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- Start importing
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- Lodge your import entry
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- 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
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Customs Number
If you're planning on bringing items into NZ (importing), or sending items overseas (exporting) that are worth over NZ$1000, you need to apply for a Customs Number.
Alternatively, you can contact a Customs broker to liaise with Customs on your behalf.
Step 1
If you're applying for yourself as a private individual please complete NZCS 224-A Customs Number Application Private Individual (PDF 818 KB).
If you're applying for a Customs Number so that you can import items for commercial purposes (to sell, to use in a business), please complete NZCS 224 Client Code Application form(PDF 583 KB).
Step 2
Email the completed form and a copy of your photo ID to clientcodes@customs.govt.nz
Step 3
You will receive your Customs Number by email.