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Import Clearance Procedure

Other requirements

Biosecurity New Zealand

Biosecurity NZ is the lead agency in New Zealand's biosecurity system. 'Biosecurity' is the protection of New Zealand's economy, environment and people's health from pests and diseases. It includes trying to prevent new pests and diseases arriving. Established in November 2004 (replacing MAF Biosecurity), it has been tasked with a 'whole of system' leadership role, encompassing economic, environmental, social and cultural outcomes. Importers should contact Biosecurity NZ directly to check their requirements.

Biosecurity New Zealand website

New Zealand Customs Service

New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) protects our community by enforcing controls and requirements, and by assessing the risk of what crosses our borders. New Zealand Customs conducts formalities at the point of entry into New Zealand by screening out items harmful to New Zealand’s interest and enforcing the prohibition on the importation of some goods.

The New Zealand Customs Service Working Tariff document is a commodity coding system used to identify and describe goods. Formal rulings on the Tariff classification of goods are available from the New Zealand Customs Service's Wellington based National Tariff Advisory Unit (NTAU).

Importers - New Zealand Customs Service website

Commerce Commission

The Fair Trading Act 1986 encourages competition and protects consumers from misleading and deceptive conduct and unfair trading practices. The Fair Trading Act applies to all aspects of the promotion and sale of goods and services, from advertising and pricing to sales techniques and consumer information. When making claims about products you manufacture or sell, you must remember that your audience will include some people who are more easily misled than others.

Overview - Commerce Commission website

Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA)

The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) makes decisions on applications to introduce hazardous substances (HS) or new organisms (NO) including genetically modified organisms (GMO's).

Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) website

The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Group - NZFSA

The ACVM group within NZFSA implements the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997 which regulates the importation, manufacture, sale and use of agricultural compounds. An agricultural compound could be anything from a fertiliser or animal feed to a plant compound or veterinary medicine.

Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines