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Travelling to South Australia

Travellers must be aware of quarantine restrictions before you move plant or plant material across state borders.

There are restrictions on bringing fruit, fruiting vegetables, plants and plant related products into South Australia.

To meet SA's quarantine restrictions, use the information below as a guide. Contact the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010 if you need more information.

Travelling 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 products

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

Call us Call 1300 666 010

Item Can be brought into SA
Animals – domestic cats and dogs Yes  Yes
Cartons  Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us Call 1300 666 010

Plants

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
Firewood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Travelling 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 products

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  Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Yes  Yes

Plants

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
Wood (firewood: dried and barkfree) Call us Call 1300 666 010
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Travelling 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 products

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 Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us  Call 1300 666 010

Plants

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant  Call us Call 1300 666 010
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  Call us Call 1300 666 010
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Travelling from Tasmania

Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Item Can be brought into SA
Asparagus Yes  Yes
Avocado tick  Yes
Fruit – fresh  Call us Call 1300 666 010
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 Call us Call 1300 666 010
Sweet potato Yes  Yes
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans   Yes  Yes
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini   Yes  Yes
Vegetables - fruiting Call us Call 1300 666 010
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 products

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  Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Yes  Yes

Plants

Item Can be brought into SA
Bulbs, corms – dormant  Call us Call 1300 666 010
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  Call us Call 1300 666 010
Fire wood – dried and barkfree Yes  Yes
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Travelling 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 Call us Call 1300 666 010
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 products

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 Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder Call us Call 1300 666 010

Plants

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

Travelling 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

No No

Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed Yes  Yes

Food products

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 Call us Call 1300 666 010
Eggs – poultry hatching Yes  Yes
Soil, dirt No  No
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder  No  No

Plants

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
Firewood – dried and barkfree Call us Call 1300 666 010
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting Yes  Yes

Dispose of restricted fruit and vegetables

You must eat or dispose of your fruit and vegetables at risk from fruit fly before entering South Australia or the Riverland.

You will be fined if you are caught with restricted items at the Yamba quarantine station, or at random roadblocks that are set up after disposal bins.

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

More information about restricted fruit and vegetables is available on the fruit fly website.

Go to fruitfly.sa.gov.au
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