Finally it’s the last step of preparation before studying in Australia. Prepare your luggage to take with you to Australia. In order to smoothly handle the immigration inspection and make the process of preparing luggage faster, you need to know what items cannot be brought with you. This article will introduce it to you.

Australia has strict quarantine laws to protect its valuable agricultural industry and unique environment.

Items prohibited from entering Australia

Australian customs laws prohibit the bringing of drugs, steroids, weapons, firearms and protected wildlife into Australia. Certain common items, such as fresh or packaged food, fruit, eggs, meat, plants, seeds, fur, soil and sand, are also prohibited. Prohibited items will be confiscated and destroyed by AQIS, and you can dispose of the items in the airport quarantine box by yourself.

(1) Dairy products and eggs

Egg-containing noodles, rice dumplings, moon cakes and instant noodles

Processed braised eggs, eggs, preserved eggs, Duck eggs and quail eggs

All dairy products containing mayonnaise

Dairy products containing more than 10 ingredients, including three-in-one coffee/milk tea, Milo milk powder and ready-to-eat milk ingredients Cereal foods (infant milk replacers and New Zealand dairy products are permitted)

(2) Non-canned meat products

For example:

Sausage/ Meat sausage

Duck liver, duck kidney, duck intestine, beef strips, beef cubes, beef jerky, beef, pork shreds, pork-containing moon cakes, meat-containing instant noodles, pig feet, roast pork

Pet food (including fish food and bird food)

Live animals

(3) Herbal medicines and traditional Chinese medicines

Those with "physical bodies" Chinese herbal medicines, such as antlers, velvet, antlers, antlers essence, deer penis, donkey hide gelatin (deer products from New Zealand and labeled as New Zealand products are allowed)

Bird's nest, cordyceps, Ganoderma lucidum, gecko, dried deer tendon , soft-shell turtle, oxtail, snow clam paste, etc.

(4) Seeds and nuts

Living plants, including cuttings, roots, bulbs, grains, and rhizomes

Cereal foods, unprocessed nuts, raw chestnuts, fresh peanuts, pine cones, fruits, vegetable seeds, commercially packaged seeds, seed and bean decorations, hawthorns, red beans and mung beans

(5 ) Fresh fruits and vegetables

All fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables

(6) Others

Biological materials: including human/animal vaccines and therapeutic items (ask for special information Import terms)

Soil and sand: including items containing soil and sand (stones without soil and sand can be brought in)

Popcorn and raw dried fruits

Handicrafts and souvenirs containing seeds or made from seeds

Items that need to be declared when entering Australia

"Declaration" means informing Australian Customs of the items you are bringing into Australia What are there to facilitate customs review and management of inbound items?

Carrying undeclared items may have the items confiscated by customs or even be fined!

Food: aviation food, packaged food, commercial food, medicines for personal use, tranquilizers, honey and bee products, pet food

Dairy products: infant formula for personal use, human Milk;

Meat and seafood: canned meat, non-canned New Zealand meat products, seafood (excluding shrimp)

Nuts and seeds: commercially packaged nuts (Including cooked nuts, vacuum-packed nuts, shelled raw nuts not exceeding 2 kilograms), seeds of species that can be imported into Australia (not containing insects, soil, disease traits, etc.)

Must be carried out before departure to Australia Items to prepare

1. Printed copy of passport and visa approval letter

2. Air ticket or electronic itinerary

3. Admission Notice (Offer) and electronic confirmation Letter (COE)

4. Various notarized materials, such as graduation certificates, kinship notarization, etc.

5. Tuition fees and overseas student medical insurance payment receipts or remittance vouchers

6. Laptops, cameras, mobile power supplies and other electronic devices

7. Wallets (appropriate amount of small denomination cash, credit cards, etc.)

Daily clothing: Australian seasons are opposite to those in China , although you can buy clothes locally, but you have not adapted to life in Australia for the first time and do not have that much time, so students can prepare daily clothes in advance based on the average temperature of the following major cities in Australia.

Melbourne: The average temperature in winter is 6-15°C; the average temperature in summer is 15-25°C, sometimes exceeding 30°C for 3 consecutive days;

Sydney: the coolest The months are June to August, with average temperatures ranging from 9 - 17°C; summers averaging between 19 - 26°C, and average humidity as high as 65;

Brisbane: Winters are dry and mild, with average The temperature ranges from 11 - 21°C; the average summer temperature is 21 - 30°C;

Gold Coast: Dry and less rainy in winter, the average temperature ranges from 12.5 - 22°C; the average summer temperature is 21 - 29°C ;

Canberra: average winter temperature 1 - 12°C, average summer temperature 13 - 27°C;

Adelaide: average winter temperature 8 - 16°C, average summer temperature 17 - 29°C;

Power strip: Australia has only 3 holes. Students need to note that the plug of the wiring board you bring must have 3 holes. It is best to have both 2 holes and 3 holes on the wiring board, and at least one conversion plug.