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KEEPING YOU INFORMED | | | |
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|  | | | Exports to China and South East Asia | | To access the preferential rates of duty to China and ASEAN countries you must provide a certificate of origin that meets FTA requirements, and comply with certain other terms of the agreement.
A certificate of origin will give assurance to the Customs authority of the importing party that an importer's claim for originating status under the China and AASEAN Agreement is valid.
View the certification bodies in New Zealand below. | | | |
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|  | | | Changes to Customs' hourly rate and Goods Clearance Fees | | Following consultation in 2019, changes to Customs' hourly rate and fees for clearing imports and exports will come into effect on 1 July 2021.
These updated fees will be fairer to importers and exporters and better reflect the costs of clearing goods. | | | |
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|  | | | Resetting the Border Processing Levy for international travellers to NZ | | Between now and Friday 2 July 2021, Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are consulting with the public and industry on options for resetting levies on travellers arriving and departing from New Zealand. Find out more and have your say below. | | | |
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|  | | | Update on goods entry exemption rules | | As part of the goods clearance fee roll-out, Customs has updated some of its rules around goods exempt from entry requirements, which will come into effect on 1 July 2021. These rules set out what documents (other than an entry) are required for certain goods to be exempt from import or export entry, or how goods may be deemed to be entered. These rules clarify existing Customs operational requirements and do not change current Customs processes.
The new rules, listed below, can be found on Customs' website.
- Customs (Deemed Entry of Goods) Rules 2021
- Customs (Cargo Report (Export)) Rules 2021
- 2021 Chief Executive Direction in relation to regulation 25(1)(i)
- 2021 Chief Executive Direction in relation to regulation 26(2)(b)(i)
- 2021 Chief Executive Direction in relation to regulation 29(1AAA)(b) | | | |
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|  | | | Tariff Concession Notices | | A tariff concession removes the tariff duty that would be payable under the Tariff for certain goods.
Tariff Concession Advertisement and Approval Notice 21 is now available. | | | |
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|  | | | Intellectual Property Rights | | We have also updated the trademark and copyright notices accepted by Customs.
For more information on IPRs, email IPRnotices@customs.govt.nz. | | | |
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|  | | | Held lodgements in TSW | | From 14 June 2021, Service Delivery will no longer accept emailed copies of documents relating to held lodgements. These must be attached to the held lodgement in TSW.
The only exception will be for urgent animal clearances and exports, in which an email should be sent as a notification. The required documents must be attached to the TSW lodgement and will be actioned accordingly by Service Delivery. | | | |
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|  | | | Reminder: Border Processing Levy carry over | | Due to COVID-19, last year the Government suspended border agency funding reviews for 12 months. The current levy period for the Border Processing Levy (BPL) ends on 30 June 2021 but, as a consequence of the suspension of funding reviews, the existing levy rates have been carried-over into a new levy period which will run from 1 July 30 November 2021. This is the earliest that new rates can be set. The BPL has previously been known as the Border Clearance Levy. | | | |
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|  | | | French Polynesia exchange rate | | Westpac advises with immediately effect, that international payments to French Polynesia in French Polynesian Francs are no longer available. Payments to French Polynesia can continue to be made in Euros (EUR). Westpac reports it no longer has the capacity to support the French Polynesian Franc (XPF) therefore the rate will not be included in Customs exchange rate updates.
For further information and guidance, please contact the Westpac Financial Markets team. | | | |
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