Biosecurity inspection

How it is used

Used in arrival procedures involving food, plants, animals or contaminated equipment; requirements vary by destination.

Example sentences

1. My hiking boots were examined during the biosecurity inspection because soil remained on the soles.

   The concern is a biological risk carried on belongings.

2. We declared the seeds and waited for a biosecurity inspection at arrivals.

   Declared plant material can require examination separately from ordinary baggage collection.

Common collocations

• undergo a biosecurity inspection
• biosecurity inspection of baggage

Related terms

• passport controlThe point at a border, airport or port where officers check passengers' passports and visas before they enter or leave a country.
• customsThe government service that checks goods people bring into a country and collects taxes on them; also the airport area where this happens.

More terms: Passport Control & Customs

• passport
• visa
• immigration
• declare
• arrival card
• nothing to declare
• Schengen visa
• expiry date
• preclearance
• passenger manifest
• visa on arrival