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# What can we bring? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji
amel 13:25 UTC 26 Mar 2007 | I'm hoping one of the locals can help with this (slightly odd) question... we're self-catering in Fiji for a week, coming from NZ. Its a while since we've done this, so I can't remember what we can bring into the country. Obviously I'm expecting that meat, dairy, veges and fruit are prohibited (and I remember where we can source those) but can we bring dry or canned goods from home? I'm not planning on bringing the whole supermarket, just a few favourite bits and pieces which might be hard to find. Thanks in advance! |
Laszlo 18:13 UTC 26 Mar 2007 | According to the video shown on Air Pacific flights bound for Fiji, just about anything edible, including canned/bottled stuff is supposed to be banned. Ditto anything wooden or otherwise of plant origin. In practice, I just got waved through by customs with all my carvings, etc brought from Vanuatu. Basically, they seem to have copied the regulations of AU/NZ, but are more relaxed about enforcing them. You would probably be allowed to bring in canned/dry food in practice after declaring them, but as Fijian supermarkets are pretty well-stocked with stuff imported from AU in particular, I see little reason to do so. | 1
ozziegiraffe 19:56 UTC 26 Mar 2007 | Even coming in to Australia, it is OK to bring cooked or canned food (but I don't think meat) as long as it is declared. I regularly bring canned tuna and biscuits back from Solomon Islands. Friends have also brought cooked fish and cassava pudding - as long as the quarantine guys know what it is, it should be OK. Fiji is not likely to be more fussy than Australia. | 2