Quarantine

About the Quarantine heading in Yellow™

Information on quarantine services can be found under this heading in Yellow™. Quarantine rules are implemented by the Government of Australia to reduce the risk of pests and diseases entering the country. Australian Quarantine Inspection Services, or AQIS, inspects millions of people as well as baggage, mail, parcels, ships, plants, animals, and cargo containers entering the Australian ports everyday. The Australian Quarantine Inspection Services use the latest X-ray machines, surveillance cameras, and other security checking equipment for inspection and detection. Detector dogs are also used for this purpose. The AQIS also takes necessary border, pre border, and post border measures in order to effectively adhere to Australian quarantine guidelines.

Quarantine services are designed to insulate a country from potential harm that may be caused by external sources. In the modern world, various strains of viruses have the potential to cause a worldwide epidemic and hence, quarantine services need to taken seriously. A viral strain or disease may be easily transported from one region to another through a variety of factors. Quarantine services aim to limit the avenues that viruses may be able to pass thru undetected.

Articles and organisms that are sometimes restricted from being brought into the country include dairy products, egg and egg products, seeds and nuts, live plants, live animals, un-canned meat, fresh fruit, and vegetables. Products that need to be declared before entering Australia include food like cooked and raw ingredients, fish and seafood, noodles and rice, snack foods, confectioneries, biscuits, cakes, tea, coffee, herbal and traditional medicines, dried fruit and vegetables, and animal products which include feathers, bones, shells, corals, stuffed animals, birds, plant material etc.



Refinement options may include:

  • Service e.g. Inspections, Fumigation
  • Service Option e.g. Delivery
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