if i declare my food in australian customs, will i get to keep my dried food?

Question

i know that the australian customs are one of the strictest in the world.
i am from japan, can i bring in dried seaweed in sealed unopened japanese commercial packing (japanese furikake) if i declare it right from the start? i dont mind anything as long as i get to bring them in because i'll be in australia for a year. and i dont think they have furikake sold there.

Answer 1

Quarantine in Australia is very strict and I can't say whether or not you will be allowed to bring it in. Declare it and see. That being said, furikake is available in all the capital cities in Australia so you will be able to buy it here.

Answer 2

Declare it, and let the quarantine service decide. If you do noot declare it, and you are discovered, the penalties are severe. Quarantine use sniffer dogs to track down food so there is a good chance you will be caught.

On the bright side, there is a large Japanese community in Sydney and there are several Japanese supermarkets (I know of one in Northbridge), so there is an excellent chance that you will be able to buy Japanese products. Many of our large supermarkets also have Asian food sections.

Answer 3

hi there.
wel,the main thing is to declare
every single kind of food u have.
seriously every single of them.from my own experience
just a week ago, dried food is allowed. but they did threw
away dairy products.

just incase if the furikake aren't alowed,
there's a lot of japanese restaurant in
sydney and goldcoast ;)) so u won't miss
the food back home too much ;)

i just got back from australia,
and australians rly take rules seriously
but they are very friendly.
espcially thse in queensland ;))

Answer 4

why don't you go to a japanese shop when you get here and buy what you want, why take the rish with customs

Answer 5

nuh, they'll eat it at smoko.