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Send Dairy Products 🇦🇺 Australia

ANSWER

Can I post Dairy Products to Australia?

PROHIBITEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25HIGH CONFIDENCE

Prohibited under biosecurity laws

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

abf.gov.au
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Full Details

Australia's Biosecurity Act 2015 requires permits for all imported dairy. Mailed parcels must declare the contents; Australian Border Force / DAFF inspect every parcel flagged as containing food or dairy. Commercial UHT and shelf-stable retail-packed milk from approved countries may pass with documentation; soft cheese, raw milk, and any unapproved-origin dairy are seized and destroyed regardless of quantity. Non-declared dairy in postal parcels triggers AUD 444 infringement notice.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Do not post dairy products to Australia. Biosecurity actively screens mail.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

POSTING DETAILS

LEGAL REFERENCE

Biosecurity Act 2015

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

All international postal articles are subject to biosecurity and customs assessment. Items valued above AUD $1,000 arriving by post require a formal import declaration and payment of duties and GST. Australia Post facilitates customs clearance.

Sending Dairy Products to other countries

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