Travelling or sending goods to Australia

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)

Help protect Australia by following biosecurity requirements when travelling or returning to Australia from FMD risk countries.

On arrival

Biosecurity Response Zones are being established at international airports within Australia. These zones support the government’s strengthened response measures in place at the border to mitigate the risk of FMD entering and establishing. The zones allow biosecurity officers to implement enhanced measures including foot mats, which travellers will be required to walk over upon disembarking aircraft arriving from Indonesia. The foot mats are safe to use and are designed to treat footwear by lightly coating the soles with a thin layer of a diluted chemical disinfectant. Foot mats are rolling out across all international airports that receive flights from Indonesia. This new measure compliments other controls in place – you must still declare on your Incoming Passenger Card if you have been in a rural area, or if you are carrying food or other risk goods, including contaminated footwear, in your luggage.

See our current traveller advice.

People, animals and items travelling into the country are subject to requirements, which extend to mailing items to Australia and online purchases.

Before you submit an inquiry about whether you can bring or mail your item to Australia, let us help you find the information you are looking for with a few questions.

Do you wish to bring a pet animal to Australia?

Yes

You can bring your pets to Australia if you meet certain conditions. You need to prepare well in advance.

See Bringing cats and dogs (and other pets) to Australia.

Do you wish to bring or mail something you can eat or drink to Australia?

Yes

You can bring or mail some food, drinks and dietary supplements into Australia for personal use.

See Bringing or mailing goods to Australia.

Do you wish to bring or mail one of the following to Australia?

Cosmetics, fishing/camping/sporting equipment, souvenirs or items made from:

  • wood
  • leather
  • fur
  • feathers
  • teeth
  • bones
  • shells
  • sand
  • stone
  • seeds
Yes

These items need to be declared – either on your Incoming Passenger Card as you come into Australia or on the customs declaration form if you are mailing the item.

See Bringing or mailing goods to Australia.

Do you wish to bring alcohol, tobacco products, currency, prescription medicines, weapons or samples for commercial/business use?

Yes

These items are controlled by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Please contact the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

You can use the department's Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) to assist in answering your query. You will need to know the name of the item you wish to import, the country you are bringing/mailing it from and how the item will be used. You can also check Arriving in Australia for further information.

If you have looked at the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) and still have a question, please submit an inquiry.

Submit an inquiry
 

Due to the many inquiries the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment receives, a response to the inquiry you are about to submit may take up to 10 days.

 

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