You can't bring honey into WA unless it is certified heat treated. Bees can get bugs and diseases and of course those are transmitted via honey.
Can I send honey to Western Australia? No. Honey entering Western Australia must be pasteurised and inspected by AQIS prior to entry. This requirement exists in order to prevent the potential spread of bee diseases across the country.
Honey or bee products imported into Western Australia must meet Western Australia state quarantine entry requirements. For more information contact the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
Can I bring in meat, fish or seafood? Yes, fresh or frozen meat and fish is allowed entry into WA. Raw crustaceans (fresh and frozen) are not permitted, i.e. prawns (including prawn bait), crabs and lobster (crayfish).
Arriving domestic passengers
Risk items and potential carriers that may pose a threat to Western Australia can include fresh fruit, vegetables, plant materials and bee products. If in doubt about any item(s), declare them to a quarantine inspector, or deposit them in one of the bins available at our domestic terminals.
Food. Food items brought into Australia need to be declared on your Incoming Passenger Card if you come by plane, or on the parcels you mail. Biosecurity officers may need to inspect some of the food you're bringing with you.
Carrying honey, bees and bee products onto the island is prohibited. Potatoes are also prohibited unless they have been washed or brushed free of soil and are in new packaging.
There are a number of items that you must declare upon your arrival in Australia including: All food, plant material and animal items. Firearms, weapons and ammunition. Currency amounts of A$10,000 (or foreign equivalent).
Australia has strict biosecurity controls to help minimise the risk of pests and diseases entering the country.
If you're bringing honey on board in a carry-on bag, it needs to be in containers that are not more than 3.4 ounces (100 ml). You may bring larger containers of honey if you are packing it in your checked luggage.
Honey falls under the Transportation Security Administration's “3-1-1 liquids rule”, which requires that all liquids and gels in your carry-on luggage be stored in 3.4-ounce (100 ml) or smaller containers — all of which must fit into one quart-sized plastic bag.
Rules when travelling from a non-EU country
If you travel to the EU from a non-EU country, you are not allowed to bring any meat or dairy products with you. You can however bring a limited quantity of fruit and vegetables as well as eggs, egg products and honey.
Buy Comvita UMF 10+ Manuka Honey 250g (WA Only) Online at Chemist Warehouse®
Australia boasts more floral sources for honey bees to forage on than any other country in the world, making our honey the most unique in the world with its wide-ranging tastes and colours.
Manuka honey is more expensive than most other honey because it is rare and only produced in Australia and New Zealand. The flowers the bees collect the nectar from, to make Manuka honey are from the Leptospermum family, which is native to Australia. Farming Manuka honey costs more to produce than other honeys.
What foodstuffs can I not take into Australia? Foods that are prohibited unless accompanied by a valid Import Permit include beans, peas, cereal seeds, eggs, fresh fruit and vegetables, uncanned meat and all pork products, milk, popping corn, raw unroasted nuts, whole salmon and trout.
If you are carrying medications such as aspirin, paracetamol or Australian over-the-counter medications you do not need to declare these items to Customs and Border Protection when you arrive in Australia.
If you don't declare an item
If you provide false or misleading information to a biosecurity officer or on your incoming passenger declaration, or if you fail to answer questions about the goods or comply with directions given by a biosecurity officer, you may be: issued with an infringement notice.
for importation based on certain conditions
AUTHORISED based on the following conditions — small quantities — stored in personal luggage — no danger of spreading harmful organisms — no import ban — must not contain genetic material AUTHORISED Up to 2kg / pers — Other animal-origin products (honey, snails, etc.)
Domestic flights
If you are flying within Australia on a domestic flight, there are no restrictions on how much powders, liquids, aerosols and gels you can carry onboard. If you are travelling domestically, but departing from an international terminal, there are limits on powders, liquids, aerosols and gels.
The first requirement to enable honey sales is to become a registered food business. This is regardless of whether the sales are commercial, charitable or community in nature and even if it is only a “once off” occasion. To obtain a registration form, contact your local council's environmental health officer.
You can take everything in your checked baggage: from liquid to solid food. However, you are not allowed to carry liquid or gel-like food products in your carry-on baggage.
Plain black or green teas and plain black or green teas with flavouring. These teas are allowed into Australia from any country if the tea is in clean and new packaging (unopened) and free of live insects and other contamination.
Commercial snack food such as potato or corn chips and pretzels are also fine. Things like nuts, cheese, granola bars with dried fruit and/or nuts, and fresh or dried fruit are NOT fine. Sandwiches with peanut butter, jam or marmite, fine. Sandwiches with meat, cheese, eggs or fish, not fine.