Taking candles into Australia
 

Does anyone know if you are allowed to take candles into Australia? I can't see anything on the list of things you are not allowed to take in, but someone told me you can't. I have a couple of large, very ornately carved German candles, at least 35 years old, given to me by a German friend who passed away recently, so don't really want to part with them.

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Is this of any use....

http://www.lead.org.au/lanv7n4/L74-3.html

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fork handles?

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Yes you can. http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis

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Sorry to hear about your friend. To be honest, it hadn't occurred to me about being unable to take candles in, but there does seem to be some mention of it on the customs website. I'm a bit tired at the moment, so I'll have a proper look when I'm more awake, but this is what I've found so far:

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4369.asp

Towards the bottom of the page, under Trade Practices Act goods (restricted imports).

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Thanks for putting in that link. I only found the Customs one.

OP, ignore my previous post - told you I'm not awake! :rofl:

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moved this to the Australia forum as its not an immigration/visa question

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Its not just the customs issue - need to consider how they will cope with the temperature change on the way over in the container. Large melted candles will cause a mighty mess!

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I brought several candles (mainly decorative ones - carved into shapes of mushrooms, things like that) - they were all fine, didn't melt, and they were in one of the boxes inspected by AQIS and allowed in no problem. :)

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Mushroom-shaped candles?

Is that what you told customs? :D

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:rofl: :p
I kid you not, my sister bought them for me years ago and I've still got one left, don't have the heart to burn it! Its about 8 inches high and has wax mushrooms growing out of the side of it :D

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Thanks everyone for your replies.

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We are currently gathering quotes from container shipping companies. I have many candles and have asked all the companies their thoughts on taking candles. They have all advised me that the problem is there is a high risk of the candles melting in the container. It is possible that they will not melt depending on where the container is on the ship, but you are unable to put the container where you want to on the ship so as far as I know. So there is no way of telling where it will be on the ship and what temperatures it will be subjected too.

I'd hate for you to put some candles that mean alot to you on the container for you to find they have melted the other end.

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I just took out all my personal effect on 24 march 2011 from aqis and custom and declare my marriage candles....and it was okay.

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C'mon! It doesn't get THAT hot in a container. The stuff's insulated inside the wooden packing case thing in the first place. Something wrapped and placed in a box is going to be fine. Given you have to light candles to get them to melt then it's not going to get that hot, otherwise most stuff would arrive heat damaged and I can tell you that it doesn't. :D

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I've been told it's not so much about the length . . . it's more about the girth . . .

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We did .... tonnes of them that the removalists got to before we did. They arrived safe and sound ..... not a quibble from customs.

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it depends where the container is on the ship mate. I got candles that looked like a droopy dangler that needed viagra by the time they got here:unsure::lol:

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I guess it'd be down to packing too - my candles were fine. Pillar ones. Guess it all depends.

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I wrapped mine all the same. Some were OK and some not so maybe one side was exposed to the outside & the heat:unsure:

Anyways it was only candles so no probs:thumbup:

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Exactly!