NZ Customs Release 716

Trading with China is set to become easier for New Zealand exporters with the addition of a self-certification option with the General Administration of China Customs (China Customs).

Exporters and customs brokers will now be able to complete and send Certificates of Origin directly to China Customs through an upgraded Joint Electronic Verification System (JEVS), which is managed by the New Zealand Customs Service. Certificates of Origin prove that goods are from New Zealand, enabling exporters to benefit from preferential, lower tariffs.?? 

After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Border Patrol has returned! You can watch our Customs Officers protect our borders from drugs, dodgy travellers and more.

Border Patrol premiered on Monday night at 8pm on TVNZ 1 with Customs Officers intercepting two kilos of cocaine at Auckland Airport and finding MDMA concealed in sushi bowls at the Air Cargo Inspection Facility. 

You can watch Border Patrol every Monday night on TVNZ 1 at 8pm. 

Last week, the New Zealand Navy welcomed Customs and our Detector Dogs on board HMNZS Canterbury. The dogs were able to get a feel of the environment on a marine vessel to prepare for future deployments on cruise ships, yachts and more. 

All those issued with declarant codes for lodgement of entries are reminded that a condition of approval requires you to advise Customs if there are any changes to your contact or employment details. 

Please submit all changes via Trade Single Window (TSW).

Any updates to the brokerage, freight forwarding or trading company contact details should also be current and correct. Customs should be notified if there are any changes to your company name or contact details and key personnel details. 

Please review your organisation details within TSW Registrations and submit updates where required. Help us help you by ensuring details are kept up to date.

Customs is currently transitioning to a new credit card payment portal with a new service provider.  While everything is being done to ensure that this happens in a timely manner, we have become aware that the option to pay by credit card may not be available for a number of weeks from 13 July 2023.  

We apologise for any inconvenience and advise that, during this time, customers will be required to pay Customs through internet banking. It is important to follow our internet banking instructions precisely to ensure that payments can be processed correctly, reducing the risk of any delays.

Customs' goods fees are to be increased to reflect inflation on 1 October 2023 and 1 July 2024. A table of the fees to apply from 1 October 2023 is found using the link below. 

These increases are interim, pending a longer, more comprehensive review of Customs' goods fees. These interim fee adjustments will reflect the rate of inflation since the fee levels were last agreed in 2019, maintaining the real value of the fees. 

Customs consulted stakeholders on these increases in March and April 2023 and stakeholders' submissions informed the Government's decisions.