how long are cars in quarantine in australia

There’s no fixed “one size fits all,” but most cars breeze through Australian biosecurity inspection in about 1–5 business days if they arrive clean and the paperwork’s spot‑on. If inspectors find soil, seeds, bugs or asbestos drama, expect cleaning, fumigation and a re‑inspection, which can stretch it to 1–3 weeks (longer if the queue’s already ugly). Timing varies by port, season and workload—brown marmorated stink bug season (roughly Sept–Apr) is the busy, grumpy one—so build slack into your shipping plan. Your broker or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will give the most current ETA, but as a rule of thumb: hope for days, budget for weeks, and keep the car spotless to avoid both.