How to use Shop USA

Register on our site as a New User - fill in name and Australian address. Search the USA web for the purchase of your choice - use our all-inclusive calculator to find/determine your final costs. On payment to the US retailer, complete your name and your ShopUSA warehouse address. We ship your purchase(s) from our warehouse to Australia and Australia Post delivers your goods upon arrival. There are no extra or hidden costs when using our service.

Caution: Certain goods brought into Australia require an import permit or approval.  Customs and Border Protection may seize or detain such goods pending presentation of the permit.  Alternatively, the goods may be a prohibited import and not allowed into the country under any circumstance. Some goods bought over the internet are prohibited or could contain substances that are restricted in Australia, even if they are legal overseas.  Items that may be detained or seized by Customs and Border Protection include, but are not limited to: performance and image enhancing drugs containing restricted substances

• laser pointers
  
• medications, including herbal preparations
  
• videos, DVDs, CDs and books/publications with objectionable or offensive content
  
• protrusion dog collars
  
• tablet presses
  
• animal products made from protected species or with cat or dog fur.
  

Before you buy goods on the internet, Customs and Border Protection recommends you seek information to determine whether you require an import permit or approval.  For more information on goods that may be prohibited or restricted and permit requirements the Customs Information and Support Centre (CISC) can provide general information about Customs procedures in relation to prohibited and restricted goods. You can contact the CISC by telephone on 1300 363 263 or by e-mail at information@customs.gov.au. You can also visit www.customs.gov.au for a full list of Prohibited or Restricted Goods.