Importing Machinery into Australia

Australia exercises strict quarantine measures designed to protect plant and animal health.

• AQIS has the power to re-export contaminated machinery from Australia at the expense of the importer
  
  
• Most used imported machinery requires a permit to import issued by AQIS
  
  
• It is a condition of the permit that used machinery arrives in a clean state, i.e free of quarantine risk material. 

More detailed information about importing machinery is available:

• Cleaning guides and checklists
• Cleanliness requirements
• Offshore inspections of used machinery and equipment
• How clean is your machine? A guide for importing machinery into Australia brochure