Can you bring kava into Australia?

Carry-on: Conditions Checked: Conditions Declare on arrival: Required Does not apply domestically

Travellers aged 18 and over may bring kava into Australia in accompanied baggage, up to 4kg per person, and it must be declared. It cannot arrive by post or unaccompanied freight.

Import rules for kava have changed more than once in recent years, and some Australian states and territories restrict possession separately. Check the current limit with the department before you buy in Fiji, Vanuatu or Tonga.

Source: Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Flying within Australia? This one does not apply.

This is decided at the Australian border, so it does not apply to a domestic flight.

What else changes on a domestic flight

This one is decided at the Australian border rather than at screening. Declaring a thing costs nothing and a biosecurity or Border Force officer decides - it is failing to declare that carries the fine. If you are not sure whether something counts, declare it.

Coming home to Australia

Honey and bee products Honey and other bee products must be declared and most are restricted, because they can carry diseases that would devastate Australian hives. Cash over $10,000 There is no limit on how much cash you can carry, but AUD $10,000 or more - in any currency, or the foreign equivalent - must be declared to Border Force both leaving and entering Australia. Duty-free allowance Coming home, adults 18 and over can bring in AUD $900 of general goods duty free, and under-18s AUD $450. Tobacco coming home Travellers 18 and over may bring in one unopened packet of up to 25 cigarettes or 25 grams of tobacco, plus one open packet, duty free. Food coming into Australia All food must be declared on your Incoming Passenger Card, cooked or raw, sealed or open, including snacks from the plane. Wooden souvenirs and carvings Every wooden and bamboo article must be declared on arrival in Australia.

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Packing something else? The full A to Z of what you can take on a plane covers 61 items, the domestic flight rules set out what changes when you are not leaving the country, and the pre-departure checklist puts the rest of the trip in order.

Last reviewed 2 September 2026. Screening, dangerous-goods and biosecurity rules change, and airlines can be stricter than the government baseline. For anything unusual, the linked source and your airline's dangerous-goods page are the final word.

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