Wave the Sails

In the (very funny) Oz v UK food thread lots of people have mentioned food being brought it. I didn't think you could do that?

We got stopped for some leftover cheese sandwiches that we had forgotten.

Well,the Beagle got us.

Brissiegirl

you've got to declare all food items.. so they can check them - some things are banned outright - meat/eggs/dairy products/fruit/veggies/flowers/plants unless you have an import licence for them. If not, you can get a great big nasty fine.

HUP

Alternativley you can stick it in condoms and swallow it. Must admit though the lubrication makes the gravy taste a bit funny

Bordy

Major offence bringing decent cheese into the country.

Did you get let off?

Wave the Sails

ah, so sealed biscuits/marmite.cake (?) would be ok?

When I was little and travelling through Adelaide as an Unaccompanied Minor I would bribe the Customs men with an extra pack of Digestive Biscuits, cos the British Embassy had given the wrong Visa (Dad was on RAF Exchange).

Don't expect they are quite so easily bought these days!

So I can bring in snacks for my toddler then?

Grayling

Brilliant

G

moneypenny20

I am really sorry, but can't help wondering how you could know what the lubrication tastes like Does Hevs know all your secret habits?

Dinky

I brought in 4x 500g tubs of marmite on the last trip (the real deal!). No issues bringing it in as long as you declare it. Customs just think I'm a sad pom and tried to convince me about the taste of vegishite!

D

ProofReader

As folks have said, you can bring in certain items of food provided that you declare them. Check here (Customs website) to see what you can and can't bring.

PR

Banksia

Declaring innocuous food such as processed baby food tends to deflect their attention from full body searches for something more serious.

Phoenixuk2oz

That bloody beagle...he found our Walkers C&O chrisps too

Thankfully we'd declared them and were in the right que, which took us over half hour to get through........ and after all that.... we left the bloody things [and a Terry's chocolate orange] in the taxi when we got to the motel

Anyone find any C&O chrisps and melted Terry's chocolate orange in a maxi taxi at Brissy airport.....they're mine.....all mine ....give em back

HUP

I don't know what the lubricant tastes like I just know it makes the gravy taste funny. We tried flavoured condoms but I don't reckon much to the strawberry taste either. Perhaps I should right to Durex and ask them to make a beef flavoured condom. I bet the veggies would love that

Phoenixuk2oz

Eeeewww HUP. Tooooo much detail m8

Does the missus know you've posted this :scared:

MarkMyWords

Oh yes that would be right up my... er... something.

crossedleggedmoose

Just arrived in Sydney this morning (hooray!) and still very jet lagged
Can confirm that wrapped up chocolates, cough sweets and half eaten packet of polos all ok to bring in. Red channel was shorter than green channel which was about 1 mile long in queues. I was waved through by a very nice man who let me go straight through without having anything X-rayed - result!