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title: "Self-assessed clearance declaration: cargo report, short format and long format"
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task_ids: ["A65-RO20261022-13"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Self-assessed clearance declaration: cargo report, short format and long format

> Guide to the three self-assessed clearance declarations on the Australian Border Force import-declarations page, for air or sea cargo of AUD1,000 or less.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/self-assessed-clearance  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [International Trade, Customs & Sanctions](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at abf.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when air or sea cargo is valued at AUD1,000 or less and is not international mail or a carnet. An Import Declaration (N10) is the declaration for home-consumption goods over AUD1,000. Form B444 is the tariff concession objection, and it is a different form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Identify which declaration clears an imported consignment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/identify-which-declaration-clears-an-imported-consignment.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may sort a consignment of AUD1,000 or less into the self-assessed clearance type the import-declarations page describes; the lawyer or the person with Integrated Cargo System access lodges it.

**AI may:**

- Record value, arrival mode, and whether the goods are mail, a carnet, alcohol, tobacco, or goods that need a permit
- State which of the three self-assessed clearance types the page points to from those facts
- List the short-format particulars the page names, and any that are missing

**AI must not:**

- Must not lodge a self-assessed clearance declaration
- Must not call Form B444 a self-assessed clearance form
- Must not treat a word as inside or outside the self-assessed clearance thesaurus. That file was not opened

**The lawyer checks:**

- The goods arrive by air or sea, and the value is AUD1,000 or less
- Mail and carnets are outside a self-assessed clearance
- Goods that need a permit use an N10 or a long-format self-assessed clearance
- A cargo-report declaration is available only if the cargo reporter can make the three statements on the page

## Authorities

- [Australian Border Force, Import declarations](https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/Pages/How-to-import/Import-declarations.aspx)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/Pages/How-to-import/Import-declarations.aspx)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by abf.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*