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Ordering IQOS to Australia: the practical version

Melon prices move with import duty more than with brand. In Australia that means the entry option and the premium option can close to within A$3.45 per 10 ml.

We run melon the same way in Australia: same mesh tank, same 8 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

The short version: melon in Australia works if the mesh tank, the coil and the strength are chosen as one system. Everything below is what we measured while doing exactly that.

What a melon mesh tank really costs in Australia

The honest read on melon: 19 units through the same routine over 8 weeks, and the difference between a good batch and a bad one came down to batch age, not the sticker price.

How we tested melon in a mesh tank

1. Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.
2. Choose strength against the ceiling in Australia, which is 20 mg/mL for retail here.
3. Pick the mesh tank that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.

• The listed nicotine ceiling, which is 20 mg/mL in Australia, not a suggestion.
• Coil type inside the mesh tank, because mesh and wire age at different rates.
• Clear PG/VG ratio on the label, which predicts throat hit more accurately than strength.
• Child-resistant cap and tamper band on every melon bottle shipped into Australia.

Where melon goes wrong

• Treating the advertised A$57 entry kit as the real cost when refills run A$3.45 per 10 ml.
• Ordering in bulk without checking whether couriers in Australia accept nicotine freight.
• Chasing a discount on a mesh tank that then needs an adapter nobody in Australia stocks.

The rules that apply here

Australia caps nicotine at 20 mg/ml outside legal prescription channels.

Australia caps nicotine at 20 mg/ml outside legal prescription channels.

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