What items can I not send to Australia?

Do not bring or send:
  • bark or straw based goods.
  • fresh or dried conifer.
  • fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • fresh or dried holly.
  • fresh or dried mistletoe.
  • hampers (containing certain food, meat or plant material)
  • pine cones.
  • potpourri.
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What Cannot be shipped into Australia?

Wooden ornaments manufactured from plant material. Fresh fruit. Item of meat origin or containing meat (all types, e.g., beef jerky, etc.) Items containing egg or dairy.
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What items are prohibited in Australia?

Prohibited goods
  • Weapons.
  • Miscellaneous.
  • Intellectual property and cultural items.
  • Hazardous goods.
  • Firearms.
  • Drugs, Medicines and Therapeutic Substances.
  • Defence and Strategic goods.
  • Consumer products.
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Are there shipping restrictions to Australia?

The U.S. Postal Service has TEMPORARILY suspended First Class Package International Service (as of September 3, 2021) and Priority Mail International (as of September 17, 2021) delivery to Australia due to carrier issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What food items can be shipped to Australia?

What Food Can I Send to Australia?
  • Store bought foods in the manufacturer's original unopened packaging.
  • Food that has food labels that list all ingredients.
  • The expiry date has more than 6 months from the date of shipping.
  • There's no alcohol, dairy, meat, poultry, fish or seafood ingrediants.
  • No homemade food.
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Things you can’t bring to Australia | Australian border security | Declare at customs



Can I post chocolate to Australia?

You may bring commercially prepared and packaged chocolate or confectionery into Australia as a personal import. Confectionery includes fudge, toffees, boiled sweets, peppermints, marshmallows and liquorice. Chocolate and confectionary must not contain meat, e.g. bacon.
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Can I send a food hamper to Australia?

If you're one of the millions of people who want to send a gift delivery to Australia, The Hamper Emporium makes it easy! While you can ship a gift to Australia, it's easier, faster, and more cost effective to order online with an Australian hamper gift delivery service.
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What are the prohibited goods?

Prohibited Goods
  • Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
  • Pornographic and obscene material.
  • Counterfeit and pirated goods and goods infringing any of the legally enforceable intellectual property rights.
  • Antiquities.
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Is Australia accepting international packages?

“While Australia Post continues to accept all incoming international deliveries, the US Postal Service has temporarily suspended some outgoing parcel services to a number of countries, including Australia, due to air freight capacity issues.”
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Can I send jewelry to Australia?

You can't send jewellery to Australia. It's the only country with this rule. Even if you find a courier Australian customs will impound the jewellery item and you could find yourself in hot water.
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What items need to be declared at Australian Customs?

When entering Australia from overseas, you must declare if you are carrying any of the items in this list: Prohibited or restricted goods including medicines, steroids, illegal pornography, firearms weapons or illicit drugs.
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What items get stopped at Customs?

Prohibited and Restricted Items
  • Absinthe (Alcohol) ...
  • Alcoholic Beverages. ...
  • Automobiles. ...
  • Biologicals. ...
  • Ceramic Tableware. ...
  • Cultural Artifacts and Cultural Property. ...
  • Defense Articles or Items with Military or Proliferation Applications. ...
  • Dog and Cat Fur.
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Can you send food in the mail Australia?

Australia Post will also no longer accept perishable food items for delivery, the letter stated, defining perishable items to include any product requiring temperature control during transportation, such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, and frozen meals.
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What are prohibited goods as per import rule?

The expression " Prohibited Goods" is defined in Section 2(33) of the Customs Act, 1962 to mean "any goods, the import or export of which is subject to any prohibition under the Customs Act or any other law for the time being in force, but it does not include any such goods in respect of which, the conditions subject ...
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How long do parcels take to clear customs in Australia?

Please allow up to 48 hrs

From time we receive your documents for the assessment by Customs and Border Protection and the payments of your charges. While we aim to clear all parcels within 24 hrs unexpected delays can occur.
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Does Australia ship to 2022 right now?

Effective Friday, March 11th, 2022, the Postal Service™ will resume acceptance of the following services destined to Australia. Customers are asked to refrain from mailing the following services to Australia until further notice: Priority Mail International (PMI)
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What is allowed in Australian customs?

These products are allowed into Australia if: they are for personal consumption. they are fully cooked, shelf stable (do not require refrigeration) and contain no meat.
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What can be imported to Australia?

What can I import?
  • biological products.
  • fertiliser.
  • live animals and reproductive materials.
  • major resource and energy sector imports.
  • military equipment, vehicles and ration packs.
  • motor vehicles, motorcycles, machinery and tyres.
  • plants and plant products.
  • timber, wooden articles, bamboo and related products.
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Can I send sweets from UK to Australia?

You can send anything ... just be clear on the customs declaration what it is and you'll be fine. Chocolate is not a problem generally.
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What can I send through the post to Australia?

See below a list of items that you CAN send to Australia:
  • Animal products.
  • Artwork including collectibles.
  • Computers, laptops, tablets and monitors.
  • Designer clothing, apparel or accessories.
  • Drugs and pharmaceuticals including legal or prescribed.
  • Furniture.
  • Mail and personal pictures.
  • Music instruments.
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Can I send crisps to Australia from UK?

Food items are allowed in as long as they are non-perishable, ambient and sealed in manufacturers' packaging. So chocolate, sweets, biscuits, crisps, snacks and all the other goodies that go into our Gift Boxes are fine to send, although customs will occasionally inspect a parcel to check its contents.
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Can I take crisps into Australia?

Food items brought into Australia need to be declared on your Incoming Passenger Card if you come by plane, or on the parcels you mail. Biosecurity officers may need to inspect some of the food you're bringing with you.
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What English foods cant you get in Australia?

Popular British Sweets That Aren't Available In Australia
  • Maynards Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts.
  • Starburst packets of sweets.
  • Maynards Bassetts Midget Gems.
  • Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles.
  • Different types of Haribo.
  • Maoam bags of sweets.
  • Purchasing British sweets in Australia.
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