I have shipped a number of vintage amps from the US to Oz with absolutely no hassles whatsoever - five amps over the last couple of years.
The most time any amp has been in customs for is about a day and I've paid considerably less each time than I would have in Australia for the equivalent items, except to say that many of the items are simply not available in austalia at all.
I have heard one horror story about some straw in packaging which held up an item in customs for over a month, however ...
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