Broome International Airport has full Customs, Immigration and Quarantine services for clearing departing and arriving international flights. Dedicated facilities for processing international passengers are located in the Arrivals Terminal. International passengers are subject to the standard Customs and Immigration requirements, as detailed below.

General Information for Aircraft Operators and Passengers

Processing of passengers at airports is one of the most visible aspects of Customs work where service, community protection and revenue collection impacts directly on the general public.

Customs is committed to providing a high quality border protection capability to the Australian community. Customs plays an important role in counter terrorism and balances this with role, with the necessity to facilitate the legitimate movement of people, goods and aircraft in and out of Australia. Customs has an ongoing commitment to the community in the detection of illicit drugs and prohibited imports. It is also involved in collecting customs duty payable by travelers and performing services for other Commonwealth agencies such as Immigration and Quarantine.

Customs has approved Broome International Airport as a Restricted Use International Airport, which means full Customs, Immigration and Quarantine clearances will be provided to flights with prior approval. At least one working day is required by Customs at Broome to provide such a clearance.

Aircraft operators must provide the following information prior to their departure or arrival at Broome International Airport:

• Itinerary and aircraft type
• List of passengers and
• crew indicating full names, dates of birth, nationality, passport numbers and visa details if required.

The Captain of the aircraft should provide a general declaration with these details, a passenger manifest if required and a cargo manifest.

All international passengers departing at Broome are required to produce;

• passport
• an outgoing passenger departure card and
• proof of payment of the passenger movement charge ($27).

They should also declare if they are carrying any duty free items or cash in excess of $10,000 in any denomination.

If they are carrying any expensive items such as computers and cameras, which they intend to bring back with them to Australia, they can also register them with Customs to prevent any discrepancies on their arrival back into Australia. This does not include duty and sales tax free items purchased before this trip.

Passengers arriving from overseas at Broome are required to present;

• their passport, with a valid visa if required,
• and an incoming passenger card.

All travelers over 18 years are entitled to duty free concessions of $900 worth of goods not including alcohol or tobacco, 2250ml alcohol (including wine and beer) and 250 cigarettes or 250gm of tobacco products. Other personal items such as clothing and used items can also be brought into Australia without payment of duty and sales tax.

Travelers should declare all animal and plant material, any food, any item made from animal components, any drugs or medicines, currency in excess of $10,000 cash and any firearms or weapons. If a traveler has any doubt about any item in their possession they should ask a Customs Officer.

Further information about any of these matters can be obtained from Broome Customs on (08) 9193 6999 or by phoning Customs Information Line on 1300 363 263, or e-mail to information@customs.gov.au or by viewing the Customs Internet Home Page at www.customs.gov.au.

Unaccompanied Effects - Information for International Passengers All goods arriving in Australia, including those arriving unaccompanied by a person must be cleared by Australian Customs. The owner of the goods can clear them or have a nominated person, such as a relative or customs broker, do it on their behalf. You will need to complete an Unaccompanied Effects Statement (available from all Customs Offices and customs brokers) and produce your passport and a detailed packing list. If you do not use the services of a broker, you should contact the Broome Customs Office to arrange clearance. Customs may inspect your goods on arrival in Australia. Duty free concessions do not apply to goods arriving in Australia as unaccompanied effects, except when imported by a person migrating to Australia.