🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring infant formula into Australia?
Formula limits depend on manufacturing country and whether an infant accompanies you.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Commercial manufacture and packaging with manufacturing-country label
Approved origin: 10 kg/L; other origins in baggage: 10 kg/L with an infant, 5 kg/L without
Mail and unaccompanied-goods limits may differ.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check manufacturing origin, the seal, whether a baby accompanies you and total quantity.
You can find this guide using: formula · infant formula · baby formula.
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 infant formula into Australia?
Formula limits depend on manufacturing country and whether an infant accompanies you. Commercial manufacture and packaging with manufacturing-country label
Do I need to declare infant formula?
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?
Mail and unaccompanied-goods limits may differ.
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.