🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring honey into Australia?
Honey is inspected and Western Australia has additional conditions.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Arrival inspection checks for contamination
Check state rules even when travelling to WA after entering elsewhere.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Distinguish honey itself from processed foods with a small honey ingredient.
You can find this guide using: honey · manuka honey.
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 honey into Australia?
Honey is inspected and Western Australia has additional conditions. Arrival inspection checks for contamination
Do I need to declare honey?
△ 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?
Check state rules even when travelling to WA after entering elsewhere.
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.