Welcome to the New Zealand Customs Service website. New Zealand welcomes travellers and trade but we also want to protect our community by controlling who and what crosses our borders. You can use our website to find out about: rules and requirements for people, goods and craft entering or leaving New Zealand news and information about the New Zealand Customs Service, including our organisation, structure and career information details of the legislation we administer. In focus The New Zealand Customs Service Statement of Intent 2010-2013 is now available. Click here to see it and other accountability documents.In this year's Budget, Finance Minister Bill English announced an increase to goods and services tax (GST) to 15 percent from 12.5 percent. This will apply to the importation of goods into New Zealand on or after 1 October 2010. Click here for further information.From 1 July 2010, the New Zealand Customs Service applied an import transaction fee (ITF) of $24.75 to a range of import consignments which were previously exempt from the fee. Click here for further information about the ITF. SmartGate is now operating at Auckland Airport and Wellington Airport. Click here for all you need to know...Report any suspicious or unusual border activity, whether on land, sea or in the air, any time day or night, to Coastwatch 0800 4 CUSTOMS (0800 428 786). Click here for more information.
Welcome to the New Zealand Customs Service website. New Zealand welcomes travellers and trade but we also want to protect our community by controlling who and what crosses our borders. You can use our website to find out about:
The New Zealand Customs Service Statement of Intent 2010-2013 is now available. Click here to see it and other accountability documents.In this year's Budget, Finance Minister Bill English announced an increase to goods and services tax (GST) to 15 percent from 12.5 percent. This will apply to the importation of goods into New Zealand on or after 1 October 2010. Click here for further information.From 1 July 2010, the New Zealand Customs Service applied an import transaction fee (ITF) of $24.75 to a range of import consignments which were previously exempt from the fee. Click here for further information about the ITF.
SmartGate is now operating at Auckland Airport and Wellington Airport. Click here for all you need to know...
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