Decisions on border processing levies
03.09pm 17 September 2024
The Government has agreed settings changes for Customs Border Processing Levies.
Proposed new Customs’ levy rates, along with new cap settings, are laid out in the table below. They will apply from 1 December 2024 and end on 30 June 2027. These will be set by the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service before 1 December 2024.
Final rates will be set out in the New Zealand Gazette, once notified by the Chief Executive.
|
All figures $ per traveller; GST exclusive |
Caps |
Proposed Levy rates |
|
Arriving cruise ship travellers |
28.50 |
27.14 |
|
Departing cruise ship travellers |
0.71 |
0.68 |
|
Arriving air and sea travellers other than cruise travellers (non-cruise) |
13.69 |
13.04 |
|
Departing air and sea travellers other than cruise travellers (non-cruise) |
3.80 |
3.62 |
As signalled in consultation, the Ministry for Primary Industries is proposing to keep the existing biosecurity levy rates. As a result, their Levy Order will not change (refer Levy rates set by the Director-General and notified in the New Zealand Gazette | NZ Government (mpi.govt.nz)
Current Customs Border Processing Levies are available at: Border processing levies - New Zealand Customs Service