Goods fees and hourly rate
Goods Clearance Fees effective 1 July 2024.
Cabinet has approved changes to the fees and levies that the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) charge to recover the costs of managing goods crossing our border.
Customs’ goods fees will change from 1 July 2025. A table of the new fees is below.
Goods fees from 1 July 2025 until 31 March 2026
|
Fee |
Until 30 June 2025 $ incl GST |
From 1 July 2025 $ incl GST |
|---|---|---|
|
Inward Cargo Transaction Fee |
|
|
|
Sea |
537.09 |
238.66 |
|
Air |
93.45 |
120.01 |
|
Import Entry Transaction Fee |
40.08 |
53.44 |
|
Export Entry Transaction Fee |
|
|
|
Secure Exports Scheme |
3.96 |
4.19 |
|
Other |
8.28 |
6.26 |
|
Outward Cargo Transaction Fee for Outward Cargo Reports |
|
|
|
Sea |
22.55 |
42.56 |
|
Air |
17.41 |
45.53 |
|
Outward Cargo Transaction Fee for Cargo Report (Export) |
|
|
|
Sea |
6.75 |
13.19 |
|
Air |
48.54 |
69.94 |
From 1 April 2026, the goods fees will be revoked and replaced by levies.
Amendment regulations will be made to give effect to these changes.
Customs hourly rate
|
|
$ incl GST |
|---|---|
|
Hourly fee |
133.00 |
|
Minimum charge (always applies) |
399.00 |
For Biosecurity System Entry Levy, visit MPI's website.
Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Reports
- 2023-2024 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF, 409 KB)
- 2022-2023 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF, 515 KB)
- 2021-2022 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF, 956 KB)