{"id":45,"date":"2026-08-15T06:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/au\/moving-from-ireland-to-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:29:03","slug":"moving-from-ireland-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/au\/moving-from-ireland-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from Ireland to Australia (2026): Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flyto-article\">\n<p>The Ireland-to-Australia corridor is one of the most established migration routes in the world, and moving your home along it means clearing two separate customs regimes at opposite ends of the planet. On the departure side, your goods leave the European Union under the control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/businesses\/electronic-systems\/aes\/process-flow-exit-goods-from-eu.aspx\">Revenue, the Irish Tax and Customs authority<\/a>. On the arrival side they enter one of the strictest biosecurity environments anywhere, jointly policed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4\">Australian Border Force<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)<\/a>. This guide covers both halves in detail \u2014 the Irish export and tax-exit process and the Australian import and quarantine process \u2014 for anyone relocating from Ireland to Australia, plus a short note on doing it in reverse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flyto-article-img\" style=\"margin:26px 0;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 40px -22px rgba(15,15,15,.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyto-wp-uploads.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03182823\/FLYTO-Muutto-Kuvaaja-Nuuti-Paananen-9_2_11zon-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flyto Relocation international moving\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Australian visa status drives everything: only a person taking up (or resuming) permanent residence can claim the duty\/GST-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4\">unaccompanied personal effects concession<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Any goods leaving the EU need an electronic export declaration; Ireland lodges these through Revenue&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/businesses\/electronic-systems\/aes\/process-flow-exit-goods-from-eu.aspx\">Automated Export System (AES)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ireland has <strong>no<\/strong> civil population register, so there is no residents&#8217; office to &quot;deregister&quot; from \u2014 your formal exit is a tax matter handled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx\">Revenue<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Irish tax residence turns on day counts \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/jobs-and-pensions\/tax-residence\/resident-for-tax-purposes.aspx\">183 days in a year, or 280 days across two years<\/a> \u2014 and you can stay <em>ordinarily resident<\/em> for three years after leaving.<\/li>\n<li>In Australia you complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\/personal_effects\">B534 Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement<\/a>; goods you owned and used for 12+ months clear free of duty and GST.<\/li>\n<li>Cats and dogs need a DAFF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">import permit<\/a>, a rabies antibody test and post-entry quarantine at Mickleham \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\">allow roughly six months<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Importing a car requires a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Vehicle Import Approval before shipping<\/a> and proof it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-vehicle\/asbestos\">asbestos-free<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/general-public\/moving-money-overseas\">AUD 10,000 or more<\/a> in cash across the Australian border must be declared to the Australian Border Force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. Your Australian immigration status sets the customs rules<\/h2>\n<p>Before a single box is packed, confirm the visa you will hold on arrival, because it determines how your shipment is treated. The Australian duty and GST concession for household goods sits in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4\">Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995<\/a> \u2014 the unaccompanied personal effects concession under Item 15 \u2014 and is available to a migrant &quot;coming to Australia to take up permanent residence for the first time, or a person returning to resume permanent residence.&quot; In practice that means a permanent-residence visa, a returning-resident visa, or, for many practical purposes, certain long-stay provisional visas \u2014 always confirm your specific subclass. Under that concession you may import, free of duty and GST, personal and household effects you have <strong>owned and used for 12 months or more<\/strong> before departure. Items not owned and used for that period, goods of a commercial nature, and motor vehicles fall outside it, as the same tariff guidance makes clear. Settle the visa question first; the entire customs treatment on arrival hangs on it.<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Ireland export side: Revenue, tax exit and the AES declaration<\/h2>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s customs authority is <strong>Revenue<\/strong> (Irish Tax and Customs). Because Australia is outside the EU, your household goods are a formal export. Under EU law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/businesses\/electronic-systems\/aes\/process-flow-exit-goods-from-eu.aspx\">any goods leaving the EU require an electronic export declaration<\/a> submitted through Revenue&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/documents\/export-procedures-guide.pdf\">Automated Export System (AES)<\/a>, which replaced the older AEP system in March 2023. There is no personal &quot;allowance&quot; that removes this obligation \u2014 the declaration requirement attaches to the goods leaving the customs territory, not to their value \u2014 and your removals company, acting as declarant, normally lodges it and secures the exit confirmation messages (IE507 arrival-at-exit and IE590 exit notification) when Ireland is the office of exit.<\/p>\n<p>A crucial Ireland-specific point: unlike most continental European countries, <strong>Ireland operates no compulsory population register<\/strong>, so there is no local residents&#8217; registration office to sign out of. Your meaningful &quot;deregistration&quot; is with Revenue. Notify Revenue that you are leaving through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx\">Leaving Ireland<\/a> process. Irish tax residence is decided by day counts: you are resident if you spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/jobs-and-pensions\/tax-residence\/resident-for-tax-purposes.aspx\">183 days or more in a tax year, or 280 days or more across the current and preceding tax year<\/a> (with 30 days or fewer in a year disregarded). Two subtler concepts matter on the way out. First, <em>ordinary residence<\/em>: once you have been resident for three consecutive years you become ordinarily resident and, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensinformation.ie\/en\/money-and-tax\/tax\/moving-country-and-taxation\/tax-residence-and-domicile-in-ireland\/\">Revenue and Citizens Information guidance<\/a>, you remain ordinarily resident until you have been non-resident for three consecutive tax years \u2014 which can keep some income within the Irish net after departure. Second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx\">split-year treatment<\/a> can treat your employment income as Irish-taxable only up to your departure date in the year you leave. Keep your PPS number and settle any final liability before you go.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ports and transit: how your goods actually leave Ireland<\/h2>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s main deep-sea container gateways are <strong>Dublin Port<\/strong> and the <strong>Port of Cork<\/strong> (container terminal at Ringaskiddy); most household consignments to Australia are consolidated and railed or trucked to one of these, or feedered to a large continental hub such as Rotterdam or Antwerp for the main long-haul sailing. (Belfast is a busy port but sits in Northern Ireland, i.e. the UK, so a move routed through it is a UK export rather than an Irish\/EU one.) Air freight and accompanied baggage typically move through <strong>Dublin Airport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Transit times are <strong>freight-industry estimates, not official government figures<\/strong>, and they vary with routing (via Suez or around southern Africa), season and carrier schedules. As a planning guide only, sea freight between Northwest Europe and the Australian east coast (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) is commonly quoted at roughly <strong>six to ten weeks<\/strong> door to port, before customs and biosecurity clearance; air freight is a matter of days but at a large cost premium. Treat any single number a mover gives you as an estimate and build slack into your plans.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The Australia import side: the B534 and biosecurity<\/h2>\n<p>On the Australian end there are two agencies to satisfy. For customs and biosecurity, a migrant or returning resident importing goods that arrive separately from them completes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\/personal_effects\"><strong>B534 Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a legal declaration lodged for biosecurity assessment by DAFF and used to support customs clearance, which must be completed in English. It records what you are importing and supports the duty\/GST-free concession for goods owned and used 12 months or more. Giving false or misleading information on it is an offence.<\/p>\n<p>The second, and for most people the more demanding, requirement is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF biosecurity<\/a>. Australia inspects unaccompanied personal effects for biosecurity risk, and high-risk goods must be declared: anything with soil or plant material, food, wooden and bamboo articles, animal products, and <strong>used outdoor gear<\/strong> \u2014 bicycles, camping equipment, garden tools, lawnmowers, hiking boots, vacuum cleaners \u2014 that may carry seeds, soil or organic matter. Such items may be inspected and, if necessary, cleaned, treated (for example fumigated) or, in the worst case, exported or destroyed, all at your cost. Clean everything scrupulously before it is packed and declare honestly; a spotless, well-documented shipment clears fastest.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Pets: cats and dogs, both directions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ireland to Australia.<\/strong> Australia allows cats and dogs only from approved countries, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">Republic of Ireland is an approved (Group 3) country<\/a>. Even so, the process is long and unforgiving \u2014 DAFF advises allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\">at least six months<\/a>. In outline, your pet must be microchipped and vaccinated against rabies, then pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/rabies-neutralising-antibody\">rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT)<\/a>; a valid import permit must be obtained from DAFF; there is a 180-day waiting period tied to the rabies test; and on arrival the animal serves a minimum period at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/frequently-asked-questions\">Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility near Melbourne<\/a> \u2014 a minimum of 10 days, or 30 days if your pet&#8217;s identity was not verified by an official government vet before its rabies blood test. Follow the DAFF step-by-step guide for your species precisely, because a single missed or mistimed step resets the clock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australia to Ireland.<\/strong> Coming the other way, Ireland applies the EU pet-entry rules for a non-EU country. Your dog, cat or ferret needs a microchip, rabies vaccination and a <a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">rabies antibody titration test showing at least 0.5 IU\/ml<\/a>, and must travel on an EU animal health certificate. Ireland is one of the EU countries that additionally requires <strong>dogs<\/strong> to be treated against <em>Echinococcus multilocularis<\/em> (tapeworm) with a praziquantel product 24\u2013120 hours before entry. Full country-specific detail is published by Ireland&#8217;s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pettravel.gov.ie\/pets\/dogscatsferrets\/outsideeu\/\">pettravel.gov.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Vehicles, money and the things people forget<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Vehicles.<\/strong> Do not ship a car before you have approval. It is an offence under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 to import a road vehicle into Australia without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Vehicle Import Approval (VIA)<\/a>, applied for through the Department of Infrastructure&#8217;s ROVER portal; assessment can take up to 60 business days. Separately, Australia bans asbestos outright, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-vehicle\/asbestos\">imported vehicles must be shown to be asbestos-free<\/a> \u2014 there is no age exemption, so even an older Irish car needs testing before it can clear customs. Many movers conclude that selling in Ireland and buying in Australia is simpler than importing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money.<\/strong> There is no limit on how much you can move, but if you carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/general-public\/moving-money-overseas\">AUD 10,000 or more<\/a> (or the foreign equivalent) in physical cash across the Australian border you must declare it to the Australian Border Force. Electronic transfers are reported by your bank or remitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easily forgotten items.<\/strong> Note the goods that may qualify for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/individuals\/return-personal-items\/index.aspx\">Irish Returned Goods Relief<\/a> if you ever bring them back; keep receipts for valuables so both customs authorities can see they are used personal property; and remember that alcohol, tobacco, firearms, certain medicines and wildlife products face separate Australian import controls quite apart from the household-goods concession.<\/p>\n<h2>How Flyto handles your Ireland to Australia move<\/h2>\n<p>Flyto runs its own offices, warehouses, crews and vehicles across Northern, Central and Southern Europe, giving us direct, in-house control over the European leg of your move \u2014 collection, packing and export handling out of Ireland. For the parts we do not staff ourselves, we rely on a carefully chosen network of vetted partners and subcontractors, together with trusted local partners in Australia for arrival, customs and biosecurity clearance and final delivery. That mix of owned European operations and selected partners is how we keep quality high without pretending to do every mile ourselves.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Do I have to be a permanent resident to import my household goods duty-free?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe duty\/GST-free concession is aimed at people taking up or resuming permanent residence, and eligibility follows your visa. Confirm your subclass against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4\">Schedule 4 tariff guidance<\/a> before shipping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there an Irish office where I &quot;sign out&quot; when I leave?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Ireland has no compulsory population register, so there is nothing equivalent to a continental residents&#8217; office. Your formal exit is with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx\">Revenue<\/a>, primarily around your tax residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long will my container take to reach Australia?<\/strong><br \/>\nPlan on roughly six to ten weeks by sea as a <strong>freight-industry estimate, not an official figure<\/strong> \u2014 actual times depend on routing and schedules, then customs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF biosecurity<\/a> clearance on arrival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I bring my dog from Ireland, and how early should I start?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes \u2014 Ireland is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">approved country<\/a> \u2014 but the rabies test, import permit and quarantine mean you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\">allow about six months<\/a> and begin before you book flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens if biosecurity finds soil on my camping gear?<\/strong><br \/>\nDAFF may require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\/personal_effects\">cleaning, treatment or fumigation<\/a> at your expense, or in serious cases order re-export or destruction. Clean used outdoor items thoroughly and declare them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should I ship my car?<\/strong><br \/>\nOnly after obtaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Vehicle Import Approval<\/a> and confirming it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-vehicle\/asbestos\">asbestos-free<\/a>. Given the cost and paperwork, many people sell in Ireland and rebuy in Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue (Irish Tax and Customs) \u2014 Exit of goods from the EU \/ AES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/businesses\/electronic-systems\/aes\/process-flow-exit-goods-from-eu.aspx\">https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/businesses\/electronic-systems\/aes\/process-flow-exit-goods-from-eu.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Revenue \u2014 Guide to Customs Export Procedures (AES): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/documents\/export-procedures-guide.pdf\">https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/documents\/export-procedures-guide.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Revenue \u2014 Personal belongings returned to Ireland (Returned Goods Relief): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/individuals\/return-personal-items\/index.aspx\">https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/customs\/individuals\/return-personal-items\/index.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Revenue \u2014 Leaving Ireland (tax): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx\">https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/life-events-and-personal-circumstances\/moving-to-or-from-ireland\/leaving-ireland\/index.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Revenue \u2014 How to know if you are resident for tax purposes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/jobs-and-pensions\/tax-residence\/resident-for-tax-purposes.aspx\">https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/jobs-and-pensions\/tax-residence\/resident-for-tax-purposes.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Citizens Information (statutory) \u2014 Tax residence and domicile in Ireland: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensinformation.ie\/en\/money-and-tax\/tax\/moving-country-and-taxation\/tax-residence-and-domicile-in-ireland\/\">https:\/\/www.citizensinformation.ie\/en\/money-and-tax\/tax\/moving-country-and-taxation\/tax-residence-and-domicile-in-ireland\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Ireland) \u2014 Pet travel into Ireland from outside the EU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pettravel.gov.ie\/pets\/dogscatsferrets\/outsideeu\/\">http:\/\/www.pettravel.gov.ie\/pets\/dogscatsferrets\/outsideeu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>European Commission \u2014 Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country: <a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Australian Border Force \u2014 Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff (concessions): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4\">https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing\/tariff-classification\/current-tariff\/schedule-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Moving to Australia \/ importing personal effects: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Preparing your personal effects for shipment (B534, biosecurity): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\/personal_effects\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\/personal_effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Bringing cats and dogs to Australia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Group 3 country step-by-step guide for dogs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Rabies neutralising antibody titre test: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/rabies-neutralising-antibody\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/rabies-neutralising-antibody<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DAFF \u2014 Cats and dogs frequently asked questions (quarantine): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/frequently-asked-questions\">https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/frequently-asked-questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Infrastructure \u2014 Importing a road vehicle into Australia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Infrastructure \u2014 Asbestos in vehicles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-vehicle\/asbestos\">https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-vehicle\/asbestos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AUSTRAC \u2014 Moving money overseas (AUD 10,000 cross-border reporting): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/general-public\/moving-money-overseas\">https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/general-public\/moving-money-overseas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ireland-to-Australia corridor is one of the most established migration routes in the world, and moving your home along it means clearing 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