Destination: South Australia

Travelling within South Australia
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
SOUTH AUSTRALIA

from:

NSW

NT

QLD

TAS

VIC

WA

Fruits, vegetables & nuts (products or plants)

Asparagus

YES

YES

YES

YES

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PCI

Citrus plants

PCI

PCI

NO

PCI

PCI

PCI

Date palms

YES

PCI

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Fruit (fresh)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Fruit salad (fresh)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

F&V (processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Grapes, grapevines, cuttings, budwood

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Herbs (fresh)

YES

YES

YES

YES

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PCI

Herbs & spices (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Melons (watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Mushrooms

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Nuts (dried)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives etc.

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Pineapple

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Potatoes

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Sweet potatoes

 YES

 YES

YES

 YES

 YES

 YES

Spinach, silver beet

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Tomato plants

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Vegetables (cucurbit - eg. cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Vegetables (fruiting - eg. capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Vegetables (leafy - eg. lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli)

YES

YES

YES

YES

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PCI

Vegetables (root – eg. beetroot, turnip, swede, parsnip, carrot) (free of soil and tops removed)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 QLD

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Other plant materials

Bulbs, corms (dormant)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Cut flowers

YES

YES

YES

YES

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PCI

House/pot plants & cuttings

YES

YES

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Pinus plants

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Plant nursery stock

YES

YES

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI

Seeds (edible or sprouting)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 QLD

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Food items

Camping food (freeze-dried, dehydrated)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Dairy products including milk, cheese & yoghurt

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Fish (fresh or canned)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen,
propolis (bee products)

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Meats (poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Processed foods (eg. noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 from:

 NSW

 NT

 QLD

 TAS

 VIC

 WA

Other

Animals (dogs & cats)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Cartons (fruit & vegetable, used – for packaging containers)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Eggs (poultry hatching)

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Honeycomb, bees & used beekeeping equipment

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

Soil

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Stock feed (hay & fodder)

YES

YES

PCI

YES

PCI

PCI


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

  • Bees, bee products and apiary enquiries – 0408 812 698
  • Travelling with aquarium fish and plants, and exotic fish – Fishwatch 1800 065 522
  • Travelling with livestock, and animal health enquiries – (08) 8207 7971
  • Travelling with native animals – Fauna Permits Office (08) 8124 4700
  • Plant Health Operations – 1300 666 010

Travelling within SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island has a Ligurian Bee Sanctuary and a Potato Protected Production Area. Carrying honey, bees and bee products onto the island is prohibited. Potatoes are also prohibited unless they have been washed or brushed free of soil and are in new packaging.
Please note: Taking rabbits onto Kangaroo Island is prohibited.

 

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

 

Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone (FFEZ) 

Do not take fruit (including capsicum, chilli, tomato and eggplant) into the FFEZ. Further information can be found at  www.pir.sa.gov.au/biosecuritysa/planthealth/fruit_fly

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

 

South Australian Quarantine Checkpoints 

Quarantine roadblocks and fruit disposal bins are strategically placed throughout South Australia.
Mobile quarantine roadblocks operate on country roads in South Australia.
Quarantine detector dogs operate at Adelaide airport.