• Fosheze@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Who in their right mind would think they need to declare a sandwich?

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      7 months ago

      The people who see the massive signs all the way through the arrival hall with pictures of stuff like sandwiches. Seriously, you can’t miss them

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        7 months ago

        And you are told in a dozen languages even before stepping out of the plane. But everyone in this thread who’s never crossed a border think you can just go to other countries and do the fuck you want because they know better

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      7 months ago

      Don’t forget to declare your half-eaten bag of airplane peanuts as well.

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      7 months ago

      Perhaps anyone listening to the plane announcements, looks at any one of the multitude of signs on arrival, or anyone (everyone) who fills out the incoming passenger card? It’s not at all unclear what you have to do when you’re there. They make it clear to declare everything at multiple points. There is no penalty for declaring something even if it’s not allowed in.

      On the first side of the incoming passenger card, half of it is taken up by the question:

      Are you bringing into Australia:

      […]

      1. Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables?

      2. Grains, seeds, bulbs, straw, nuts, plants, parts of plants, traditional medicines or herbs, wooden articles?

      3. Animals, parts of animals, animal products including equipment, pet food, eggs, biologicals, specimens, birds, fish, insects, shells, bee products?