Feathers & Plumage 🇦🇺 Australia

Q: Can I bring Feathers & Plumage to Australia?

Feathers & Plumage prohibited; penalties for import Feathers from CITES-listed bird species require export and import documentation regardless of how they were obtained — found, shed, or purchased. Eagles, hawks, falcons, and most parrots are CITES-listed; eagle feathers are additionally protected in the US under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection

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Feathers & Plumage prohibited; penalties for import

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Can I bring Feathers & Plumage into Australia?

PROHIBITEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Feathers & Plumage prohibited; penalties for import

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

abf.gov.au

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Full details

Feathers from CITES-listed bird species require export and import documentation regardless of how they were obtained — found, shed, or purchased. Eagles, hawks, falcons, and most parrots are CITES-listed; eagle feathers are additionally protected in the US under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection

ENFORCEMENT

Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Do not bring feathers & plumage to this country.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-04-25

abf.gov.au

RULE DETAILS

CUSTOMS AUTHORITY

Australian Border Force (ABF)

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AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in Australia. Whether you can carry feathers & plumage through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

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