From this page, you can access important notices that were issued in 2018.
Some of these notices may contain information that is no longer correct or relevant in the current year. Information within the notices was correct on the date they were issued.
On 16 February, we sent an Important Notice about vehicles carried on vessels infested with the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.
The annual indexation increase to excise and excise-equivalent duty rates together with a separate 10% increase will take place on 1 January 2019.
Customs is ready for predicted record highs in travellers this summer.
The Working Tariff document (WTD) has been reprinted with an effective date of 30 December 2018.
There will be increases in levy rates and additional goods under the Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Goods) Levy.
Submissions are open on a proposal to allow Customs to join an Approved Information Sharing Agreement.
An increase of 3.5 cents per litre of motor spirit in the excise and excise-equivalent duty rates on motor spirits will take place on 30 September 2018.
Please note that if you have the ‘What’s my duty?’ app downloaded on your mobile phone, it is no longer supported and will not be up-to-date.
We've launched our annual passenger survey that helps us to research ways of improving service delivery at the border.
Customs has developed an agent competency assessment for excise declarations, as part of an update to Trade Single Window last year.
We’re undertaking a customer readiness survey to understand whether customers are informed about the new Act changes.
The annual adjustment to the levy rates on alcoholic beverages will take place on 1 July 2018.
The annual adjustment to the excise and excise-equivalent duty rates on alcoholic beverages takes place on 1 July 2018.
Last week the Government announced significant new funding for Customs in Budget 2018.
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We are looking to hold information sessions on the WCO3 messages around the country.
In recent days four ships have been affected by infestations of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs.
TSW users who create client codes, please note that this weekend the New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) field will become mandatory.