20th March 2025 Customs / IndiaCustoms administrations in New Zealand and India signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement in New Delhi – described as a significant step towards deepening the two countries’ trade relationship.
14th March 2025 Customs / MPIThe government is introducing new fees and levies for goods crossing New Zealand’s border.
30th January 2025 CustomsA bill which the government says will make revenue collection on imported and exported goods fairer and more effective has had its first reading in Parliament.
5th September 2024 Customs / MPIThe New Zealand Customs Service and the Ministry for Primary Industries want feedback about proposed changes to the fees and levies charged for clearing and handling goods at the border.
23rd April 2024 Customs / EmploymentClose to 140 roles are proposed to go at Customs and at the Department of Internal Affairs, according to the Public Service Association.
12th March 2024 Customs / ImportsThe New Zealand Customs Service is seeking information from suppliers on potential solutions to digitalise the maintenance of the Tariff of New Zealand.
27th February 2024 Biosecurity / CustomsThe government’s plan to cut the number of New Zealand Customs Services staff puts the work of the agency – which includes supporting biosecurity and exports – at risk, according to the Public Service Association.
16th April 2021 Customs / ImportsA Mexican national has been jailed for smuggling 113kg of methamphetamine in a shipment of avocado pulp.
