Importing Training Gear From The Usa

[Seita]

Seita you have email.

Sandgrubber, email [email protected] to get an official answer to your questions about importing the equipment. The short answer tho' is that the e-collar will be OK, the prongs will not.

For everyone else, Customs Notice 855 is the current advice. Seita was given old advice, this is being rectified.

Thanks Anita! I recieved three seperate emails today all of which informed me that there is no longer an restrictions on the importation of e-collars and which appologised for the wrong advice being given to me.

This is the reply I recieved today:

Amendments to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 - Repeal of the import control on electric dog collars.

On 1 December 2008 the import control on dog collars incorporating apparatus designed to cause an electric shock (including collars which emit a static pulse and are part of underground fence systems) was repealed. Consequently, a permit to import this type of collar is no longer required.

The change relates only to the importation of these goods. Some State and Territory authorities have their own requirements relating to the possession and use of this type of dog collar. It is the importer’s responsibility to make whatever enquiries are necessary to determine what, if any, requirements may apply in this regard.