Destination: Queensland

Travelling within Queensland
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
QUEENSLAND

from:

NSW

NT

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

Fruits, vegetables & nuts (products or plants)

Banana plants and seeds of Musaceae species

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Citrus fruit

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

Fruit and fruiting vegetables (fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

Fruit salad (fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

F&V (dried,  cooked, frozen, canned)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

F&V plants & seedlings

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Grapes, grapevines, cuttings or budwood

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Herbs (fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Herbs & spices (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Nuts (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Potatoes (fresh or seed)

YES

YES

YES

YES

PCI

PCI

Strawberry plants

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Vegetables (leafy - eg. lettuce)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 SA

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Other plant materials

Bare rooted plants

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Bulbs, corms etc. (dormant and free of soil)

YES

PCI

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Cut flowers & foliage

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Flower seedlings

YES

YES

YES

YES

PCI

PCI

House/pot plants

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Native plants

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Stock feed (hay, grains, bird food)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Sugarcane

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Timber

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

PCI

Weeds & weed seeds

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 SA

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Food items

Camping foods (freeze-dried/ dehydrated)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

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

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Eggs

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Fish (fresh, canned, smoked, cured)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honey

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Meats (sausage, salami, sliced meats)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Processed foods (eg. noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, fruit cake, tea)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 SA

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Other

Animals (dogs & cats)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Animals (fish – aquarium not noxious)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Animals (fish – declared noxious)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Animals (pets except dogs, cats, fish)

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Animals (livestock - cattle, pigs, sheep)

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Animals (native birds & wildlife)

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Animal skins & hides

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

Boots (free of soil and not associated with viticulture)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Garden tools (washed and totally free of soil)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honeycomb, bees & used beekeeping equipment

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Soil or anything containing soil

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO


For more information on carrying items into Queensland, please contact:

  • Plants or plant products - (07) 3404 6999
  • Skins and hides - (07) 3404 6999
  • Native plants, birds and wildlife – Environmental and Resource Management 1300 130 372
  • Movement of livestock – (07) 3404 6999
  • Travelling with pets (except declared noxious fish) - Animal Welfare (07) 3239 3532
  • Declared noxious fish - (07) 3404 6999

Travelling within QUEENSLAND

You should contact the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Customer Service Centre on 132 523 (within Queensland) or (07) 3404 6999 (outside Queensland), or visit www.daff.qld.gov.au, if you intend to travel with plants or plant products within Queensland.

 

The following Plant Pest Quarantine Areas exist in Queensland:

  • Cape York Peninsula Pest Quarantine Area (various pests)
  • Emerald Pest Quarantine Area (citrus canker)
  • Banana Pest Quarantine Area
  • Papaya Ring Spot Quarantine Area
  • Sugar Cane Plant Quarantine Area
  • Mango Leafhopper Pest Quarantine Area
  • Phylloxera Exclusion Zone (grape phylloxera) - do not take grapes, grapevines, cuttings, budwood or soil from within 100m of a living grapevine into this zone.

Red imported fire ants (RIFA) and electric ants
Restrictions may apply for plants purchased in some localities within Queensland. Please contact the DAFF Customer Service Centre for further information.

 

Pine species logs or bark  Restrictions exist on moving pine logs or bark out of the area south of Byfield and north of Rockhampton, and east of the line joining Barcaldine and Cunnamulla within Queensland, on account of five spined bark beetle. Please contact DAFF for further information.