• Cage birds⁶
• Carcases⁸ or parts of carcases from farm animals, poultry, birds, and game species killed in Australia, including tanned and untanned⁸ hides / skins, raw or cooked meat / meat products, and carcases raw or taxidermied (but excluding Farmed Fish​ and raw/untanned Fo​​​​x​​es).
  
• Cats​
  
• Domestic ducks⁶
• Domestic fowls and their products
• Domestic geese⁶
• Emus^5,6
• Equidae - horses, donkeys, mules, ponies,​ (zebras⁶)
  
• Fertile eggs (except those of fish)
• Grouse⁶
• Guinea fowl⁶
• Guinea p​igs
  
• Invertebrates dead as either preserved or unpreserved specimens (eg., beetles, bugs, butterflies, moths, spiders, etc.)
  
• Invertebrates dead (marine/saltwater) including shellfish either fresh or frozen ('seafood') [except abalone (Haliotis sp.), mussels (Mytilus sp.), clams (Donsinia sp.) and oysters (Ostrea sp., Crassostrea sp. or Saccostrea sp.)] ​ ^{1, 2, 3}
• Mammalian ova and embryos (except those from cattle)
• Mice
• Ostriches⁶
• Partridges⁶
• Peafowl⁶
• Pheasants^6​​
  
• Pigeons⁶​
• Quail⁶
• Rabbits⁴
• Rats⁶
• Semen other than bovine semen
• Table eggs
• Turkeys⁶

The following invertebrates may be imported live without restriction:

Notes

1. Applies to all invertebrate (marine) 'seafood' species (for example: shellfish such as scallops, and crustaceans such as prawns), other than abalone (Haliotis sp.), mussels (Mytilus sp.), clams (Dosinia sp.) and oysters (Ostrea sp., Crassostrea sp., or Saccostrea sp.).
   Crustaceans are considered live if they show any movement when warmed to room temperature.
   Shellfish are considered dead if they have be​en shucked or frozen and conversely live if no shell has been removed and they are not frozen. A Special Authority will be required when importing abalone from any state or territory; also for mussels, clams and oysters originating from NSW or regions known to be infected by oyster herpes virus.
   Dead oysters, mussels and clams originating from other states will require a Declaration by Consignor regarding their origin:
   

    Dead Aquatic Mollusc - Declaration of Origin (PDF 439Kb)

   
   Finfish products may only be imported if they are not listed in Schedule 1 of the General Authority in respect to the importation of non-viable fish and fish material:
   

    General Authority Importation o​f Non-Viable Fish and Fish Material (PDF 309Kb)

   
   
   
2. All live freshwater vertebrates and invertebrates (apart from goldfish) require a permit under the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 from the Director of Inland Fisheries to enter Tasmania.
   All freshwater crayfish or yabby (alive and DEAD) are banned by the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 (for the full list of species go to the Inland Fisheries (Controlled Fish) Order 2015​).
   Contact the Inland Fisheries Service on tel. (03) 6165 3808 or email infish@ifs.tas.gov.au ​for more information.
   
   
3. All rock lobster of the genus Jasus and Sagmariasus, need to conform to the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery rules under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and the Fisheries (Ro​​​ck Lobster) Rules 2011​. This includes possession limits, size limits, females with eggs (in berry) tagging and marking, and docketing arrangements. This includes rock lobster of the genus Jasus and Sagmariasus that has been legally caught or purchased through a retail or wholesale establishment in another State and/or has been imported from another country.
   Please contact the Licensing Administration Branch on (03) 6165 3035 for further advice.
   
   Note: the Western Australian lobster is from the genus Panulirus and therefore the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery rules do not apply.
   
   
4. The Vermin Control Act 2000 prohibits the introduction of live rabbits into any island in Tasmanian waters, except the Tasmanian mainland and Bruny Island.
   
   
5. The keeping of emus in Tasmania is regulated by the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 and the Animal Farming (Registration) Regulations 2015, which list emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) as a 'prescribed animal'.
   - Up to and including four (4) emus may be kept without registration.
   - To be registered to keep five (5) or more emus, or for further information about registration, please contact AnimalWelfare.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au.
   Further information on emu welfare and husbandry can be found on ​our webpage Animal Welfare Guidelines - Emus or in the Animal Welfare Guidelines - Husbandry of Captive Bred Emus.​​
   For information about conditions that apply to the importation of emus into Tasmania please contact Wildlife Services on email Wildlife.Services@nre.tas.gov.au​ or tel. 03 6165 4305.
   ​
   

6. Importation of many wildlife & native species (alive only) may also be affected by the Nature Conservation Act 2002, which governs the importation and keeping of wildlife in Tasmania. If you wish to import any live animal that is not classified as domestic dog, domestic cat or domestic stock (see schedule 7 of the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulations 2021 for a definition of 'domestic stock'), please contact Wildlife Services on email Wildlife.Services@nre.tas.gov.au​ to enquire if you need to lodge an Application​ for a Wildlife Import Permit. This may be in addition to any other import requirements listed on this website.
   
   

7. Plant biosecurity conditions apply to any non-forage or cereal crop / general paddock straw, hay, silage and chaff which will not be accepted for livestock feed or bedding during transport to Tasmania due to the weed seed entry risk presented. (Fodder sourced from a leguminous forage crop such as oats or lucerne may be permitted in certain instances, e.g. for horses with dietary/GIT disease history.)
   

   For further details see section 2.12 of the Plant Biosecu​rity Manual Ta​smania 
   

    Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania (PDF 4Mb)

   or go to the webpage Plant B​iosecurity Man​ual Tasmania.

   
   
8. Animal carcases (untreated / raw) and untanned hides and skins of unrestricted species:
   ​- upon arrival in Tasmania the animal matter must be free from contamination with soil, weed seeds, extraneous plant material, and insect infestation; and
   ​- ​on the outside of the packaging must be a clear description of the contents (common and scientific names); and
   - contact details of both supplier and importer; and
   - purpose of importation; and
   - be accompanied by a copy of any Government approvals issued for the removal of the animal/s from their place of origin ​and/or for their importation into Tasmania (if relevant).​
   
   Upon request, consignments must be presented to a Biosecurity Tasmania Inspector for inspection at an approved place.
   
   Check with your freight / courier company for requirements that may apply to the type of packaging required to transport untreated / raw (e.g. frozen) animal carcases.
   
   Note: DEAD animals, birds, game ​species (including fo​​​​x​​es​) that have been taxidermied are allowed unrestricted entry into Tasmania from other Australian States and Territories ​(excluding farmed fish​).​​​