# Christmas Island (CX)

**Capital:** Flying Fish Cove  
**Currency:** Australian Dollar (AUD) (AUD)  
**Population:** 1'800  
**Area:** 135 km²

> Die Weihnachtsinsel ist ein australisches Aussengebiet im Indischen Ozean mit rund 1'800 Einwohnern. Logistisch ist sie stark importabhängig und wird per Schiff ab Fremantle sowie per Flug ab Perth (Flughafen XCH) versorgt. Der Hafen Flying Fish Cove nutzt Bojen-Moorings ohne Kaianlage und dient vor allem dem Phosphat-Export (Phosphate Resources Ltd) nach Australien und Malaysia. Zollrechtlich gilt das australische Customs Act 1901 (ABF); die Insel liegt jedoch ausserhalb des australischen GST-Gebiets. Biosicherheitsbewegungen werden wie internationale Einfuhren behandelt (Biosecurity Act 2015, BICON).

Christmas Island (ISO Code: CX) is located in the eastern Indian Ocean south of Indonesia and geographically belongs to Southeast Asia. Politically, it is an external territory of Australia directly administered by the Australian government. The climate is tropical with high temperatures, high humidity, and a pronounced rainy season. Economically, the island is small in structure, with phosphate mining historically playing a central role and today services and government activities dominating. The economic-logistical significance is regionally limited as the island is off the main shipping routes. In foreign trade, there is hardly any self-activity, which is why supply heavily depends on imports from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Import dependency particularly includes food, fuels, consumer goods, and construction materials. There is no pronounced transit function due to limited port and transport capacities. The national currency is the Australian Dollar (AUD).

**Top Import Partners:** AU

**Top Export Partners:** AU

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Treibstoffe, Konsumgüter, Baumaterialien

**Top Export Goods:** Phosphate

**Key Airports:**
- [Christmas Island Airport (XCH)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/christmas-island-airport-xch)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Keine GST: Weihnachtsinsel zählt für die australische GST nicht zum Inland (Aussengebiet). Bei Ausfuhr ans Festland ist GST-Erstattung möglich.  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Australisches Zollrecht (Customs Act 1901), Abfertigung über ABF. Wareneinfuhr vom Festland zollfrei; biosicherheitsrechtlich wie internationale Bewegung (Biosecurity Act 2015, BICON).  
**Customs authority:** [Australian Border Force (ABF); Biosicherheit: Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)](https://www.abf.gov.au)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Australisches Aussengebiet, Phosphat-Export, importabhängige Kleininsel  
**Economic area:** Australisches Aussengebiet (ausserhalb GST-Gebiet)  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** gering  
**Pharma/cold chain:** gering

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/fta/other-preferential-arrangements/external-territories](https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/fta/other-preferential-arrangements/external-territories)
- [https://www.abf.gov.au](https://www.abf.gov.au)
- [https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/external-territories](https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/goods/external-territories)
- [https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/international-tax-for-business/australians-doing-business-overseas/exports-and-gst](https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/international-tax-for-business/australians-doing-business-overseas/exports-and-gst)
- [https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/territories/indian-ocean-territories/christmas-island/economy](https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/territories/indian-ocean-territories/christmas-island/economy)

*Last verified: 2026-07-01*

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