Can you take wood in to OZ?
May 13th 2005, 3:15 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by Rockville
Hi everyone,
Hope this isn't a really stupid question but moving to Sydney in Sept and was just wondering if you can take in wooden objects, photo frames, ornaments etc. Not shipping anything, just small stuff in suitcase.
Someone told me once they wont allow wooden produvts in and if found will confiscate them and fine you??
Any clues??
Hope this isn't a really stupid question but moving to Sydney in Sept and was just wondering if you can take in wooden objects, photo frames, ornaments etc. Not shipping anything, just small stuff in suitcase.
Someone told me once they wont allow wooden produvts in and if found will confiscate them and fine you??
Any clues??
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
May 13th 2005, 5:20 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Could you / anyone explain how we can make sure the wood is treated before the departure? How is the wood treated??
Originally Posted by coxfamuk
Hi there
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
May 13th 2005, 5:48 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
My Mum had been working in Kuwait & when she went back to Australia she shipped all her belongings she has accrued in Kuwait..... among the personal stuff was a pair of shoes with a see-thru resin high heel... inside which was a dried flower...... customs said she would have to pay the treatment fee to fumigate it (which would entail ripping the heel from the shoe to get to the dried flower) so she told them to destroy them!!!!!! Bit of overkill if you ask me!!!!
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May 13th 2005, 8:04 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by teddy78
Could you / anyone explain how we can make sure the wood is treated before the departure? How is the wood treated??
soz...just my friday sense of humor
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May 13th 2005, 3:20 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by Jonahs_mummy
My Mum had been working in Kuwait & when she went back to Australia she shipped all her belongings she has accrued in Kuwait..... among the personal stuff was a pair of shoes with a see-thru resin high heel... inside which was a dried flower...... customs said she would have to pay the treatment fee to fumigate it (which would entail ripping the heel from the shoe to get to the dried flower) so she told them to destroy them!!!!!! Bit of overkill if you ask me!!!!
May 14th 2005, 5:24 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by coxfamuk
Hi there
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
I'm glad I saw this thread as we accumulated lots of beautiful wooden pieces (including a 4 foot giraffe .... called 'Jerry'
!) in Africa which obviously we would have brought with us, but wont be doing so now 
Ebay will have an influx of the stuff!!
Karen x
May 14th 2005, 5:25 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by coxfamuk
Hi there
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
The wood has to be treated. If not treated, they can and will confiscate it and then either charge you to get it treated or destroy it. My sister-in-law had a beautiful wooden giraffe that she opted to have destroyed as she wasn't prepared to pay the $80 treatment fee when she had her stuff treated.
I'm glad I saw this thread as we accumulated lots of beautiful wooden pieces (including a 2 foot giraffe .... called 'Jerry'
!) in Africa which obviously we would have brought with us, but wont be doing so now Ebay will have an influx of the stuff!!
Karen x
May 19th 2005, 8:32 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
You can take your giraffe and other curios, but just make sure it is fumigated and you have proof of such. You could do it yourself and them varnish or seal the items so it can be seen to be sealed.
How long have you had it? Does it have worms in the wood?
if you have had it for a while there would have been sawdust from the bottoms of the feet indicating borer beetle or worms.
Also if you are taking it from UK, was it not checked at customs there?
When I was living in RSA a guy from Denmark took a 5 foot giraffe back with him.
How long have you had it? Does it have worms in the wood?
if you have had it for a while there would have been sawdust from the bottoms of the feet indicating borer beetle or worms.
Also if you are taking it from UK, was it not checked at customs there?
When I was living in RSA a guy from Denmark took a 5 foot giraffe back with him.
May 19th 2005, 9:13 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
I have got wicker dinning room chairs which are varnished - was going to take them then wasn't and now I am !! HOwever, I have started to fill in the AQIS form and I can't decide whether I should say that duvets and some seats on the sofa are down filled. Bloody nightmare this!!!
May 19th 2005, 11:36 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Someone told me once they wont allow wooden produvts in and if found will confiscate them and fine you??
Any clues??[/QUOTE]
anybody know about rocking horses?
our daughter has a beautiful large rocking horse, and i'll be damned if we are leaving that behind, it cost a small fortune....
michelle
Any clues??[/QUOTE]
anybody know about rocking horses?
our daughter has a beautiful large rocking horse, and i'll be damned if we are leaving that behind, it cost a small fortune....
michelle
May 20th 2005, 3:46 am
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by sa2oz
You can take your giraffe and other curios, but just make sure it is fumigated and you have proof of such. You could do it yourself and them varnish or seal the items so it can be seen to be sealed.
How long have you had it? Does it have worms in the wood?
if you have had it for a while there would have been sawdust from the bottoms of the feet indicating borer beetle or worms.
Also if you are taking it from UK, was it not checked at customs there?
When I was living in RSA a guy from Denmark took a 5 foot giraffe back with him.
How long have you had it? Does it have worms in the wood?
if you have had it for a while there would have been sawdust from the bottoms of the feet indicating borer beetle or worms.
Also if you are taking it from UK, was it not checked at customs there?
When I was living in RSA a guy from Denmark took a 5 foot giraffe back with him.
With curios like these its hard to judge if sealants have been used - they usually only use boot polish and other polish to give them a sheen ready for sale, I doubt any of them have been varnished but it is something we could do ourselves.
May 20th 2005, 9:12 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by bun
Someone told me once they wont allow wooden produvts in and if found will confiscate them and fine you??
Any clues??
Any clues??
anybody know about rocking horses?
our daughter has a beautiful large rocking horse, and i'll be damned if we are leaving that behind, it cost a small fortune....
michelle[/QUOTE]
if it has real horse hair mane and tail , this will be destroyed. this can then be replaced with local horse hair.......................
mm
May 20th 2005, 9:16 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by Vanessa
I have got wicker dinning room chairs which are varnished - was going to take them then wasn't and now I am !! HOwever, I have started to fill in the AQIS form and I can't decide whether I should say that duvets and some seats on the sofa are down filled. Bloody nightmare this!!!
mm
May 20th 2005, 9:17 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Only you head!!!!!
May 20th 2005, 9:28 pm
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Re: Can you take wood in to OZ?
Originally Posted by mr mover
goose down is ok most of it is steam treated................. mm
mmI was asking about this subject on another forum about bringing in feather quilts - would they allow used ones in or only new??
Advice on this would be useful as I only bought our 'all seasons' kingsize last year and it cost us a small fortune
so would have liked to have brought it with us.K
