Quarantine issues concerning personal items

Person holding up new shirt

Gifts sent from family & friends should comply with quarantine guidelines
Photo: G. Browning

Presents from friends and family

Tell your family and friends to be careful about presents they send – they must not include plants, seeds or soil and should not be packed in polystyrene.

Examples of inappropriate presents include:

  • small heat packs that contain wheat seeds
  • lavender bags
  • greeting cards made with dried flowers

Timber for Personal Craftwork

All timber for personal craftwork is subject to quarantine inspection and possible fumigation. It must be submitted as cargo by the closing cargo date – and not as personal luggage.

This page was last modified on June 29, 2011.