Can you bring fresh fruit or produce to Australia?

• Fresh produce

  prohibited

  Official traveller advice: "do not carry any fresh fruit or vegetables, plants, seeds, meat and animal or wood products" into Australia — for faster border clearance, travellers are told simply not to bring these. Most live plants require a Department-issued import permit; seeds must be a permitted species, phytosanitary-certified, and free of contamination, or they will be exported/destroyed. Declare any risk goods on arrival or dispose of them in terminal bins. Providing false/misleading declarations or failing to comply with a biosecurity officer's directions can draw an infringement notice of up to AUD 6,600, civil penalty proceedings, or criminal prosecution, and can lead to visa cancellation and a re-entry ban of up to 3 years.

  Also covers: fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, plants, seeds, flowers, plant material

  Checked 2026-08-12 — Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Travelling to Australia

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history