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Old Oct 3rd 2008, 4:28 pm
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Hi again folks

Sorry the questions are coming thick(er) and fast(er) but PSS arrive next Tuesday to pack us so we only have 3 days left to prepare - and to get up to Marks & Spencer and do some last minute shopping! (Anybody need anything?)

We have deliberately avoided taking any garden tools or furniture because of the Aussie paranoia about British soil - but where do we stand on shoes? Do we need to disinfect them or anything before they go in the shipping container?

We have a "Declaration of Cleanliness" form we have to complete which asks for "Details of measures taken to ensure cleanliness" (!)

We would love to hear how others dealt with shipping their shoes to satisfy AQIS (My OH has bloody hundreds!)

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Originally Posted by Dave_Kent
Hi again folks

Sorry the questions are coming thick(er) and fast(er) but PSS arrive next Tuesday to pack us so we only have 3 days left to prepare - and to get up to Marks & Spencer and do some last minute shopping! (Anybody need anything?)

We have deliberately avoided taking any garden tools or furniture because of the Aussie paranoia about British soil - but where do we stand on shoes? Do we need to disinfect them or anything before they go in the shipping container?

We have a "Declaration of Cleanliness" form we have to complete which asks for "Details of measures taken to ensure cleanliness" (!)

We would love to hear how others dealt with shipping their shoes to satisfy AQIS (My OH has bloody hundreds!)

Many thanks
Dave
Just make sure they aren't caked in mud and they'll be fine. If you have wellies and kids outdoor shoes just wash the soles
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Old Oct 3rd 2008, 10:25 pm
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We scrubbed them with a brush. Picked out any stones, etc. stuck in the tread. Then scrubbed them again with cleaning fluid. It's the dirt and stuff in the tread that they are worried about.

We also put all the shoes in 1 box and clearly marked it shoes. We did the same for anything we thought AQIS would be interested in. I was working on the theory that if you make it easier for them and if you can show that you made the effort (i.e. you did more than power wash the bicycles) then it's more likely that your stuff will pass unscathed.

We didn't get anything stopped but you can never tell with AQIS.
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Did much the same as above - scrubbed all the treads with a toothbrush soaked in bathroom cleaner, and polished the leather with some disposable leather wipes that smell like almond (and therefore, with hindsight, explosives).

The box of shoes was the only thing of ours to be inspected but got through ok.
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Thanks folks for the advice - and Seasider for the laugh - I'll steer clear of the almond fragrance

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Hi All,

We were told to give the shoes a good scrub with Jeyes Fluid, the house stinks of it! But that way at least when they open the box they know they've been cleaned.

Thanks All.

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Thanks Margy - that's actually what we've just bought. Can't wait for the smell I'd do the shoes in the garden but it's raining again (as usual)!

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Thanks folks for the advice - and Seasider for the laugh - I'll steer clear of the almond fragrance

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Don't worry too much. It's not as strict as what they make out. Just clean the soil/dirt off the soles.
As for garden tools, same again, Jeyes fluid does the job. All our things got through fine, don't even think they were checked.
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AQIS decided to steam clean 9 pairs of our shoes, including almost new strappy sandals never worn outside! Charged us $22 per pair Not all survived the ordeal.
It just seemed a completely random thing.
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Scrubbed wellies with jeyes, and polished all other shoes, but took quite a few pairs with me. All garden tools painted with hammerite and handles varnished- man they gleam!! Still to arrive tho, so don't know how effective they have been.
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