[first time gal]

Originally Posted by froggone

Hi,

Thanks for your thoughts so far.

Australia does have some strict quarrintine rules so i would have to be careful about the products i bring back. Especially food stuffs and wooden items.

I am going to have a good look around on my next trip.

frog

You can bring wooden items in to Australia through the airport (ie in your luggage) as long as you check them thoroughly for insect holes etc. On a larger scale though I think you can have the items fumigated when they arrive if necessary. (or obtain a fumigation certificate from the country of origin.)

Not sure how familiar you are with importation procedures (so you may know this already), there's a lot of paperwork involved but if you use a freight forwarder/import agent, they do all of the hard work for you, with customs clearance etc.

The Thai handicrafts, wooden items, bags, silks, cushion covers, artwork is an importers dream as far as I could see... as long as you had the means to onsell (your own giftshop etc).