Please be advised that New Zealand’s government has passed a new bill in Parliament which impacts the structure and rates of Customs’ and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fees and levies that will be effective 1st of April 2026. Please note that the new levy structure applied will have a significant impact to your transport costs in / out of New Zealand as outlined below.
Changes to applicable charges are the following:
- Setting separate rates for air and sea consignments (Customs only).
- Charging low-value goods per consignment and ceasing to charge per cargo report.
- Charging low-value goods transported by international mail.
- Charging commercial vessels.
- Charging international transhipments and empty shipping containers (Customs only)
- Ending taxpayer subsidies for low-value goods and commercial vessels to fully recover Customs’ and MPI’s costs through charges.
Please see below summary of applicable charges as per New Zealand Customs Service with link below:
Fees and levy rates to apply from 1 April 2026
Fees and levy rates to apply from 1 April 2026
Below is a table showing the new structure of fees and levies to apply from 1 April 2026. “High-value” means consignments valued over $1000, and “low-value” means consignments valued at $1000 or less.
Please be assured that we will provide you with updates if any changes to this Legislation occur before April 2026 but in the interim, please contact your Account Manager if you have any questions or need further clarification.
