🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring dried anchovies & seafood into Australia?
Check dried anchovies, squid and shrimp separately.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
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Before you pack
- Dried shrimp are inspected for dryness and contamination
Use separate BICON categories for finfish and molluscs.
Prepare the ingredient and origin label, then check the exact product with the authority.
Which products does this cover?
Distinguish anchovies, squid and shrimp; check added animal ingredients.
You can find this guide using: dried seafood · dried anchovy · dried anchovies · dried squid.
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 anchovies & seafood into Australia?
Check dried anchovies, squid and shrimp separately. Dried shrimp are inspected for dryness and contamination
Do I need to declare dried anchovies & seafood?
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?
Use separate BICON categories for finfish and molluscs.
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.