Travelling with fruit and vegetables to South Australia from interstate
Understand how to plan your travel into South Australia including what fruit and vegetables are restricted from your state.
Check your food and plants
Some fruit, vegetables, plants and plant products cannot be brought into South Australia.
I'm travelling from:
New South Wales
New South Wales
Can I bring these items into South Australia from New South Wales?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Yes |
Avocado | No |
Fruit – fresh | No |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Yes |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Call hotline |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Yes |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Yes |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Call us |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Call us |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | No |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Yes |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Yes |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Yes |
Citrus plants | Call us |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Yes |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Yes |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Can I bring these items into South Australia from Northern Territory?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Yes |
Avocado | No |
Fruit – fresh | No |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Yes |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Call us |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Yes |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Yes |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Call us |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Call us |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | No |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Yes |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Yes |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Yes |
Citrus plants | Call us |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Call us |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Yes |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Queensland
Queensland
Can I bring these items into South Australia from Queensland?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Yes |
Avocado | No |
Fruit – fresh | No |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Yes |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Call us |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Yes |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Yes |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Call us |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Call us |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | No |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Yes |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Call us |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Yes |
Citrus plants | No |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Call us |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Yes |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Tasmania
Tasmania
Can I bring these items into South Australia from Tasmania?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
You must follow the rules for any state you have travelled through before entering South Australia. For example, if you travelled from Tasmania via Victoria, the rules apply for both Victoria and Tasmania when entering South Australia, meaning restricted fruit cannot enter SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Yes |
Avocado | Yes |
Fruit – fresh | Yes |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Yes |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Yes |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Yes |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Yes |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Yes |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Yes |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | Yes |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Yes |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Yes |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Yes |
Citrus plants | Call us |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Yes |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Yes |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Victoria
Victoria
Can I bring these items into South Australia from Victoria?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Yes |
Avocado | No |
Fruit – fresh | No |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Yes |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Yes |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Yes |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Yes |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Yes |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Yes |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | No |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Yes |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Call us |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Yes |
Citrus plants | Yes |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Call us |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Yes |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Western Australia
Western Australia
Can I bring these items into South Australia from Western Australia?
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline on 1300 666 010. Select option 2 for movement of all plant material into SA.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Asparagus | Call us |
Avocado | No |
Fruit – fresh | No |
Fruit and vegetables – processed, dried, preserved, cooked, frozen, canned | Yes |
Herbs – fresh and cut | Call us |
Herbs and spices – dried | Yes |
Melons – watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew | Call us |
Mushrooms | Yes |
Nuts – dried | Yes |
Onions, garlic – cured, topped and tailed | Yes |
Onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, chives – fresh | Call us |
Pineapple | Yes |
Potatoes, washed or brushed and soil-free – ware, not for planting | Call us |
Sweet potato | Yes |
Spinach, silver beet, peas, beans | Call us |
Vegetables, cucurbits – cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini | Call us |
Vegetables, fruiting – capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo | No |
Vegetables, leafy – lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, celery | Call us |
Vegetables, root – beetroot, turnip, parsnip, carrot, free of soil and tops removed | Yes |
Food items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Camping food (freeze dried, dehydrated), eggs | Yes |
Dairy products – milk, cheese, yoghurt | Yes |
Fish – fresh, canned | Yes |
Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, pollen, bees, hives, used equipment | Call us |
Meats – poultry, sausage, salami, sliced meats | Yes |
Processed foods – noodles, bread, rice, cereals, baby food, biscuits, cakes | Yes |
Other
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Animals – domestic cats and dogs | Yes |
Cartons – fruit and vegetables, used for packing containers but not to KI | Yes |
Eggs – poultry hatching | Yes |
Soil, dirt | No |
Weed-free stock feed – hay, fodder | Call us |
Plant items
Item | Can be brought into SA |
---|---|
Bulbs, corms – dormant | Call us |
Citrus plants | Call us |
Cut flowers – excluding Myrtaceae | Call us |
Date palms | Call us |
Fruit and vegetable plants including seedlings | Call us |
Grapevines, cuttings, budwood | No |
House plants, pot plants, cuttings, nursery stock, potted herbs | Call us |
Pinus plants | Call us |
Pine timber – dried | Call us |
Fire wood – dried and barkfree | Yes |
Seeds, edible or sprouting – not maize for planting | Yes |
Dispose of fruit and vegetables at quarantine locations
You must eat or dispose of your fruit and vegetables at risk from fruit fly before you get to the Riverland.
Check the disposal bin and quarantine station map to find locations on your travel route.
Restrictions for all Australian states and territories
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline
Report suspected fruit fly or get answers to your fruit fly questions. The hotline is open 24 hours.