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Information on adding your 'Goods details' Select the goods you are moving from the 'Type of cargo' drop down. Add a detailed description of the goods to the ‘Description of goods’ field, for example: Cartons: Clothes, books and tools. Container: Container number 123456 contains 1 x fridge, 1 x washing machine, 2 x boxes of books, 1 x box of clothes. Tools: Steel toolbox with carpentry tools. Pallet: Dance items including: 2 x drums, 5 x traditional dance headgear(Dari),5 x bows, 5 x arrows. Freezer/Eskys: Foam esky with fish fillets. Machinery/Vehicles: 1 x blue Toyota Hilux Rego: 123 ABC. The 'Do your goods contain any of the following' questions are to prompt the person in charge of the goods to declare any products that require a permit to move between the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity Monitoring Zone, and any Torres Strait Island to mainland Australia. Products which require a permit include: Untreated hides or skins or other animal products. Meat or dairy products (excluding canned items). Fresh fruit and vegetables. Live animals, including insects. Live plants, including cuttings, seedlings or plant products. Poultry products, including eggs or feathers with skin still attached. Soil. Please click on this link for more information on which goods require a permit and how to apply for one. If you require further information about moving goods within the zones or from Torres Strait to mainland Australia, or there is no officer available at the point of departure, contact the Thursday Island office on +(07) 4212 0185 or by email Thursday.Island@agriculture.gov.au.