Originally Posted by
xenole
Two things I tend to bring with me are these sachets of Nescafe coffee and a certain brand of Oatflake cookies / biscuits that I snack on (flour, sugar, oats etc)
Would these be fine to bring into the country (I assume I have to declare them)?
Yes for coffee. Probably for the cookies - since they are cooked already. Just declare them - there is no fine for declaring something which turns out to not be allowed. Worst case you just have to bin them at the checkpoint.
Originally Posted by
xenole
Also, I run a bit and would naturally bring my running shoes as a run around Darling Harbour would be something I would be looking at doing.
Did see something where someone had some mud / dirt on some shoes in their baggage and could this be problematic? Wouldn't want to risk by not declaring, getting pulled over etc and losing the shoes if possible.
Why would you be transporting muddy shoes? Wash them in a sink before you travel. Unless you're a backpacker or dressed like you just came back from the amazon/sahara, I don't think they would bother to check.
I believe the customs question asks if you have been in a farm in the last couple of weeks that you need to declare it (which means they then check your shoes etc).