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What can I export from Australia?

A company or individual can export almost anything out of Australia. However some goods are subject to export restrictions, and in these cases, applications must be made to the relevant authorities.


All exports must be reported to Customs either by the exporter, Agent, Shipping Company or Airline Company. The phone number for Customs Information is 1300 363 263.


Following are details of the main products that require export approval and the authority responsible for issuing the required permits. 

Commodity Authority
Primary products (excluding minerals), animals and marine life Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
Tel:  (02) 6272 4578
Website: www.affa.gov.au
Animal furs and skins
Live animals (native)
Wildlife and products derived from it
Native flora and fauna
Native flora and fauna
Any animal listed under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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Hazardous waste and ozone depleting products
Environment Australia
Tel: (02) 6274 1111 
Website: www.ea.gov.au
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Environment Australia Biodiversity Group
Tel: (02) 6274 1900
Fax: (02) 6274 1921
Website: www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity
Wine, brandy and grape spirit (exceeding 100 litres) Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
Tel: 1800 635 264
Website: www.awbc.com.au
Currency over A$10,000 (bank notes and/or coins) or equivalent in foreign currency) Austrac (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre)
Tel: (02) 9950 0827 or 1800 021 037
Website: www.austrac.gov.au
Fresh apples, pears and citrus Horticulture Australia
Tel: (02) 9357 7000
Website: www.horticulture.com.au
Wheat Wheat Export Authority
Tel: (02) 6202 3400
Website: www.wea.gov.au
Fruit and vegetables
Grain
Live animals (non native) and animal products
Plant and plant products
Foodstuffs and animal products
Certain woodchips and sawlogs
AQIS, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in your State
Tel: 1800 020 504 (answering service)
Website: www.aqis.gov.au
Heritage items (including Australian works of art, artefacts, coins, stamps, collector banknotes, precious stones, minerals, fossils, items of national significance) Australian Heritage Commission
Tel: 1800 020 652
Website: www.ahc.gov.au
Blood products
Drugs of dependence (narcotics, psychotropic)
Medicines and pharmaceuticals
Therapeutic goods
Department of Health and Ageing - Therapeutic Goods Administration
Tel: 1800 020 653 
Website: www.tga.gov.au
Publications (including books, films and computer software) depicting sex, drug misuse or violence Office of Film and Literature Classification
Tel: (02) 9289 7100
Website: www.oflc.gov.au
Computer components
Dual use technology
Goods to Eastern Block 
Military items and explosives
All firearms
Department of Defence
Tel: (02) 6266 4187 or 6265 9111 or 6266 2586 
Website: www.defence.gov.au
Goods to Iraq, Libya and other embargoed destinations 
Chemical warfare precursors
Biological agents and toxins
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Tel: (02) 6261 1111
Website: www.dfat.gov.au
Fuels, mineral and metals, uranium Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Tel: (02) 6213 6000
Website: www.industry.gov.au 
Aircraft (civil) Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia
Tel: 131757
Website: www.casa.gov.au

    

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