@lyndal1838 wrote:
To be fair.....the GSP in the USA is notorious for getting it wrong and refusing to ship items which are not banned here. Take knives for example....Pitney Bowes refuses to ship any knives to Australia.
To me the test would be whether the powder is available for sale in Australia...if it is then it should be OK to buy from overseas. If it is not on sale here then it is probably because it is not considered safe.
Not always. Depending on the active ingredients, you may still need a permit to import them. You may need to be a registered pharmacist, doctor or vet. Antibacterial hand rub is widely available, yet I don't think you can import it from overseas without a permit.
I would also be concerned about buying any sort of medicinal products from overseas, for both myself and my animals. We have some of the tightest regulations in the world. You wouldn't know if the overseas bought stuff is what it actually is. What are the standards like where it was manufactured? How do you know that if it says it's 1% ABCD that it is actually 1% and not 0.1% or even 10%.
I know that whatever I buy here complies with Australian standards and if it says it's 1%, then it is. If it turns out not to be, then a lot of people get into a lot of strife and could even find themselves in jail.
