Banned Items at Australian Airports: Australia is known for its strict airports and customs rules, where even small mistakes may make passengers under heavy fines. If you are going here, never take these 15 items.
While packing the bag, we often want to keep small sentimenial items or home food. But if your floor is Australia, then be careful. The airport and border security rules here are so strict that even a small mistake can give you a fine of lakhs of rupees. Recently, Malayali actress Navya Nair became a victim of this. She reached Melbourne for her Onam Celebration and was caught at the airport with a 15 -centimeter Mogre Mala (Jasmine Garland). The result has been fined AUD 1,980 (about ₹ 1.14 lakh). Navya later told that this garland was given by her father with great love. But it was a serious rule violation according to Australia’s Biosecurity Laws.
These 15 common things that ban at Australian Airport
It is clear from Navya Nair’s garland incident that even ordinary things can also cause problems. Here is the list of goods that you should not take along.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
- Herbs, spices, raw nuts and seeds
- Flowers and dry garlands (eg mogra)
- Dairy products
- Indian sweets (Barfi, Rasgulla, Gulab Jamun, Sohan Papadi etc.)
- Rice
- Tea
- homemade food
- Products related to honey and bee
- Pets food
- Feathers, bones, animal skins
- Herbal or Ayurvedic Medicine
- Flight or ship left
- Winged jacket
- Some strange ban list for Lohri for Lohri, Cotton Thread for Rakhi
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What punishment and fine?
- AUD 2,664 (up to ₹ 1.5 lakh) in on-the-spot fine
- Visa cancellation
- Jail sentence in more serious cases
- It is mandatory for all passengers to respond honestly while filling the Passenger Card.
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Why the rules of Australia so strictly?
Australia’s biodiversity is extremely critical. Plants, animals and agriculture here can be immediately affected by any external insect or disease. For this reason, the Australian Border Force and Biosecurity Officers keep a close watch on every small and big thing here. If you declaring an item, it will be confiscated but will not be fined. But if you are caught without declarition, then fine, visa cancellation and even gel.