On Arrival

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Declarations

Before you arrive in New Zealand, you will receive a New Zealand Passenger Arrival Card. You must tick "Yes" in the Customs section of your arrival card if you are bringing any of the following into New Zealand:

• goods that may be prohibited or restricted, such as weapons, objectionable (indecent) articles, wildlife products, or illicit drugs More info
• goods in excess of the $700 allowance and the tobacco and alcoholic beverages allowance More info
• goods for commercial, business, or trade purposes More info
• goods carried on behalf of another person
• NZ$10,000 or more, or the equivalent in foreign currency. More info

Please have any purchase receipts available.

 

You do not have to declare your clothing, footwear, jewellery, or toiletries. These are regarded as personal effects if they are intended solely for your own use.

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Red/Green Ways Out

After you collect your baggage and clear Customs Passport Control, either:

• walk through the "Nothing to Declare Way Out" (green exit) if you have not declared any Customs or agricultural goods on your arrival card, or
• go to the "Goods to Declare Way Out" (red exit) if you have declared any Customs or agricultural goods on your arrival card, or you are unsure which exit to use.

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Baggage Search

The baggage of any traveller may be searched by:

• Customs officers
• Agriculture/Quarantine officers.

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