🇦🇺 Australia · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring nuts into Australia?
Check approved nut species, processing, shells and packaging.
Personal travel baggage. Check manufacturing origin and state quarantine conditions.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Approved species with commercial processing and packaging conditions
Check extra restrictions and phytosanitary conditions for raw peanuts or nuts.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check raw or roasted form, shells and other ingredients in nut mixes.
You can find this guide using: nuts · almonds · peanuts · walnuts.
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 nuts into Australia?
Check approved nut species, processing, shells and packaging. Approved species with commercial processing and packaging conditions
Do I need to declare nuts?
△ 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 extra restrictions and phytosanitary conditions for raw peanuts or nuts.
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.