Chocolate → Australia

Most commercially packaged chocolate permitted with declaration

Details

Australia allows commercially packaged chocolate in sealed original packaging. Chocolate containing dairy fillings, nuts, or egg-based ingredients may be subject to biosecurity inspection. All food items must be declared on the Incoming Passenger Card. Homemade or unwrapped chocolate is likely to be refused. Enforcement in Australia carries fines from AUD 444 to AUD 2,664 under Customs Act 1901 s.234; Biosecurity Act 2015 s.535 (typical personal cases are handled as civil infringements).

Quantity limit

Personal quantities in original packaging

Documentation required

• Incoming Passenger Card declaration

Legal reference

Biosecurity Act 2015

Leaving with this item

Chocolate and confectionery may be exported from Australia freely at personal-use quantities.

Practical advice

Declare chocolate at customs on arrival in Australia and carry any documentation specified in the rule. Verify current requirements with Australian Border Force (ABF) before travel.

Customs authority

Australian Border Force (ABF) · https://www.abf.gov.au