Re: Bringing FM.
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Thank you for your enquiry about bringing Babys milk formula to Australia.
Milk based foods (including infant formula & cereal) for infants may be imported from any country provided the products are commercially prepared and packaged and are for the consumption of the accompanied infant. A single opened can or tin of milk-based foods for infants is allowed when accompanying an infant, however all other cans/tins must be unopened. No more than 10 kilograms or 10 litres of infant formula can be brought into Australia.
If the infant formula does not meet the above import conditions the item must be re-exported from Australia or destroyed. Re-export of the item must be paid for by the importer.
Once passengers arrive in Australia, they are required to complete an Incoming Passenger Card (IPC). On the IPC, they must declare all items of food, animal or plant origin as well as any other articles that are covered on the card (e.g. medicines, wooden articles) - these items are only examples illustrating the types of items that must be declared under each category. All items of food, animal or plant origin must be declared on the IPC for the purpose of inspection by an Australian Quarantine Inspector.
After passengers have collected their luggage, they will be directed to a Quarantine Officer who will inspect any declared items and inspect and/or x-ray any remaining luggage before they depart the international arrivals area.
For further information on what goods can or cannot be brought into Australia, you may visit our website at
www.affa.gov.au/airports or our Import Conditions database (ICON) at
www.aqis.gov.au/icon. This database lists the Quarantine conditions under which various commodities may be brought into Australia. Using the ICON search facility, enter the item into the Commodity field, insert the country of manufacture or origin in the From country field and leave All End Uses in the For end-use field. Then, click "search" and the database will return the results. If an AQIS Import Permit is required, or if any other specific conditions apply, ICON will specify this.
The information available on ICON is the same information that AQIS's clearing officers use when inspecting and clearing goods arriving into the country. I recommend that you refer to this database regularly to keep up to date with any import condition changes by AQIS.
I hope this is of assistance to you. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Sui Ying Soong
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
Airports Program
Fax: +61 (2) 6272 3468
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.affa.gov.au/airports
The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice. Passengers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine import conditions applicable at the time of entry. The Commonwealth, through AQIS, is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions to bring items to Australia based on conditions detailed above that are not current at time of importation.
It is the passengers responsibility to be aware of and to ensure compliance with the requirements of all other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after bringing items to Australia, for example, the Australian Customs Service, the Department of Environment and Water Resources (eg. CITES restrictions), the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, or Food Standards Australia New Zealand and State Departments of Agriculture.
