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Travelling with fruit and vegetables to South Australia from interstate

Understand how to plan your travel into South Australia including what fruit and vegetables are restricted from your state.

Check your food and plants

Some fruit, vegetables, plants and plant products cannot be brought into South Australia.

You must follow the rules for any state you have travelled through before entering South Australia. For example, if you travelled from Tasmania via Victoria, the rules apply for both Victoria and Tasmania when entering South Australia, meaning restricted fruit cannot enter SA.

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New South Wales

Can I bring these items into South Australia from New South Wales?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado Cross  No
Fruit – fresh No  No
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Yes  Yes
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew Call us Call 1300 666 010
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Yes  Yes
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Yes  Yes
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo No  No
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Yes  Yes
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Yes  Yes

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Yes  Yes
Citrus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Yes  Yes
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Yes  Yes
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Northern Territory

Can I bring these items into South Australia from Northern Territory?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado cross  No
Fruit – fresh No  No
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Yes  Yes
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Yes  Yes
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Yes  Yes
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo No  No
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Yes  Yes
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Yes  Yes

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Yes  Yes
Citrus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Yes  Yes
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Queensland

Can I bring these items into South Australia from Queensland?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado cross  No
Fruit – fresh No  No
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Yes  Yes
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Yes  Yes
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Yes  Yes
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans Call us Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini Call us Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo No  No
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Yes  Yes
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us  Call 1300 666 010

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Yes  Yes
Citrus plants No  No
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Yes  Yes
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Tasmania

Can I bring these items into South Australia from Tasmania?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado tick  Yes
Fruit – fresh Yes  Yes
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Yes  Yes
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew  Yes  Yes
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Yes  Yes
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Yes  Yes
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans   Yes  Yes
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini   Yes  Yes
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo Yes  Yes
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Yes  Yes
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Yes  Yes

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Yes  Yes
Citrus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Yes  Yes
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Yes  Yes
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Victoria

Can I bring these items into South Australia from Victoria?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado cross  No
Fruit – fresh No  No
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Yes  Yes
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew  Yes  Yes
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Yes  Yes
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Yes  Yes
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans   Yes  Yes
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini   Yes  Yes
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo No  No
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Yes  Yes
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us  Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us Call 1300 666 010

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Yes  Yes
Citrus plants Yes  Yes
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Call us Call 1300 666 010
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Yes  Yes
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Western Australia

Can I bring these items into South Australia from Western Australia?

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Call us Call 1300 666 010
Avocado cross  No
Fruit – fresh No  No
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned Yes  Yes
Herbs – fresh and cut Call us Call 1300 666 010
Herbs and spices – dried Yes  Yes
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew Call us Call 1300 666 010
Mushrooms Yes  Yes
Nuts – dried Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed Yes  Yes
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pineapple Yes  Yes
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting Call us Call 1300 666 010
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans Call us Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini Call us Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo No  No
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery Call us Call 1300 666 010
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food items

Item Can be brought into SA
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs Yes  Yes
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt Yes  Yes
Fish – fresh, canned Yes  Yes
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment Call us Call 1300 666 010
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats Yes  Yes
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes Yes  Yes

Other

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI Yes  Yes
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us Call 1300 666 010

Plant items

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant Call us Call 1300 666 010
Citrus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae Call us Call 1300 666 010
Date palms Call us Call 1300 666 010
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings Call us Call 1300 666 010
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood No  No
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pinus plants Call us Call 1300 666 010
Pine timber – dried Call us Call 1300 666 010
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Dispose of fruit and vegetables at quarantine locations

You must eat or dispose of your fruit and vegetables at risk from fruit fly before you get to the Riverland.

Check the disposal bin and quarantine station map to find locations on your travel route.

Restrictions for all Australian states and territories

Check if you're travelling in fruit fly outbreak areas

Restrictions are in place across South Australia to control fruit fly outbreaks and protect our industries.

Use the outbreak map to see if you’re travelling in these areas and to understand the rules that apply.

Check map

Call the Fruit Fly Hotline

Report suspected fruit fly or get answers to your fruit fly questions. The hotline is open 24 hours.

Call 1300 666 010
Page Last Reviewed: 23 Dec 2024

 

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