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• Goods in excess of the $700 allowance and the tobacco and alcoholic beverages
allowance. At time of writing, $700 NZD was roughly $500 U.S. The duty-free allowance
for tobacco was 50 cigarettes, or 50 grams of tobacco, or 50 cigars, or a mixture of all
three weighing not more than 50 grams. You could also bring up to 4.5 liters of wine,
or 4.5 liters of beer, or three bottles each containing not more than 1,125ml of spirits,
liqueur, or other spirituous beverages duty-free.

• Goods carried on behalf of another person

• NZ $10,000 or more, or the equivalent in foreign currency (please have purchase receipts
available)

• Food items of any sort, whether restricted or not. This includes food given to you during
your flight.

• DZ` bTWW MP ʭYPO ZY _SP ^[Z_ L]Z`YO 9E/ QZ] LYd_STYR _SL_ dZ` OZ YZ_ OPNWL]P ZY
this form.

TIP: :`] ]PRTZYLW ZʯNP bZ`WO WTVP _Z ]PXTYO dZ` _SL_ dZ` ^SZ`WO 9:? M]TYR Q]`T_ ZQ LYd VTYO TY_Z 9Pb
EPLWLYO 4_ bTWW MP NZYʭ^NL_PO LYO dZ` bTWW MP ʭYPO

You do not have to declare your clothing, footwear, jewelry, or toiletries. These are regarded
L^ [P]^ZYLW PʬPN_^ TQ _SPd L]P TY_PYOPO ^ZWPWd QZ] dZ`] ZbY `^P Important Note: If you
have recently worn your shoes in rural or natural areas, please wash your footwear prior to
entering New Zealand.
Unlike other Customs administrations, there is no provision for travelers to obtain a refund
of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on their purchases when they leave the country. In order
to purchase goods without payment of GST, travelers are required to purchase from a
duty-free shop.

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