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Items of quarantine concern before moving to Australia

All moving shipments to Australia that contains personal effects and household items are subject to AQIS, which is a compulsory inspection according to Australian Customs. The variety of items that should be concerned under strict regulation must be cautiously avoid beforehand when you intending to buy and ship.

 

The following reference is a category of targeted items that must go through strict inspection procedure, and may involve heavy cost for special treatment (e.g. fumigation, gamma irradiation) or destruction.

 

 

Kitchen

Animal equipment including, but not limited to:

Animal naturopathic supplements

Pet food, bowls, mats, utensils and storage containers

Pet toys

Rawhide chews

 

All food and pantry items including, but not limited to:

Chinese herbs

Cooking ingredients

Dried/dehydrated food items

Dry goods

Food offered in prayer

Herbs and spices

Medicines

Pre-packaged food

Protein shakes and supplements

Ration packs

Rice/pasta

Snacks

Teas including herbal tea

 

Kitchenware including, but not limited to:

Bowls, place mats and coasters which may be made of wood, leaves or other plant materials

Chopsticks

Crockery

Cutting boards

Flat packed, prefabricated kitchens

Food containers

Large appliances e.g. Refrigerators, freezers, etc

Mixing bowls and baking equipment

Pots and pans

Small appliances e.g. Bread makers, food processors, toasters, etc

Toothpicks

Utensils including knife block

Waste bins

 

 

Family room/lounge

Animal equipment including, but not limited to:

Animal beds, baskets and bedding

Fish tanks and equipment./fish food/aquarium rocks

 

Artifacts/ornaments/souvenirs including, but not limited to items containing:

Animal products including bone, antlers,

Feather, animal hair and hide

Bamboo products e.g. Wind chmes

Banana products including photo albums, hats, bags, mats, baskets

Baskets

Dried flower arrangements, sphagnum moss, natural stems

Other plant products including bark, plant material, seeds

Potpourri

Sand/seeds/soil as a filling

Shells

Statues made of clay or compressed sand

Statues made of wood, totem poles

Wooden carvings

 

Festive decorations including, but not limited to:

Bark on artificial Christmas trees

Blown eggs

Conifer items, pine cones

Dried holly

Seed pods

Sphagnum moss

Straw

Vines, wreaths

Furnishings including, but not limited to:

Carpets, mats, rugs

Pillows especially Thai pillows

Wooden items including, but not limited to:

Antique furniture

Furniture made of bamboo, cane, rattan, wicker, willow

Picture frames

Raw timber furniture

Souvenirs made of timber

Water hyacinth/banana leaf furniture

Wooden furniture

Wooden table legs

 

 

Bathroom

Items of plant/animal origin including, but not limited to:

Baskets

Dried flower arrangements, natural stems, sphagnum moss

Mats

Ornaments with bark or seed

Potpourri

Sand/seeds/soil as a filling

Shells

Statues made of clay or compressed sand

 

 

Laundry

Cleaning equipment including, but not limited to:

Brooms

Dustpan and brushes

Vacuum cleaner bags

Vacuum cleaners

 

Wooden items including, but not limited to:

Cane/wicker laundry baskets

Wooden clothes pegs

 

 

Picnic

Picnic items including, but not limited to:

Cooler box/esky

Picnic basket

Picnic rugs

Thermos

Utensils

 

 

Cloakroom

Clothing including, but not limited to:

Farm/outdoor clothes

Footwear

Hats made of other plant material

Sporting footwear/football/cricket/golf shoes

Straw hats

 

 

Bedroom

Clothing including, but not limited to:

Farm/outdoor clothes

Footwear

Footwear with wooden components

Hats made of other plant material

Sporting footwear/football/cricket/golf boots

Straw hats

 

Mineral items including, but not limited to

Fossils

Rocks/stones

Sand

Soil

 

Musical instruments including, but not limited to:

Commercially manufactured instruments e.g. Pianos, clarinets ,oboes, violins

Non-commercially manufactured instruments e.g. Rawhide drums, rainmakers, maracas

 

Sporting goods or equipment including, but not limited to:

Hockey sticks, cricket bats, racquets, pool cues

Sand-filled weights

Shuttlecocks

 

 

 

 

Toys including, but not limited to :

Rocking horse

Skateboards

Toys filled with sand, soil, seed, water

Toys with wooden components

 

Wooden items including, but not limited to:

Beads/necklaces

Brushes with wooden handles

Cane waste paper baskets

Furniture made of wood

Jewellery boxes

Water hyacinth/banana leaf furniture

 

 

Home office

Home office items including, but not limited to:

Picture frames

Waste bin

Wooden pencils

Wooden furniture

Ornaments

Furnishings containing plant material

 

 

Garage/attic/cellar

Animal equipment including, but not limited to;

Animal beds, baskets and bedding

Animal leads and/or restraints especially screw in the ground leads for pets

Pet-wear

Portable and electronic fencing

Pet food

Pet food bowls

Pet food storage containers

Pet toys

Saddler, and other tack

 

Camping equipment including, but not limited to:

Back packs/day packs

Boots

Climbing implements

Hiking packs

Ground sheets

Tents, tent poles, tent pegs

 

 

Garden equipment including, but not limited to:

Fertilizer

Garden seeds

Garden tools & implements

Gumboots/wellington boots

Lawn mowers & catchers

Plant pots

Ride on mower

Sheds

Waste bins

Wheel barrows

Whipper snippers/weed eater

Wine barrels

 

Sporting goods or equipment including, but not limited to:

Children’s bikes and trikes

Firearm butts

Golf clubs

Hockey sticks

Punching bags

Racquets

Sand-filled weights

Shuttlecocks

Skateboards

 

 

Note: Any sporting goods or equipment that has been in contact with fresh water must be dry on arrival. This includes:

Fishing equipment/fishing tackle e.g. Feather fish flies/tackle boxes/rods/wet lines

Kayaks

Wetsuits and diving equipment

Tools including, but not limited to:

Tools with wooden handles

Tools used in a rural/farm setting used tools

Used tools

 

Wooden items including, but not limited to:

Dowel

Logs

Plywood and veneer

Sawdust, wood pieces, wood shavings

Sawn timber

Timber mouldings

Tools with wooden handles

 

 

 

Outdoors

Outdoor furniture including, but not limited to:

Barbeque/grill

Outdoor tables and chairs

Outdoor tables and chairs

Outdoor garden statues

Umbrella stands

 

Farm goods including, but not limited to:

Farm equipment

Non-machinery and non-fuel operated items used in around farms

 

Playground equipment including, but not limited to:

Cubby houses

Sand boxes/sandpits

Seesaws

Slippery dips/slides

Swings

Trampolines

 

 

 

Vehicles/motorized equipment

Vehicles and motorized equipment including, but not limited to:

Atvs/quad bikes

Bikes/trikes

Carts

Horse floats

Jet skis (must be dry)

Motorboat (must be dry)

Motorbikes

Outboard motors (must be dry)

Scooters

Tyres

 

 

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous goods including:

Goods marked PBO (packed by owner)

Goods that have not been itemized

Other miscellaneous goods