Inbound Transit Requirements
Snapshot
- Passengers transiting on arrival in Australia will be re-screened at the transit airport before re-boarding the aircraft and departing for their final destination.
- Any liquids, aerosols or gels carried by transit passengers that do not meet the quantity restrictions will not be allowed through the screening point. This includes duty free items.
- Passengers should check with their airline to find out if they will be transiting on arrival in Australia.
Passengers arriving and transiting in Australia en route to their final destination, either in Australia or another overseas country, will be required to get off the plane with all their carry-on bags and personal items. Passengers will then be re-screened at a transit screening point before being allowed back on to the aircraft.
Duty free items over the quantity restrictions purchased at the departure airport overseas, before arrival at the transit airport in Australia, or onboard the aircraft before arrival in Australia, will not be allowed through the screening point when the passenger is re-screened.
Passengers are sometimes not aware that they will be transiting on arrival in Australia. It is your responsibility to check your ticketing, or check with your airline to see if this might be the case.
Screening officers do not have any discretion to allow items that do not meet the quantity limits through the screening point. Any liquid, aerosol or gel items that do not meet the 100 millilitre limit, or that are not contained in a resealable bag, will not be allowed through the screening point.
Did you know?
Even passengers travelling on the domestic sector of an international flight within Australia are subject to the liquid, aerosol and gel restrictions. For example, passengers travelling on the Sydney–Melbourne leg of a Sydney–Melbourne–Hong Kong flight will depart from the international terminal and are subject to the liquid, aerosol and gel restrictions.
