What will AQIS remove from international mail? |
This
is not a complete list of prohibited items. Some of these items can be
treated and released (fees will apply). Any items containing insects or
larvae will be removed and must be treated. |
Meat and Meat Products
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Dairy, Eggs and Egg Products
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- all uncanned meat — including fresh, dried, frozen, cooked, smoked, salted or preserved meat
- packaged meals (including noodles) containing meat
- mooncakes containing meat
- remedies and medicines containing animal material
- pet food including canned and dried food and supplements
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- cheese, milk, butter and other dairy products*
- packaged
meals and other foods containing more than 10 per cent dairy or egg
(whole, dried and powdered, such as cake mix, salad dressing,
mayonnaise)
- mooncakes containing egg
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Seeds and Nuts |
Plant Material
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- seeds
including vegetable and flower seeds, unidentified seeds, birdseed and
some commercially-packaged
seeds*
- gifts, ornaments and toys filled with seeds
- pine cones
- raw nuts
- grains and legumes including lentils, popping corn and cereal grains
- raw/green coffee beans
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- tea containing seeds, fruit skin (for example citrus and apple peel) and fruit pieces
- remedies and medicines containing herbs, seeds, bark, fungi and dried plant material*
- dried flower arrangements and potpourri
- dried herbs or leaves
- handicrafts
– including wreaths and Christmas decorations – containing
seeds, raw nuts, corn, pine cones, grapevines, bark, moss, straw or
other plant material
- wooden items with bark or signs of insects present
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Plants and Soil
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Live Animals, Animal Products
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- all plant material including bulbs, whole plants, cuttings, roots, flowers and stems
- soil, including small souvenir or sentimental samples
- footwear,
sporting and camping equipment contaminated with soil, manure or plant
material
- gifts, ornaments and toys filled with sand or soil
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- all
mammals, birds, birds’ eggs and nests, fish, snakes, turtles,
lizards, scorpions, amphibians, crustaceans and
insects
- souvenirs, artefacts and goods made of animal products such as raw hide, feathers, teeth and bones
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Fruit and Vegetables
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Laboratory Material
medical and animal samples
diagnostic kits and micro-organisms*
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- fresh fruit and vegetables
- dried fruit and vegetables containing seeds or fruit peel
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* Special conditions apply-check import conditions on ICON |