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April 5, 2010 5:45 PM Subscribe
Is it possible to mail biscotti (purchased in a local bakery in the eastern United States) to Australia? I'm having trouble figuring out if its a banned item AQIS. I have a friend who is craving some and I would like help her out.
It would be a bit like sending ice to the artic - biscotti is very available there! How about trying to find a comparable local source?
posted by gomichild at 6:31 PM on April 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by gomichild at 6:31 PM on April 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
I would say google a nearby great bakery (one rated for their biscotti somewhere) and see if they will ship it.
posted by elationfoundation at 8:37 PM on April 5, 2010
posted by elationfoundation at 8:37 PM on April 5, 2010
Well ... I once forgot about stroopwaffels (dutch syrup cookies) being in my baggage as I went through AU customs.
The cute immigration doggie picked me out immediately ... and I got sent through the inspection queue ... where my long forgotten stroopwaffels were found, and I was yelled at. But they did let them through.
So you are probably good.
posted by jannw at 2:52 AM on April 6, 2010
The cute immigration doggie picked me out immediately ... and I got sent through the inspection queue ... where my long forgotten stroopwaffels were found, and I was yelled at. But they did let them through.
So you are probably good.
posted by jannw at 2:52 AM on April 6, 2010
If they're in a sealed bag and you declare it on the customs slip when you post it, it'll be fine. Frest fruits/vegs, nuts/seeds and unprocessed animal products are the major concerns. For something as processed as biscotti, it'll be absolutely fine.
posted by jozzas at 3:07 AM on April 6, 2010
posted by jozzas at 3:07 AM on April 6, 2010
An Australian here: biscotti are plentiful in Australia, especially in Melbourne and Sydney! ^_^
What city does your friend live in?
The quarantine restrictions may seem unreasonable, but they are there because there are so many agricultural diseases in the US, UK etc that are not in Australia, including really nasty things like bee mite (kills all the bees in the hive, then you have to burn all the beekeeping equipment.)
From the AQIS website:
What Can't Be Mailed To Australia? (this is an extract, not the complete list!)
Dairy, Eggs and Egg Products
cheese, milk, butter and other dairy products
packaged meals and other foods containing more than 10 per cent dairy, or 10% or more egg (whole, dried and powdered, such as cake mix, salad dressing, mayonnaise)
mooncakes containing egg
Seeds and Nuts
seeds including vegetable and flower seeds, unidentified seeds, birdseed and some commercially-packaged seeds
raw nuts
grains and legumes including lentils, popping corn and cereal grains
Fruit and Vegetables
dried fruit and vegetables containing seeds or fruit peel
posted by Oceanesque at 3:53 PM on April 6, 2010
What city does your friend live in?
The quarantine restrictions may seem unreasonable, but they are there because there are so many agricultural diseases in the US, UK etc that are not in Australia, including really nasty things like bee mite (kills all the bees in the hive, then you have to burn all the beekeeping equipment.)
From the AQIS website:
What Can't Be Mailed To Australia? (this is an extract, not the complete list!)
Dairy, Eggs and Egg Products
cheese, milk, butter and other dairy products
packaged meals and other foods containing more than 10 per cent dairy, or 10% or more egg (whole, dried and powdered, such as cake mix, salad dressing, mayonnaise)
mooncakes containing egg
Seeds and Nuts
seeds including vegetable and flower seeds, unidentified seeds, birdseed and some commercially-packaged seeds
raw nuts
grains and legumes including lentils, popping corn and cereal grains
Fruit and Vegetables
dried fruit and vegetables containing seeds or fruit peel
posted by Oceanesque at 3:53 PM on April 6, 2010
Response by poster: Yes, I realize that biscotti is available there--this was a request for biscotti from a specific place that was frequented when she lived in the US. She's currently in Hobart. I might try the local to Australia bakery route as it's also kinda silly to 'waste' all that fuel shipping a box of biscotti that far.
posted by buttercup at 5:12 PM on April 6, 2010
posted by buttercup at 5:12 PM on April 6, 2010
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