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Animal, plant material or their products
(See item below on Protected Wildlife and quarantine (Agriculture) reference guide)
Food
(See quarantine (Agriculture) reference guide)
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Declare all animal and plant materials or items made from their parts
Declare all food products, including fresh, dried, canned and frozen foods.
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Quarantine Enquiry Line
Call: 1800 020 504 (Australia only)
+61 2 6272 3933 (Outside Australia)
Fax: +61 2 6272 3468 (Outside Australia)
For more information please see the
AQIS website
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Firearms, weapons and ammunition
Firearms (including soft air pistols) and ammunition and weapons including: blowpipes, daggers, nunchukas, slingshots, flick- knives, pistol crossbows, knuckle dusters and replicas
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May be prohibited or require a permit and safety testing to import them.
Contact Customs before you travel for information. Check with your airline for advice on packaging before you travel with dangerous goods.
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Customs Information Line
Call: 1300 363 263 (Australia only)
+61 2 6275 6666 (Outside Australia)
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Protected wildlife
Australia has strict laws controlling the import and export of products made from protected wildlife (see also item on Medicines).
Products or souvenirs made from protected wildlife which are prohibited and restricted include: sturgeon caviar, hard corals (incl black coral), giant clam shells, orchids (incl live orchids), turtles, alligators, crocodiles (incl gavials and caiman), big cats (leopards, tigers, jaguars), elephants (especially ivory and hide products), snakes, lizards and monitors (goannas), rhinoceros, zebras, whales.
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Contact Environment Australia for information on import and export restrictions and permit requirements.
Only permits granted by Environment Australia will be accepted.
If in doubt, declare goods you think may fall under this category.
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Environment Australia
Call: 02 6274 1900 (Australia only)
+61 2 6274 1900 (Outside Australia )
Fax: 02 6274 1921 (Australia only)
+61 2 6274 1921 (Outside Australia)
Environment Australia Website
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MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
All drugs and medicines, especially products:
Containing substances which are prohibited without a permit (these include narcotics, amphetamines, hallucinogens, barbiturates , vaccines, anabolic and androgenic steroids, growth hormones, and erythropoietin [EPO])
Regarded as performance enhancers in sport.
Medicines include prescribed medications, non- prescription, complementary, alternative, herbal and traditional medicines; vitamins and mineral preparations; and nutritional and dietary supplements.
Traditional medicines sometimes contain endangered species or their extracts such as American ginseng, tiger plasters or pills, aloe preparations, rhino horn, bear or snake parts, which are prohibited or restricted without a permit. (See also items on Protected Wildlife.)
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Declare all medicinal products.
It is advisable to have a letter or a prescription from your doctor or practitioner describing the medication and your medical condition.
Some medicinal products may require an import permit or quarantine (Agriculture) clearance. Ensure that you have obtained an import permit for products containing prohibited substances.
Importation of many drugs described as performance enhancing drugs in sport is prohibited without a permit.
Check quarantine (Agriculture) and protected wildlife restrictions and requirements.
(See contacts above).
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Department of Health and Aged Care, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Call: 1800 020 653 (Australia only)
+61 2 6232 8610 (Outside Australia)
+61 2 6232 8605 (Fax)
TGA website
Quarantine (Biologicals Unit)
Call: +61 2 6272 4758
Fax: +61 2 6273 2097
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CURRENCY
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Amounts of $A10000 or more, or equivalent in foreign currency (meaning notes and coins of legal tender), must be reported on arrival or departure.
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Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Call: 1800 021 037 (Australia only)
+61 2 9950 0055 (Outside Australia)
Fax: 02 9950 0071 (Australia only)
+61 2 9950 0071 (Outside Australia)
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