List Of Prohibited Items To Australia

Hazardous Goods

Import:

• Asbestos

• Engineered stone

• Explosives (plastic)

• Ozone-depleting substances / Synthetic greenhouse gases

• Polychlorinated biphenyls, terphenyls, and polyphenyls

Import/Export:

• Hazardous waste

• Mercury

• Pesticides and other hazardous chemicals

Weapons & Firearms

Import:

• Body armour

• Chemical weapons

• Directed energy weapons

• Electromagnetic weapons

• Extendable batons

• Imitation firearms

• Karambits

• Knives and daggers

• Laser pointers

Weapons & Firearms (Cont'd)

• Pepper spray and OC spray

• Soft air (BB) firearms

• Suicide devices

• Trip alarms capable of firing explosive ammunition

• Warfare goods and other weapons

Import/Export:

• Directed energy weapons

• Electromagnetic weapons

• Firearms and firearms parts, accessories, and ammunition

• Trip alarms capable of firing explosive ammunition

Drugs, Medicines & Therapeutic Substances

Import:

• Anabolic or androgenic substances

• Drugs and narcotics

• Growth hormones and substances of human or animal origin

• New psychoactive substances and drug alternatives

• Prescription medicines

• Therapeutic drugs, substances, and goods

• Vaping goods

• Tobacco

• Tobacco – chewing and oral snuff

Drugs, Medicines & Therapeutic Substances (Cont'd)

• Tobacco – unmanufactured leaf and refuse

Export:

• Precursor substances

• Prescription medicines

• Miscellaneous drug substances

Animals & Plants

Import:

• Australian native animals and plant species

• Cat and dog fur products

• Dangerous dog breeds

• Fish

• Tobacco – unmanufactured leaf and tobacco refuse

Import/Export:

• Endangered animal and plant species (CITES)

• Toothfish

Defence & Strategic Goods

• Biological agents

• Certain chemical compounds

• Chemical weapons

• Nuclear material

• Security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN)

• Defence and strategic goods (general category)

Import/Export:

• Radioactive substances

• Security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN)

Consumer Products

Import:

• Ceramic ware (glazed)

• Competition and Consumer Act goods

• Cosmetics with toxic materials

• Dog collars with protrusions

• Electromagnetic fly swatters / mosquito bats

• Incandescent lamps

• Lighters

• Money boxes with toxic materials

• Novelty erasers (toxic)

• Paintbrushes or pencils with toxic materials

• Toys with toxic materials

Miscellaneous Items

Import:

• Ice pipes

• Kava

• Pepper spray

• Signal jammers / jamming devices

• Tablet presses and encapsulators

• Suicide devices

• Vaping goods

• Woolpacks

Miscellaneous Items (Cont'd)

Export:

• Human body fluids, organs, and tissue

• Wine and brandy

• Viable material from human embryo clones

Import/Export:

• Sanctioned countries or entities

• Pornography and objectionable material

• Rough diamonds (Kimberley Process)

• Viable material derived from human embryo clones

Cultural & Intellectual Property

Import:

• ANZAC-related goods

• Goods bearing Australian state or territory flag, seal, or arms

• Goods bearing the Commonwealth flag, seal, or arms

Import/Export:

• Cultural heritage goods

• Counterfeit credit cards

Other Items

Import:

• Click & Collect items violating restrictions

• Common carrier violations

• Consequential loss items

• Remote area designated goods