Goods Clearance Fees
Goods Clearance Fees effective 1 July 2024.
The New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are undertaking public consultation on proposed changes to make goods fees and levies financially sustainable and fairer.
Customs’ goods fees are to be increased to reflect inflation on 1 July 2024. A table of the fees to apply from 1 July 2024 is below.
| Fees | Channel | Up to 30 June 2024 | From 1 July 2024 |
| including GST | |||
| Import Entry Transaction Fee | Air and sea | 38.53 | 40.08 |
| Inward Cargo Transaction Fee | Air Sea |
89.84 606.66 |
93.45 537.09 |
| Export Entry Transaction Fee | Secure Exports Scheme - Other exports |
3.81 7.96 |
3.96 8.28 |
| Outward Cargo Transaction Fee Outward Cargo Report |
Sea Air |
21.68 16.74 |
22.55 17.41 |
| Outward Cargo Transaction Fee - Cargo Report Export | Sea Air |
6.49 46.66 |
6.75 48.54 |
| Customs' hourly rate | Fee Minimum charge |
133.00 399.00 Applies always |
No change |
For Biosecurity System Entry Levy visit MPI's website.
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.
A Gazette Notice has been published notifying the changes.
Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Reports
- 2022-2023 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF 515 KB)
- 2021-2022 Goods and Cargo Fees Performance Report (PDF 956 KB)