2025 Delivery Information
The Australian International Beer Awards have partnered with Chill Logistics to take receipt of your entries in cool storage before on forwarding to the judging site. It is important to co-ordinate the dispatch of your beers to ensure their arrival during the period set out in the options for submitting your exhibits to the Awards below.
Exhibits must not be sent directly to the Australian International Beer Awards.
U.S. Brewers Association Export Development Program members
Members of the US Brewers Association’s Export Development Program are reminded to contact the Association for specific delivery instructions.
US Brewers Association
Steve Parr
Export Development Program Manager
E: steve@brewersassociation.org
T: +1 303 447 0816
Brewers Guild of New Zealand members
Members of the Brewers Guild of New Zealand are encouraged to contact the Guild to receive instructions on consolidated shipment.
Jo Buckland-Stevens
Administration & Membership Coordinator
E: jo@brewersguild.org.nz
T: +64 022 052 4056
The options for submitting your exhibits to the Australian International Beer Awards are outlined below for all other entrants.
International Exhibitors
International exhibitors All Exhibits must be sent IWCO Terms Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) – i.e., international exhibitors must pay all costs associated with transporting their beers. This includes paying for shipping costs, export and import duties, insurance and any other expenses incurred during shipping.
Option 1 – Scan Global Logistics
Scan Global Logistics offer a range of international door-to-door freight forwarding services from your country of origin to the Australian International Beer Awards venue in Melbourne.
Please visit the Scan Global Logistics website or in the international depot contacts on page 41 of the entry booklet to find your country or city’s depots including country specific contact.
Please contact your local depot for an indication of their service charges and freight forwarding deadlines as relates to your region. If your location region doesn’t have a depot, please contact Drazen Basar at Scan Global Logistics in Melbourne to discuss these options on +61 (0)433 823 706 or by email: dbasa@scangl.com.
Option 2 – Alternate carrier
You are welcome to arrange alternative delivery of your exhibits to the Chill depot in Melbourne.
All customs clearance charges remain the responsibility of the exhibitor and must be paid before you send your Australian International Beer Awards samples. The Australian International Beer Awards will not pay outstanding customs clearance fees.
All goods must be addressed to AIBA C/O Chill Logistics and include the phone number of the sender who can help with any customs queries that may arise.
Delivery address for all international entries
Chill Victoria 2/22 Assembly Drive
Dandenong South VIC 3175 Australia
Receival Dates
Monday 31 March – Thursday 17 April 9:00am to 2:30pm each day
Australian Exhibitors – Interstate
Option 1 – Chill Logistics (Consolidated Shipment)
The Awards have engaged cold-chain logistics provider, Chill, to provide entrants with a stress-free cold-chain consolidated shipping arrangement from interstate depot locations to the Awards in Melbourne, including local pick up of entries and reverse keg logistics. You can find the Chill Logistics pricing and depot locations on page 42 of the entry booklet.
Further delivery instructions, including an incoming stock form and delivery labels, will be sent to entrants in their entry confirmation documentation.
Chill Logistics depot receival dates
Monday 14 April – Wednesday 16 April
9:00am to 2:30pm each day
Further information
For any enquiries related to the consolidated shipment, contact Ryan Clarke at Chill Logistics:
T: +61 3733 0888 or 1300 We Chill
E: aiba@chill.com.au
W: www.chill.com.au
Option 2
You are welcome to arrange your own delivery to Chill in Melbourne. Please ensure your beers are received by Chill in Dandenong South by the deadline of Thursday 17 April 2025.
Chill Victoria
2/22 Assembly Drive
Dandenong South VIC 3175
Receival Dates
Monday 31 March – Thursday 17 April
9:00am to 2:30pm each day
Australian Exhibitors – Victoria
Entrants may deliver their exhibits directly to Melbourne Showgrounds between Monday 28 April and Tuesday 29 April 2025, 9am to 4:30pm each day.
Instructions on direct delivery to Melbourne Showgrounds will be included in the entry confirmation.
Important Note
Melbourne Royal (the Australian International Beer Awards) will not be responsible for any costs relating to excises or duties, or any costs associated with the return of kegs, or for lost or misplaced kegs that were not clearly labelled upon receiving.
Exhibitors will be advised prior to the commencement of judging if exhibits have not been received.
Please clearly label the outside of your samples to ensure your delivery can be easily identified.
Under no circumstances will the event organisers or any of their officers or employees or partners be responsible for the late, missed or non-delivery of any exhibit(s). Special consideration might be given to delivery of exhibits delayed by, for instance, customs clearance where all reasonable steps have been taken by the exhibitor to meet Australian Customs requirements.
