International students and parents will continue to enter Australia in the near future.
The first time you study in Australia, you must feel overwhelmed by the strange environment in Australia.
Many people have been confiscated or fined at the airport for carrying contraband because they do not know about Australia's law.
Don't panic, in order to help you learn more about Australia's immigration laws,
The editor has sorted out this latest and most complete Australian entry science post!
Come to Australia necessary knowledge, entry strategy, baggage arrangement, customs inspection all tell you.
Fill in an entry Card
When the plane is still on the ground, every incoming passenger receives a passenger entry card, (Incoming Passenger Card), provided by flight attendants. The entry card has Chinese version and English version, choose one of them!
If you carry any of the items mentioned in the entry card, you must tick and declare it in the "Yes (Yes)" column. You can also leave undeclared no-entry articles in the quarantine box at the airport. All declared items must be submitted to quarantine bureau officials for inspection. Prohibited items will be detained and destroyed. However, in most cases, the declared items will be returned after being checked.
English version front
Back of English version
Chinese version front
Back of Chinese version
Note that no matter whether you are in English or Chinese version, all content must be filled in English. The Australian Customs can't read Chinese anymore.
The signature on the entry card should be the same as the signature on your passport.
Only hotels in the city of entry are available in Australia. If you are staying at a family or friend's home, please fill in the address of your relatives and friends. If you live in a school dorm, host family or rent a good room, please fill in the address.
Entry four steps
Step 1: quarantine (Quarantine)
Tourists entering from China are usually allowed to pass directly without checking. In the case of Africa, visitors from the Americas to Australia must be quarantined.
Step 2: entry Control (Immigration)
It is mainly for immigration officials to check passports, visas and entry cards and ask simple questions, such as "the purpose of coming to Australia?" and "how long do you plan to stay?" Wait。 If you do not understand or understand English but can not express your meaning accurately, immigration inspection will usually arrange a free translation service. It is best not to answer questions enigma so as not to cause unexpected misunderstandings. Illegal immigration is rampant in recent years, and immigration checks in Australia are becoming more and more stringent.
Step 3: claim luggage (Baggage Claim)
When collecting checked-in luggage, check your luggage so as not to take it wrong. If your luggage is damaged or not arrived, please contact the baggage office of the airport directly.
Step 4: customs clearance (Custom)
Upon entering the Customs, the Customs and Excise Department will check the items carried by the Customs and Excise Department on the basis of the previously completed entry Card to ensure that there are no restrictions on entry into Hong Kong.
Available for entry into Australia but limited powder placed on carry-on baggage on board aircraft:
- Organic powders (those derived from biomass) are not particularly restricted, such as food and powdered infant formula.
- Inorganic powder (powder free of biomass) For example: salt, talc and sand, deodorant, laundry powder.
The carrying capacity must be in 350ml (volume), 350g (weight) or less containers. The total volume shall not exceed 350 ml, 350 grams per person.
Because the limit is based on the total container capacity, passengers are not allowed to place the powder in a jar that is more than reduced to 350ml.
There is no limit on the number of containers for inorganic powder per person, provided that the total volume of all inorganic powder containers is less than 350 ml. All powder in carry-on luggage must be presented separately for screening during customs inspection.
Ban on dairy products, eggs and egg products
- All whole eggs, dry eggs and egg powder, and egg products.
- Egg noodles, or food containing eggs (salted eggs, processed eggs and leather eggs), eggs, Salted Duck Egg, salted quail eggs, or duck eggs, quail eggs leather eggs, instant noodles containing eggs, mayonnaise
- Dairy products: with the exception of dairy products from non-foot-and-mouth disease countries, all and dry products containing more than 10% of dairy products are not allowed. Includes three-in-one milk coffee, tea and milky, milk powder and fast-food cereals with dairy products
- Australia allows babies to follow along with infant formula and new Zealand dairy products
Non-filled / non-vacuum packaged meat
- Of all animal types, including fresh, dried, frozen, cooked, smoked, salted, salted or packaged meat.
- Sausage and sausage
- Whole salted duck, duck liver, duck stomach, duck intestines, poultry viscera, beef strips, beef jerky, beef and pork filaments, pork loose, pork filling moon cakes; and instant noodles, pig feet, or lard residue containing meat
- Pet food such as fish or bird food.
Living animals and plants
- Animals: all mammals, birds, eggs and nests, fish, reptiles (turtle), snakes, scorpions, amphibians, crustaceans and insects
- Plant: all potted / bare-rooted plants, bamboo, bonsai, cuttings, roots, bulbs, corms, rhizomes, stems and other surviving plant materials and soil
- Cooked, dried, fresh, or frozen plantain leaf plant
Seeds and nuts
- Cereals, popcorn, nuts, chestnuts, fresh peanuts, pine nuts, bird food, fruit and vegetable seeds, unrecognized seeds
- And some merchants packaged the seeds.
- Beans, such as red beans, mung beans, etc.
Fresh fruits and vegetables
- All fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables are not allowed to enter the country. For example, ginger, apples, persimmons, oranges, herbs or fresh bamboo shoots.
Weapons and ammunition
- All types of weapons and ammunition are also not allowed to enter the country.
Need to declare food
- Cooked and raw food and cooking ingredients
- Dried fish, salted fish, fresh fish and seafood, such as dried shellfish, shark wings, squid and fish belly
- Dried fruits and vegetables, including hericium Erinaceus, dried longan, dried lychee, dried orange peel, preserved plum, dried ginseng
- Noodles and rice
- Packaged meals include food on board, soup
- Flavoring herbs and spices, such as fennel, cinnamon, cloves, etc.
- Remember to declare snacks, including white fruit, peanuts, fried watermelon seeds, meat pine, or biscuits, cakes and sweets. Among them, if it is an almond cake with pork, a chicken cake with pork and a pastry with sausage can't be brought with you.
- Tea, coffee and other drinks containing milk, such as three-in-one coffee, tea and milky
- Tea and spices containing citrus ingredients
Animal products
- Feathers, bones, horns and ivory. Among them, it must be guaranteed to be clean and without any animal tissue.
- Leather, leather and fur. Note: unless processed, raw leather products, including drums and shields, cannot be brought into Australia
- Wool and animal hair. Even wool, woolen yarn, or handicrafts need to be declared.
Specimens of animals and birds. Some specimens may violate the Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora Law, so pay more attention to it.
- Shells, including jewelry and souvenirs. Here's a reminder! Coral is prohibited by the Endangered species Act, so it can't be carried.
- Bee products are declared, such as honey, honeycomb, royal jelly, and beeswax. Among them, pollen is forbidden to carry.
- Used animal equipment is also required to be declared, including veterinary equipment and medicines, tools for the wool-cutting or meat industry, saddle and horse gear, and cages for animals and birds
- Be careful! Pet food and pet snacks are absolutely prohibited, such as raw dog chewing and fish food
Plant material
- Wooden handicrafts, objects and carvings, including coloring or lacquer objects. Be careful! Can't bring bark into the country, otherwise it will be taken away or dealt with.
- Artifact, handicrafts, and antiques made of plant materials
- If it is made of plant materials, palms or leaves, mats, bags and other items, you can declare it. However, if it is made of plantain plants, it is best not to carry it. It is prohibited.
- Straw and wheat straw products, including straw caps, mats and packaging; bamboos, vines or rattan baskets and furniture
- Flowers can be declared; however, flowers propagated on stems are prohibited, such as roses, carnations and chrysanthemums, etc.
- In addition, these can be declared, including: dried petals (thyme) and coconut shells mixed with spices; articles containing or filled with seeds; dry flowers and flower arrangements
Other items, in addition to the above-mentioned categories, are subject to declaration, including:
- An Australian dollar or foreign currency equivalent equal to or exceeding 10,000 yuan.
- Items obtained overseas, or tax-free items purchased in Australia, including gifts, with a total value of more than $900
- More than 2250 milliliters of alcohol, or 25 grams of tobacco products (equivalent to about 25 cigarettes)
- Goods and samples for business / business purposes
- Cord of animal or plant material for craftsmanship and hobbies
- Used sports and camping equipment, such as tents, bicycles, golf and fishing equipment
- Footwear / hiking boots tainted by dirt, feces, or plant materials
- Items included in the heritage, such as works of art, stamps, coins, archaeological objects, minerals, and specimens
- Defence and strategic goods
Traditional Chinese herbs, medicines, supplements and herbal teas are generally brought into Australia after declaration, including tangerine skin, chrysanthemum, bark, ganoderma lucidum and Codonopsis pilossus.
However, there are also many herbs and traditional medicines that cannot be brought into Australia:
Forbidden traditional Chinese medicine
- Antlers, deer antler essence, deer whip, and glue. But if it is a deer from New Zealand marked with a New Zealand product, it is allowed to enter the country.
- Bird's nest, Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma lucidum
- Frog grease/paste, cognac, any kind of dried animal body, purple river car, lizard dry, duck intestine, duck stomach, tendon, soft-shelled turtle and oxtail
Western medicine
- Cold medicine can not take (can take a box, then declare), anti-inflammatory drugs can take a box or two. In addition, aspirin, paracetamol or Australian over-the-counter drugs are generally not required to declare. It is important to note, however, that the dosage should not exceed the three-month dosage used by the average person.
- If it's prescription drugs, such as hormones, antibiotics, then you have to prepare prescriptions and doctor's letters to prove that you really need to take these drugs.
- Injection drugs, is the need to apply for permission to enter Australia online in advance
Ban on western medicine
- Psychotics & narcotic drugs. Analgesic cough, sedative sleeping, antipsychotic drugs, including syrup, sleeping pills and painkillers and antidepressants should be paid special attention! Anesthetic such as vinegar etorphine, acetylalfa methylfentanyl, vinegar methadol, etc.
- An easy-to-make drug containing ephedrine or morphine. Compound glycyrrhizin tablets, white plus black, cough water, glycyrrhizin tablets, Kangtek, Tylenol and so on are drugs containing ephedrine.
Drug tip
If you are not comfortable with the drugs you are carrying or are afraid to say clearly at the time of inspection, you can prepare the English version of the drug instructions in advance, so that when you reach the customs border inspection, you can bring out the English instructions. More directly inform customs about the use and description of drugs and reduce misunderstandings
Don't bring any medicine to anyone, because Australian Customs rules that you can only bring your own medicine.
"forbidden drugs" is 200% can not bring, found on the huge fines and even repatriate, do not have a fluke psychology!
If you don't know if your medicine needs to be declared, it's best not to bring it with you; or to find a replacement.
To find out which drugs need to be particularly permitted, you can refer to the list on the Office of Drug Control website
If you can't find anything on this list, you'd better declare it and hand it over to the customs.
Penalties for undeclared items in Australia Customs officers will require passengers and their items to pass X-rays, dogs and quarantine officers.
Reasons for punishment:
Provide false information on an entry card
Undeclared contraband
Failure to handle prohibited items in a timely manne
Depending on the circumstances, penalties can be divided into:
On-site fine, to $340
Criminal proceedings and fines of over $360000
repatriation
Up to 10 years in prison
Comic flow
You must read this entry notice before packing! Avoid unnecessary trouble ~
And then there's a little comic book that gives you a quick idea of the process of going to Australia and entering Australia.
