Shipping goods to Australia- prohibited goods

Shipping goods to Australia- prohibited goods

Shipping goods to Australia- prohibited goods. There are important guidelines to consider when shipping goods from the UK To Australia and knowing which items should not be shipped, will avoid any customs issues when the goods arrive.

Household goods that have been contaminated with dirt, soil, dust or debris should be cleaned extensively. The following are some of the items that should be checked and cleaned if they are being shipped:

Vacuum cleaners

Sports equipment

Footwear

Garden implements, furniture, plant pots or other outside items

Camping equipment

Bicycles

Power or hand tools

Childrens toys

Australian customs will routinely quarantine and fumigate consignments if they consider items to have been contaminated. This is costly and can sometimes cause damage to other items in the load, usually the fumigated item is destroyed.

Hazardous or dangerous goods

Gas, oils, chemicals, weed killers/pesticides, fuels, paint, ION batteries, fertilisers.

These items can leak, or are by their nature explosive, so do not attempt to include these in your shipment.

Removal Services Scotland are international shipping specialists and always available to offer help and advice on these matters. You will find the following resources informative:

https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/prohibited-goods/list-of-items#

Quarantine Inspection

Your shipment may be inspected upon arrival by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF). The inspection is carried out at an approved DAFF premise and can delay delivery by up to 14 days; as a result full containers cannot be delivered direct to residence in Australia. Quarantine inspection charges are excluded from our quotation and are payable to our destination representatives.

Charges vary from port to port and are approximately as follows, depending on the intensity of inspection required:

Up to 10 cu ft Up to 20 cu ft Up to 30 cu ft Up to 70 cu ft Over 71 cu ft AU$75 AU$100 AU$125 AU$175 AU$0.85 per cu ft (minimum AU$215) Motor cars/motor cycles/boats AU$250 20 ft container AU$480 40 ft container AU$750

Inspection is more intense if your consignment contains items that may have come into contact with soil or vegetation such as garden furniture, garden tools, sports or camping equipment, bicycles, golf clubs & buggies, caneware, shoes, saddlery, vacuum cleaners, mops etc. It is essential that any such items are thoroughly cleaned prior to shipment; however this will not ensure automatic clearance. DAFF will order further treatment if any item represents a quarantine risk. Cartons marked “kitchen”, “sundries”, “miscellaneous” or “packed by owner” are also likely to be inspected. Festive decorations and wreaths containing dried vegetable matter or pine cones will automatically be subject to further treatment or destruction.

Fumigation/steam cleaning or treatment

Of those consignments inspected, it is very rare that any treatment is required unless there is evidence of infestation (e.g. borers) or dirt. Genuine antiques over 100 years tend to be automatically ordered for fumigation treatment. Fumigation of wooden boats/canoes etc is mandatory. Gamma Irradiation Treatment can be ordered by Quarantine for items such as animal equipment (saddles, etc.) skins/hides and similar items. Treatment of any sort involves additional costs.