Traveller's Guide to Tasmanian Biosecurity - What You Can and Can't Bring into Tasmania
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Tasmania has some of the world's most stringent biosecurity requirements. Please help us protect Tasmania from introduced pests, weeds and diseases by ensuring that when you visit us you are not carrying or importing any restricted items. The introduction of a pest, weed or disease into a production area can result in expensive controls being implemented and loss of markets, which can cost primary industries and the community millions of dollars.
For more detailed information on the import into Tasmania of plant, plant material, animal products, pets and other restricted or prohibited items please visit our
Guide to Importing page.
This quick reference guide can help you as you travel to Tasmania, but remember, requirements may change. To stay up to date, or for further information, please contact your
relevant interstate biosecurity authorities.
 = Yes; you can bring this item to Tasmania |
 = Ask for more information
– you may need a permit or provide further information* |
 = No; you cannot bring this item into Tasmania |
* See contact information below
Animals
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Animal skins & hides
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Bees (including honeycomb, raw beeswax, bee suits, veils and gloves and used beekeeping equipment)
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| Birds: Zebra finch, Budgerigars (budgies), Cockatiels, Guineafowl, Peafowl and Canaries |
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| Cats, horses, guinea pigs |
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Crustaceans (including yabbies, red claw, marron and freshwater crayfish) |
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| Dogs (must be treated for hydatid tapeworm and be declared free from the brown dog tick prior to arrival) |
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| Feral animals (fox, cane toad, European carp, Indian myna etc.) |
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| Ferrets |
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Fish (freshwater or marine) |
| • Private or commercial imports (live imports including aquarium species) |
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| • Fishing bait (snails, worms etc) |
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| • Fish products |
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| • Goldfish |
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| Insects |
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| Livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep etc.) |
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| Native wildlife, pigeons & aviary birds |
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| Poultry & hatching eggs (Chickens, geese, turkey and duck) |
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| Reptiles & amphibians |
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Food items |
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| Camping foods (freeze-dried) |
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| Comb honey (honeycomb) | |
| Dairy products including milk, cheese & yoghurt (fresh & powdered) |
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| Eggs |
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| Fish (canned) |
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Fish (flake, snapper, coral trout, barramundi, tuna, whiting, trevally, ling,
squid, prawns, crab meat, rock lobster/saltwater crayfish) (fresh/frozen, whole/fillets) ** |
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Fish (salmon, trout, eel, hake, cod, perch, mullet, flounder, bream, flathead,
sardine); shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, abalone (dead or alive)
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Honey
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| Meats (poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats) |
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| Meats (pork, lamb, beef for personal consumption) |
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Processed foods (noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, fruit
cake, pastries, jams, sauces) |
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| Tea & coffee |
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** Seafood must be labelled with scientific and common names
Fruits, vegetables & nuts (products) |
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| Fruit and Vegetables (fresh) |
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| Fruit and Vegetables (cooked, hard frozen, canned, preserved, dried commercially) |
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Fruit salad mix (fresh)
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| Green salad mix (pre-packaged) |
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Green salad mix
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| Herbs (fresh) |
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| Herbs & spices (dried & non-viable) |
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| Nuts (dried) |
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| Onions, shallots, chives, garlic |
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| Peas (fresh or dried; including seeds for sowing) |
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| Potatoes (fresh or seed) |
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Machinery, equipment and related items |
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| Agricultural and recreational equipment contaminated with plant material or soil |
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| Boots (free of soil) |
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Fishing, diving equipment incl. boats, surfboards and waders (marine or freshwater), more information here
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Used beekeeping equipment (includes bee suits, veils and gloves)
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Vehicles, machinery (cars, motorcycles, utes, trucks, trailers, farm equipment etc.) contaminated with plant material or soil (see our website for information on weed hygiene)
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Plants and related items |
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Bulbs, corms see importing plants
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| Cut flowers & foliage |
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F&V* plants, seedlings & seeds
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| Garden tools (free of soil) |
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Grapevines, cuttings or bud wood
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| House/pot plants & nursery stock |
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| Soil or anything containing soil |
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| Stock feed (hay, grain, birdseed/sticks) |
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Untreated timber & timber products
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Weeds & weed seed (as contaminants) see prohibited seeds list
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For more information on carrying the following items into Tasmania, please contact:
- Plants/Fruits to Tasmania - (03) 6165 3777
- Dogs to Tasmania - Toll Free 1800 684 215
- Aquarium and Pet Fish - (03) 6165 3777
- Fish, fish products and fishing/diving equipment (marine and freshwater) – 03 6165 3777
- Livestock/pets/bees/domestic animals (including livestock restrictions applying to Bass Strait Islands – Biosecurity Vet 03 6165 3777
- Native wildlife and aviary birds – 03 6165 4305
- Restricted fin-fish – 03 6777 2200
Further Information
This quick reference guide can help you as you travel to Tasmania, but remember, requirements may change. To stay up to date, or for further information, please contact your relevant interstate quarantine authorities.Plant Biosecurity Manual Conditions and restrictions for the import of plants and other prescribed matter into Tasmania:
Plant Biosecurity ManualExotic Fish SpeciesFor information on prohibited exotic fish species
contact the Inland Fisheries Service on telephone 03 6165 3038 or by email:
infish@ifs.tas.gov.au
Further contact information:
Biosecurity Tasmania Contact Us Page