taking supplements to australia

[dom]

hi, im going to australia for a week does anyone know if it is ok to bring personal protein powder into the country? im just planning on taking metaphysics lean shot. cheers

[DANIEL8]

i think its sweet as long as its unopened, correct me if im wrong people

[hhhh1]

Protein powders may be permitted entry into Australia for personal consumption without the requirement for an import permit provided the product is labelled with the individual ingredients including percentages of each ingredient adding up to 100 per cent . Alternatively the consignments may be accompanied by a manufacturer’s declaration listing the individual ingredients adding up to 100 per cent . Each of these ingredients must meet AQIS import conditions. It is the importer’s responsibility to provide sufficient documentation to satisfy AQIS that the product in each consignment is as stated.

Protein powders containing dairy derived ingredients such as Whey, Isolate and/or Caseinates must be labelled as ‘originating from’ and 'Manufactured in' one of the countries listed by the World Organization for Animal Health (formerly known as the Office International des Epizooties [OIE]) as free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) with or without vaccination. This information can be found on the OIE website. If the labelling of powder does not specify the country of origin and manufacture, or includes the phrase ‘made from local and imported ingredients’, a manufacturer's declaration will be required certifying that the milk component is sourced from an FMD-free country.

Protein powders containing egg will need to be labelled as containing less than 10 per cent egg to be exempt from requiring an import permit. There must also be no discernable pieces of egg in the product. If the labelling of the powder does not specify the egg content a manufacturer's declaration certifying that the egg component is less than 10 per cent (by dry weight) is required. Products with more than 10 per cent egg content and/or containing discernable pieces of egg require an import permit.

Protein powders containing animal derived ingredients such as enzymes eg. pancreatin, trypsin, rennet and insulin and bovine serum albumin have an associated quarantine risk and may require an import permit.

Highly processed substances that are listed as pharmaceutical excipients on the ICON database are not regarded as a quarantine risk in these products.

Import conditions can be accessed via the AQIS Imports Condition database (ICON). This database lists the Quarantine conditions under which various commodities may be imported into Australia.

Note: A non-commercial consignment is considered to be an item that is imported for non-commercial (personal) use in quantities of no more than 10 kilograms or 10 litres of the one type of item.

or just not give a f*ck and simply not declare it. works pretty well

[Gym rat]

I would email Australia customs and ask about which supplemements that you can or can not bring into the country just be on the safeside of things.

[drizzt]

I think they're ok as long as you have the label showing the ingredients, like what hhhh1 posted above. I took some (vanilla protein!) through seperated into servings in glad wraps bags... which probably wasn't the smartest idea in hindsight! :pfft:

I declared it because I didn't want to get caught out, luckily hit a nice enough customs guy over there who let me through with them, but said next time bring them in the container. Their main concern is egg products from memory (or something like that?)

Reason I didn't take the container was they were 5lb tubs, so if you have smaller packaging, might be best to take it across in that.

Whenever I pop over these days, I just buy protein over there, much less hassle. Depends how long you're going for though I guess.

[dom]

sweet will try my luck taking it over in the tub and declaring the stuff to be safe. thanks

[Gasp]

I`ve just returned from Oz and took a container of openned protein back and forth.

Like NZ, Customs in Oz couldnt care less about it unless they believe the powder does not match the container.

Dont get Customs confused with MAF Quarantine though as they have their own regulations at the border. Once again though, Protein with them is not an issue if from NZ..

[hhhh1]

sweet will try my luck taking it over in the tub and declaring the stuff to be safe. thanks

safer not to declare it IMO. thats what i did with 7kg of nutrawhey a couple of weeks ago

[BIGKIWI]

Australia customs are as tight as NZ customs and if you look like a bodybuilder you will have extra fun so be warned

[hhhh1]

i filled out that form they give you on the plane and ticked 'no' to everything including 'food' part, got let straight through. No bag scan or anything. Must be too small lol

[Luigi]

yea iv taken openeded containers to and from. never had a problem. they do take up a bit of room in your bag though !

[thatwaslight]

wear a suit. i may or may have not taken through prescription medicines to aus. didnt even scan/search my bag

[Luigi]

i also like suits

[crazyfacials]

hope you're not an arab my bro...brb getting taken a side for a routine check in NZ...then the same while in Aus except they tell you it's to check for bombs

[Luigi]

hope you're not an arab my bro...brb getting taken a side for a routine check in NZ...then the same while in Aus except they tell you it's to check for bombs

justified imo

[crazyfacials]

[thatwaslight]

when will it be your turn for racial equality?

[JOSEF RAKICH]

I took mine over, no probelm just get it declaired.

But then when i came back to NZ it froze in the plane lol (serious)

[dom]

got through alright just declared it and no questions asked. good to know for future

[Luigi]

Luck of the draw

[olympia]

Your best bet is to fill around 30 vacuum sealed bags with your protein powder and tape to thighs , midsection and upper arms then cover in clothing. This will work bro. Good luck

[Luigi]

Just brung back a few supps from aussie no problems. 6 containers pretty sure it was all legal anyway but didnt get checked. they did however throw out my toothpaste and deodarant on my carry on luggage