13 replies to this topic

[Gibberosaman]

Hi All,

 

Can someone point me in the right direction of the requirements to received fish at perth airport?

 

Im looking to send some over but the buyer is not sure on what needs to be done on their end, any help would be appreciated.

 

 

[Riggers]

Depends who you ship with some just require a pickup time and off you go others will require a quarantine inspection, some freight companies will organise the quarantine etc, others will leave that to you. I recently spoke with Jet Pets about fish, around $330 for a standard box around 15kg but they will organise everything for you. Unless you have an account with one of the freight companies you're going to pay some $$ for freight..

[Gibberosaman]

Cost of Freight is not the issue, im just wanting to see what is required for the person collecting the fish. any links to details.??

[Spiesie]

I have in the past picked up fish in Perth which was sent with Virgin and Qantas/Jetstar:

 

With both arilines, I had to call the Quarantine in Perth and provided the flight details (Flight number and arrival time). This then schedules the fish to be checked by quarantine and tell you what time you can pick them up.,

[Spiesie]

O, and the person picking up the fish will need to provide identification (driver license will do)

[Riggers]

Go to the quarantine website, they will tell you everything you need to know

Copied straight from the website

What to do on arrival
By air
If in doubt about any item(s), declare them to a quarantine inspector, or deposit them in one of the bins available at the airport. Your baggage and hand luggage may be checked by inspectors with sniffer dogs for quarantine risk items as you collect it from the baggage carousel.
By road
Quarantine inspectors located at various interstate borders will conduct checks for items considered a threat to WA. Road checkpoints on the WA/South Australia border (Eucla, Eyre Hwy) and WA/Northern Territory border (Kununurra, Victoria Hwy) operate 24 hours. Commercial freight carriers are reminded to submit a Notice of Intent to Import form 24 hours prior to arrival at the checkpoints.
Desert roads are subject to random mobile inspections. Quarantine bins are located 20 kilometres east of Laverton and on the Tanami Road and Duncan Highway near Halls Creek.
By rail and by sea
All interstate freight arriving by rail and sea is assessed and checked by quarantine inspection staff. Importers and freight carriers should submit Notice of Intent Forms to declare freight items to Quarantine WA 24 hours prior to arrival in WA. Regular surveillance is carried out on the Indian Pacific train to ensure passengers are not carrying restricted items and vehicles are clean of soil and plant material.
Moving to WA and bringing personal effects
When moving personal effects into WA you should always complete an Unaccompanied Personal Effects Declaration Form in conjunction with your removals company. These forms are all available on right of this page or your removalist company may provide one for you. Ask your removals company to supply the freight container details and to lodge the form on your behalf.
Importers and travellers can expect some delays as a result of these quarantine procedures and should also be aware that inspection fees and charges may be applied.
Our Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) can put you in contact with our Quarantine WA team.
TopicsBiosecurity & quarantineBiosecurityQuarantine



There's heaps more info on there about it too, plus a contact number for wa quarantine

Edited by Riggermortis, 03 October 2014 - 03:25 PM.

[Gibberosaman]

Go to the quarantine website, they will tell you everything you need to know

Copied straight from the website

What to do on arrival
By air
If in doubt about any item(s), declare them to a quarantine inspector, or deposit them in one of the bins available at the airport. Your baggage and hand luggage may be checked by inspectors with sniffer dogs for quarantine risk items as you collect it from the baggage carousel.
By road
Quarantine inspectors located at various interstate borders will conduct checks for items considered a threat to WA. Road checkpoints on the WA/South Australia border (Eucla, Eyre Hwy) and WA/Northern Territory border (Kununurra, Victoria Hwy) operate 24 hours. Commercial freight carriers are reminded to submit a Notice of Intent to Import form 24 hours prior to arrival at the checkpoints.
Desert roads are subject to random mobile inspections. Quarantine bins are located 20 kilometres east of Laverton and on the Tanami Road and Duncan Highway near Halls Creek.
By rail and by sea
All interstate freight arriving by rail and sea is assessed and checked by quarantine inspection staff. Importers and freight carriers should submit Notice of Intent Forms to declare freight items to Quarantine WA 24 hours prior to arrival in WA. Regular surveillance is carried out on the Indian Pacific train to ensure passengers are not carrying restricted items and vehicles are clean of soil and plant material.
Moving to WA and bringing personal effects
When moving personal effects into WA you should always complete an Unaccompanied Personal Effects Declaration Form in conjunction with your removals company. These forms are all available on right of this page or your removalist company may provide one for you. Ask your removals company to supply the freight container details and to lodge the form on your behalf.
Importers and travellers can expect some delays as a result of these quarantine procedures and should also be aware that inspection fees and charges may be applied.
Our Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) can put you in contact with our Quarantine WA team.
TopicsBiosecurity & quarantineBiosecurityQuarantine



There's heaps more info on there about it too, plus a contact number for wa quarantine

 

 

Thank you, that was the site i was after.

[sandgroper]

They will have to book a time, i think from memory it's 15min lots and if the fish don't get here before 4 and your booking has to be before 4 also because they knock of then. Otherwise the fish have to sit over night, charge is about $65 for 15mins.

[malawiman85]

Should maybe pin this in group buys subforum

[Westie]

^ done

[jeffblack]

Book quarantine a day or two before, best sending it on last flight at night or first thing in morning , ring fisheries or visit their site to see your fish isn't on any banned list, rest of what spiesie said is correct. My fish spent 12 hours in bag before I got them in tank but a 3 day fasting some oxygen and a few drops of prime resulted in no fatalities.

[Riggers]

7:30am to 4pm is quarantine open/close times they recommend 48hrs notice more is better, you can have a quarantine after hours but it costs a fortune!!

Edited by Riggermortis, 03 October 2014 - 11:44 PM.

[sandgroper]

The problem is that even though the sender might get them to the airport early morning that will not mean it gets on the first flight. They will send it on the next available flight meaning they could arrive here to late because they didn't leave till afternoon.

[bigjohnnofish]

quarantine is 8am-4pm week days only... and yes the receiver of the fish in perth needs to book a quarantine inspection with following details... flight number of the plane carrying the fish and the estimated arrival time... receivers name , address , mobile number..... best to book it for about an hour after arrival time.... receiver can book this appointment once he knows the airway number (consignment number) which will be on the paperwork the sender receives when dropping off the fish... sender notifies receiver of the airway number so receiver can track it online and see which flight it is on... sometimes the carrier of the fish will notify quarantine when it arrives in their depot and the fish will be inspected on one of the regular rounds that quarantine inspectors do... if your shipment arrives in WA before 8am and is waiting to be inspected it sometimes will be done on their first 8am round  

 

random boxes will occasionally be opened by customs/fisheries before it gets to the carriers depot too so if its been pre opened make sure your stock is correct and as sent by the sender... although theres not much you can do if its not  

 

flight times to WA can be viewed online... qantas freight uses qantas and sometimes jetstar.... toll uses virgin