🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring milk & dairy into Australia?
Check commercial packaging and an approved FMD-free origin label.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Commercially prepared/packaged, eligible origin and personal consumption
Maximum 10 kg or 10 L
Formula has separate conditions.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check the origin and storage of liquid, powdered and processed dairy.
You can find this guide using: dairy · milk · yogurt · butter.
Check your actual package
- Exact ingredients and manufacturing origin
- Processing, original packaging and storage label
Australia food declaration
Answer the food, plant and animal-product questions on your arrival declaration. Tell a biosecurity officer if unsure.
Australia arrival declaration and biosecurity guidance ↗Common questions
Can I bring milk & dairy into Australia?
Check commercial packaging and an approved FMD-free origin label. Commercially prepared/packaged, eligible origin and personal consumption
Do I need to declare milk & dairy?
△ Declare. Answer the food, plant and animal-product questions on your arrival declaration. Tell a biosecurity officer if unsure.
Does putting it in checked baggage change food-entry rules?
Food-entry checks still apply to baggage entering the country. Follow the conditions above; airline and airport-security baggage rules are a separate check.
What distinction matters for this food?
Formula has separate conditions.
Official rule & review date
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Check official rules ↗DAFF — Bringing or mailing goods to AustraliaLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.