AQIS Charge $90.00 per half hour, plus the AQIS Direction fee ) depends if Air, Sea or Post – and if under the threshold of AUD$1000 )
DHL have a permanent Quarantine Officer at their depots. This officer will determine inspection of packages based on paperwork, and what has been reported to customs.
YES – your parcels can be pulled up for " random " inspection, or if they are timber, plants, animal items etc...
DHL should possibly only be charging between $17.00 to $49.00 for a general inspection – anything other than that add $90.00 per half hour or part thereof ( and any treatment fees if it needs fumigated or destroyed )
DHL should have a record of the parcels that AQIS pull up – it is AQIS Legislation that docs be kept for a number of years.