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Travelling Interstate - Clck on the Australian State below to view current restrictions
Do not take fruit, vegetables, plants or flowers accross State and Quarantine borders. PENALTIES APPLY

Destination: New South Wales/ACT

Travelling within New South Wales 
YES
You can carry this item with you without restriction when travelling to this state/territory

PCI
You need to obtain an appropriate permit or certificate or provide more information to carry this item with you when travelling to this state/territory. Please contact the relevant authority indicated for the destination state/territory.

NO
You cannot carry this item with you when travelling to this state/territory.
Please examine the listed products carefully – although broad terms such as ‘fruits and vegetables’ are commonly used, there may be specific exceptions listed within the same table.
Unless otherwise specified, a listing refers to the fresh product.
Abbreviations used: F&V – Fruit and vegetables

Travelling to
NEW SOUTH WALES

from:

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

Fruits, vegetables & nuts (products or plants)

Banana planting material

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Citrus plants, cuttings or budwood

PCI

NO

YES

YES

YES

PCI

F&V (fresh)

PCI

PCI

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

F&V (cooked, canned, freeze-dried, dehydrated)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

F&V plants, seedlings & seeds

PCI

PCI

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Fruit salad (sliced fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Grapevines, cuttings or budwood

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Herbs (fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

PCI

Herbs & spices (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Nuts (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Potato planting material

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Vegetable salad

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Other plant materials

Bulbs, corms etc. (dormant)

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

Cut flowers & foliage

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Lupin plant material

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

Pot plants & nursery stock

PCI

PCI

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Sugarcane

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

Timber (raw or treated)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

PCI

Other food items

Dairy products including milk, cheese & yoghurt
(fresh & powdered)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Eggs

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Fish (canned)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Fish (smoked/cured)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honey

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Processed foods (noodles, bread, baby food,
cereals, sauces, biscuits, fruit cake)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Meats (sausage, salami, sliced meats)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Rice

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Tea & coffee

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Other

Agricultural equipment
contaminated with plant material or soil

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Animals (dogs, cats, caged birds)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Animals (livestock - cattle, pigs, sheep)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Animal skins & hides YES YES YES YES YES YES

Boots (free of soil)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Fish (live)

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Garden tools (free of soil)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honeycomb, bees & used beekeeping equipment

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Soil

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO


For more information on carrying items into NSW/ACT, please contact:

  • Plants or plant products - (02) 6391 3384 / (02) 9735 9600 / 0411 139 678 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Fish or fish products - 1300 550 474 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Animals or animal products - (02) 6391 3384

Other enquiries

  • Pets and feral or exotic animals – (02) 6391 3266
  • Native birds and wildlife – National Parks 1300 361 967
  • Weeds – Weeds hotline 1800 680 244 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Travelling within NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Movement of plant products into and/or out of the following zones is regulated:

Banana Protected Area Mid-north coast and Richmond-Tweed regions. Do not bring banana planting material into this area.

Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone (FFEZ) and Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area (PFA) Part of the far west and most of the Murrumbidgee and Murray regions. Do not take fruit (including capsicum, chilli, tomato and eggplant) into the FFEZ or the PFA. For more information on the PFA, visit www.pestfreearea.com.au
Quarantine roadblocks and fruit disposal bins are strategically placed throughout NSW.

Click here to see a map of the Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone

Phylloxera Exclusion Zone All of NSW except for Albury/Corowa and the Sydney Basin. Do not take grapevines, cuttings or budwood into this zone.

Rice Pest and Disease Exclusion Zone Most of the Murrumbidgee and Murray regions. Do not bring rice plants, grain such as milled or brown rice, or rice products into this zone.

Sugarcane Protected Zone Richmond-Tweed area and part of the mid-north coast. Restricted entry for sugarcane plants coming from Queensland and Western Australia.

Seed Potato Protected Area Parts of the south-eastern, central west and northern regions. Do not bring potato planting material into these areas.


 

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