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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 25, 2016 17:13:08 GMT 10
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Post by ziggysdad on Jun 25, 2016 18:22:36 GMT 10
Are you allowed to import Asian seeds into Australia? They seem very hot on biosecurity.
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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 25, 2016 19:42:02 GMT 10
Yeah, as long as they are properly labelled - I've been buying 'exotic' vegetable seeds, maily from EBay, and have had no hassles with Customs - except 1 time there was no labeling on some tomato seeds so I never got them.
I was in Thailand 5 yrs ago, and had no issues bringing in sealed packets of seeds. May have changed now, but ordering online has been fine.
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ygidorp
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Post by ygidorp on Jun 27, 2016 9:52:54 GMT 10
Odd. Last I checked AQIS would remove anything with viable seed matter and destroy it. Unless they don't pose a threat ie are already grown in Australia maybe?
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Post by Fractus on Jun 27, 2016 15:38:02 GMT 10
I've brought in seeds from USA and as long as they are not on the naughty list and there is no foreign matter in the package they come through ok. It took a lot of googling to get the list though.
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Post by tyburn on Jun 27, 2016 16:04:48 GMT 10
Odd. Last I checked AQIS would remove anything with viable seed matter and destroy it. Unless they don't pose a threat ie are already grown in Australia maybe? Most countries ban the import of seeds by individuals (Australia included), however, there aren't enough staff to check every package. Customs have all their postal inspectors concentrating on drugs and guns, whereas AQIS are just understaffed.
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ygidorp
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Post by ygidorp on Jun 27, 2016 17:54:06 GMT 10
Probably. Call me a goody two shoes, but I usually declare organic matter just in case. I don't want to mess it up for Australians relying on grown produce just because I wanted to to eat/grow something different. That said, it's usually candy and chocolate I'm declaring.
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Post by ziggysdad on Jun 27, 2016 18:04:15 GMT 10
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