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Comptroller-General of Customs Instrument of Approval No. 19 of 2015

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This document approves the official form you must fill out to cancel (withdraw) a customs import declaration.

If you have lodged paperwork to import goods into Australia but need to cancel it—perhaps because of a mistake, duplicate entry, or the deal falling through—you must use this specific approved form under section 71L(1) of the Customs Act 1901.

The form requires you to provide:

The declaration number you want to cancel
Whether Customs has already released the goods (Authority To Deal)
Whether you are owed a GST refund for the cancelled import
Your reason for withdrawing the declaration

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WITHDRAWAL OF A DECLARATION

Approved Statement ‑ Customs Act 1901 subsection 71L(1)

Item No.	Short title	Information required
1	Declaration No.	The number of the declaration proposed to be withdrawn.
1	Have the goods been dealt with in accordance with the authority to deal?	Indicate whether the goods have been dealt with in accordance with the Authority To Deal (ATD):YesNo
2	Are you entitled to a refund of GST from the Department for these goods?	Indicate whether the withdrawal of the declaration will entitle the owner to a refund of GST:YesNo
3	Withdrawal reason	Indicate the reason(s) why the declaration is being withdrawn.

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WITHDRAWAL OF A DECLARATION WITHDRAWAL OF A DECLARATION

WITHDRAWAL OF A DECLARATION

Approved Statement ‑ Customs Act 1901 subsection 71L(1)

Item No.	Short title	Information required
1	Declaration No.	The number of the declaration proposed to be withdrawn.
1	Have the goods been dealt with in accordance with the authority to deal?	Indicate whether the goods have been dealt with in accordance with the Authority To Deal (ATD):YesNo
2	Are you entitled to a refund of GST from the Department for these goods?	Indicate whether the withdrawal of the declaration will entitle the owner to a refund of GST:YesNo
3	Withdrawal reason	Indicate the reason(s) why the declaration is being withdrawn.