Dear .......
Thank you for your further enquiry about bringing fishing rods with cork handles to Australia as part of your personal luggage.
Cork is usually classed as ‘medium porosity’. If it is coated with varnish or lacquer, and this coating is undamaged, then the cork may be classed as ‘low porosity’.
If the fishing rods, including the cork handles, are completely clean and dry then they will not require any treatment. They will be inspected by the quarantine officer and then released.
You can advise the quarantine officer that the items have not been used in freshwater, but it is difficult to provide proof.
If the equipment does require treatment, the usual treatment time for medium porosity items is 40 minutes. This can usually be performed at the airport while you wait, but facilities vary at each airport.
I hope this is of assistance to you. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Jo-Anne Clancy (for Susan Hayes)
Passengers Program
BSG | Passengers and Mail
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
Fax: +61 2 6272 3468
Email:
airports@aqis.gov.au
Web:
www.affa.gov.au/aqis <
http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis>
Dear Susan
Thank you for your email.
I have read all linked information on the database but am still worried.
What I could not find is information on cork being classified as a porous material. Dunlop soft foam seems to be ok but cork is not mentioned other than in the timber section.
Also, how can I give proof that the items have never been used in freshwater?
If a treatment is required, how long would it take to process and when will I be able to get the rods back from quarantine?
I'm trying to find out what the worst case scenario is with regards to treatment times as I will be on transit from Perth to Exmouth.
All I can do is to make sure the rods are clean and absolutely dry and declare the rods. Provided that this is the case, what's the standard procedure?
Regards,
Am 19.10.2010 um 00:46 schrieb Airports:
Dear ...,.,...
Thank you for your enquiry about bringing fly fishing rods into Australia as part of your personal baggage.
Please refer to the following link in the Import Conditions database (ICON) for detailed information,
http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_Qu ... ype=Search.
For further information on what goods can or cannot be brought into Australia, you may visit our website at
www.affa.gov.au/aqis<http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis> or our Import Conditions database (ICON) at
www.aqis.gov.au/icon <
http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon> . This database lists the Quarantine conditions under which various commodities may be brought into Australia. Using the ICON search facility, enter the item into the ‘Commodity’ field, insert the country of manufacture or origin in the ‘From country’ field and leave ‘All End Uses’ in the ‘For end-use’ field. Then, click "search" and the database will return the results. If an AQIS Import Permit is required, or if any other specific conditions apply, ICON will specify this.
The information available on ICON is the same information that AQIS's clearing officers use when inspecting and clearing goods arriving into the country. I recommend that you refer to this database regularly to keep up to date with any import condition changes by AQIS.
Once passengers arrive in Australia, they are required to complete an Incoming Passenger Card (IPC). On the IPC, they must declare all items of food, animal or plant origin as well as any other articles that are covered on the card (e.g. medicines, wooden articles) - these items are only examples illustrating the types of items that must be declared under each category. All items of food, animal or plant origin must be declared on the IPC for the purpose of inspection by an Australian Quarantine Inspector.
After passengers have collected their luggage, they will be directed to a Quarantine Officer who will inspect any declared items and inspect and/or x-ray any remaining luggage before they depart the international arrivals area.
I hope this is of assistance to you. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Susan Hayes
Passengers Program
BSG | Passengers and Mail
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
Fax: +61 2 6272 3468
Email:
airports@aqis.gov.au
Web:
www.affa.gov.au/aqis <
http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis>
The information here covers AQIS quarantine requirements only and is current on the date of transmission but may change without notice. Passengers must satisfy quarantine concerns and comply with quarantine import conditions applicable at the time of entry. The Commonwealth, through AQIS, is not liable for any costs arising from or associated with decisions to bring items to Australia based on conditions detailed above that are not current at time of importation.
It is the passenger’s responsibility to be aware of and to ensure compliance with the requirements of all other regulatory and advisory bodies prior to and after bringing items to Australia, for example, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the Department of Environment and Water Resources (e.g. CITES restrictions), the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, or Food Standards Australia New Zealand and State Departments of Agriculture.
Subject: Bringing Fishing Rods With Cork Handles
Dear Madam/Sir,
I'm planning to bring 4 used salt water flyfishing rods from Germany
into the country (WA).
These rods will have cork handles. They have been used in salt water
(Northern Europe) and are intended to be used in salt water (Exmouth).
They are for personal use as fishing is the purpose of the travel.
Are these to be declared and will I be ok to bring them?
Thank you!
Regards,
PS: Ich suche noch eine 8er oder 9er Reiserute a la Echo Tripp, Orvis Frequent Flyer oder Ähnlichem... in 6Teilen oder mehr.
Ich glaube für Reisen nach NZ braucht man das auch inkl. Watschuhe usw. Hat jemand Erfahrung damit? WO? WIE? Kosten?
