🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring dried fruit into Australia?
Dried fruit can have seed, peel and commodity-specific conditions.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Some products need seed/peel removal or a permit
Check BICON using the fruit and processing method.
Prepare the ingredient and origin label, then check the exact product with the authority.
Which products does this cover?
Identify the fruit, seeds, peel and drying or preserving method.
You can find this guide using: dried fruit · raisins · dates · dried mango.
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 dried fruit into Australia?
Dried fruit can have seed, peel and commodity-specific conditions. Some products need seed/peel removal or a permit
Do I need to declare dried fruit?
Depends on product. 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?
Check BICON using the fruit and processing method.
Official rule & review date
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Check official rules ↗DAFF — Plant-based food, drink and supplementsLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.