punoo

I have been collecting..sometimes buying(2-3times) sea shells, coral and seeds from the forest etc....

Do i have to leave all this behind :-( i have been collecting since i am 12 yrs old and have loads of memories and beautiful shells......

I guess there is no way to take all this with me to Australia...right? :-( its breaking my heart to think about all this!
wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Pollyana

I'm sorry, but its a no.

http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis/travel/...alia/cant-take

quoll

Well, looking at the quarantine site you might be able to bring them in but they may need treatment but equally you may lose some of them because they are endangered species or something. If you bring them then you have to declare them and run the risk of losing some if not all of them see here Seeds would be a no unless you have them packaged and can give a botanical name for reference.

Or you could sell the lot and start up a new collection of something when you get here - or if you have some aged rellies remaining in UK you could always box the collection and put it in their loft - which has what happened to a whole lot of my junk

punoo

Oh :-(


They mention you can declare and they will test the stuff.....so there is a chance that they will let me take my shells n stuff.....

Pollyana

Forget the coral and the seeds, you could risk the shells, but they may well be destroyed. I guess the question is whether you are willing to risk that or whether there is someone back home that you would prefer to leave them with?

punoo

Hmm..as i dont plan to go back to Germany and have no idea that if we leave Australia where will we go.....i think i would like to declare the shells and they can check them. I plan to send all this via shipping (sea)...it would break my heart to sell them or get rid of them..as i have emotional attachment to few of them(no no i am not a weirdo.....1 coral...shaped like a kiss when i found this during my honeymoon in Malaysia i took it as a sign from my father who left this world 5 years back.....) hmmmmmmm

SNH

Just a word of warning.

I have not read up on anything, but I remember once being told I could pay more than seventy dollars to have a flower on a card treated....I told them to just throw it away.

andreak

I had the most beautiful conch shell that my brother bought back from the Bahamas and a friend at work bought me a lovely shell from Barbados, and I know I couldn't bring them with me, so I gave them to a friend of mine who is a primary teacher, so she can show all the little ones all the fantastic shells that come from around the world, she was delighted and I was glad they went to a good home and will be put to good use.

punoo

Thank you for your posts and advices!

Anne2Oz

can't I just put the sea shells in between clothes in the container?.... or inbetween study stuff? naughty I know.

punoo

wont say..i havent thought of this...but the big question is...WHAT IF!!!!

quoll

Well, you could but would you want to start a new life in Australia with a criminal record?

Pollyana

If they check that box and find them undeclared, they will fine you for that, plus the treatment/destruction fee.

spottydog

I brought a nautilus shell back from holiday with me last year. I declared it and it was clean and as it wasn't on the cites banned list once it was checked I brought it in no problem

spottydog

forgot to add I would expect the dead coral to be banned but at the same time have seen plenty of dead coral for sale in aquarium shops