ship well ahead of time.
Groupage
For small volumes, priced per cubic meter.
Air
For what you need in your first weeks.
- Arrival: Seaports: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle
- Arrival: Airports: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
What Australian customs (ABF) requires
Australia combines customs and biosecurity in one check, and both rely on what you declare on the B534 form.
- A B534 form completed in English and signed by the owner.
- No duty or GST on what you owned and used for at least 12 months before leaving for Australia.
- Anything owned for less than 12 months is declared and pays duty and taxes; keep the receipts.
- Outdoor furniture, bicycles, tools and shoes must be fully clean, with no soil or plant matter.
- Wooden packaging must meet the ISPM 15 treatment and stamp standard.
What not to ship to Australia
- Food, seeds, plants and untreated natural-fiber crafts.
- Anything with soil or mud.
- Firearms and replicas.
- Animal products.
Moving back from Australia to Colombia
From Australian ports the container crosses the Pacific to Buenaventura. It is a long voyage, so we prepare your Law 1565 or household goods certificates early to avoid port storage.
How moving to Colombia worksQuestions about moving to Australia
What is the B534 form?
It is the unaccompanied personal effects statement Australian customs requires to clear your household goods free of duty and GST.
Why does Australia inspect moves so closely?
For biosecurity: it looks for soil, seeds and pests that could harm its ecosystem. Dirty items are cleaned or treated at the owner’s cost.
Can I bring things I bought recently?
Yes, but anything owned for less than 12 months pays duty and taxes and must be declared.
Is there a direct ship from Colombia to Australia?
No, the container transships at another Pacific port; we give you the total time when quoting.