Maritime Border
Find out what Customs is doing at the maritime border.
- Import
- Start importing
- Import Prohibited and restricted imports
- Import animals
- Tobacco
- Commercial ships and cruise liners
- Lodge your import entry
- Valuation for import
- Preferential tariff duty rates
- Customs rulings
- Customs exchange rates
- Import payments and refunds
- Deferred accounts for importers
- Deferred accounts for brokers
- Import forms and documents
- Excise
- What is excise?
- Apply for a licence
- Lodge your excise entry
- Claim excise duty remission or refund
- Pay excise duty and other charges
- Apply for excise duty credit or drawback
- Moving excisable items
- Changing, suspending or cancelling your licence
- Amend, surrender or transfer your licence
- Change your entry or payment timeframe
- Excise forms and documents
COVID-19 update 26 November 2021: Auckland is at Alert Level 3 Step 2. The rest of NZ is at Alert Level 2.
AIR TRAVEL: All air travellers to NZ (except those from Antarctica and most Pacific Islands) must have a COVID-19 test taken and a negative test result returned within 72 hours of their first scheduled international flight. All non-NZ citizens must be fully vaccinated before travelling to NZ and spend seven days in an MIQ facility followed by home isolation until they return a negative day nine test. On 17 January 2022, fully vaccinated New Zealanders can begin travelling to New Zealand from Australia without entering MIQ. Visit the COVID-19 international travel site for more information.
MARITIME BORDER: The isolation period for travellers at the maritime border reduced from 14 days to 10 days from Saturday 13 November 2021. For more information visit the COVID-19 website.