Smoking can lead to an early death. For help quitting • call Quitline 13 7848 • talk to your doctor or pharmacist • visit quit.org.au It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a person under 18. It is illegal to purchase a tobacco product for use by a person under 18.
Stores
Search suggestions
Show all results

News

Ordering cigarettes online in Perth: delivery, rules and checks

By Smoke Mart Australia on

Smoke Mart Australia graphic: Buying tobacco in Perth

Western Australia licenses tobacco retail and requires age verification for distance sales — and Perth buyers have one extra variable most easterners do not: most stock ships from the east coast, so freight time matters as much as the seller’s service.

Check What to expect
State rule WA — tobacco retail licensing required
Typical delivery 3–6 business days from eastern-state warehouses
Handover Adult signature required
Pack sizes Sealed packs of 20 or more

Planning around the Nullarbor

Orders from interstate warehouses cross the country, so build in a few extra days compared with eastern metro delivery. Perth-based sellers cut that wait — ask where the stock ships from before you order.

Licensing is a useful filter

Because WA licenses retailers, a Perth seller should know who holds the licence. It is one of the clearest questions to ask, and one of the easiest for a grey-market operation to fumble.

Before you order — four checks that never change

  1. Price against the excise floor. Duty is $1.55274 a stick from 1 September 2026 — about $31 in a 20-pack and $310 in a carton. Distance is the variable in Perth: a truthful seller will tell you where the parcel ships from.
  2. The pack in the photo. Legal Australian stock is drab brown (Pantone 448C) with graphic warnings covering at least 75% of the front and 90% of the back — no logos, no brand artwork.
  3. Age and delivery. Distance sellers must verify you are 18 or over, and somebody who can sign and show ID has to be at the address. Lockers and unstaffed addresses can be refused.
  4. State rules. South Australia prohibits mail and online tobacco orders outright; everywhere else requires an age-verification system.

Related reading

This article is general information, not medical or legal advice. State rules change; check your state or territory health or consumer regulator and the delivery terms before ordering.

Tobacco delivery by suburb

Suburb-level guides with delivery windows and the checks that apply: