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What Not To Bring

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New Students

IMPORTANT!

Do not carry illicit drugs either into or out of Australia. Penalties for drug offences in Australia are severe and could result in a jail term.

This information is intended as a guide only. Please read all quarantine information provided to you on your arrival in Australia carefully. For further information, visit the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) website.

For full information about Australian quarantine laws, please contact the Australian High Commission/Embassy in your country, or visit the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) website. If you have any doubts about quarantine laws when you arrive in Australia, ask to speak to a Quarantine Officer after you have collected your baggage. You will find them helpful and understanding.

Interstate Quarantine

Restrictions also apply to each state and territory for the movement of restricted items. Please check what items cannot be brought into Tasmania. Quarantine sniffer dogs may check passengers and their luggage when they arrive at an Tasmanian airport or ferry terminal.

Quarantine Guide

Australia's remoteness created an environment unlike any other on Earth. Quarantine helps protect it. Food, plant material and animal products from overseas could introduce some of the world's most serious pests and diseases into Australia, devastating our valuable agriculture and tourism industries and unique environment. (see also information about What can't be mailed to Australia later in this guide, and ensure that your family and friends are made aware of this information.)

Goods That Are Not Allowed

(except under quarantine conditions and where approved by AQIS):

  • Milk and dairy products (baby formula and NZ Dairy products are allowed)
  • Seeds, beans and handicrafts or souvenirs that contain or are made from seeds or beans
  • Popping corn and raw unroasted nuts
  • Eggs and egg products (ie mooncakes)
  • Fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Live animals
  • Meat and all pork products
  • Salmon and trout products
  • Live plants
  • Biological materials
  • Deer horn/velvet, edible bird's nest
  • Soil and sand
Goods That Must be Declared

(may be allowed - subject to inspection and/or treatment):

  • Herbs and spices
  • Dried fruit and vegetables
  • Biscuits, cakes & confectionery
  • Noodles and rice
  • Teas, coffee, juices and other drinks
  • Bamboo, cane or rattan basketware or mats
  • Fresh flowers and leis
  • Dried flower arrangements
  • Pine cones and potpourri
  • Seeds in any form
  • Straw packaging and handicrafts
  • Wooden articles, artifacts, handicrafts and curios
  • Rawhide
  • Shells or coral
  • Feathers, bones, horns and tusks
  • Skins hides and furs
  • Stuffed animals
  • Wool (unprocessed) and animal hair
  • Holy water
  • Animal equipment (used)
  • Sporting and camping equipment

If you are unsure, always declare the goods anyway. Due to recent international events, customs in Australia will be extremely vigilant.