Goods Clearance Fees
Goods Clearance Fees effective 1 July 2021.
The updated fees will be fairer to importers and exporters and better reflect the costs of clearing goods. The fees will cover more activities related to managing risks to New Zealand from imports and exports, and will now include goods-related investigations and seizing goods.
Some fees will increase, while others will fall. The changes relate to:
- Customs’ hourly rate for attendance outside working hours
- the recovery of certain costs incurred related to Customs’ services for holders of Intellectual Property Rights.
Background
These fee changes are the result of Customs’ review of Goods Clearance Fees, which Customs consulted on extensively in 2019. Read the full details in the Cabinet material: Public consultation on Customs' Proposed Goods Clearance Fees (PDF 1.2 MB), and a summary of the submissions received in the Summary of Submissions report.
Originally intended to take effect in 2020, these fee changes were delayed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schedule of Goods Clearance Fees and hourly rate from 1 July 2021
| Fees | Channel | Until 30 June 2021 incl. GST $ |
From 1 July 2021 incl. GST $ |
| Import Entry Transaction Fee | 29.26 | 33.03 | |
|
Inward Cargo Transaction Fee |
Air Sea |
30.66 359.82 |
77.00 520.00 |
|
Export Entry Transaction Fee |
Secure Exports Scheme Other exports |
12.01 17.94 |
3.27 6.82 |
|
Outward Cargo Transaction Fee |
Cargo Report Export (Air) Outward Cargo Report (Air) Cargo Report Export (Sea) Outward Cargo Report (Sea) |
11.51 11.51 28.83 28.83 |
40.00 14.35 5.57 18.58 |
|
Customs' hourly rate |
Fee Minimum charge |
74.21 250.85 applicable |
133.00 399.00 |
|
Intellectual Property Rights |
|
Legal costs recovered |
Certain costs recovered |
For Biosecurity System Entry Levy visit MPI's website.
Goods and Cargo Performance Reports
- 2021-2022 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF 956 KB)