New Zealand Port Customs Clearance

Import licensing: New Zealand imports generally fall into three categories:

1, duty-free products, such products do not need import licenses.

2, the basic products shall be determined according to the permitted import volume or actual import volume approved in advance.

3, special permission, such products are determined according to current market needs and domestic production conditions.

4, the annual import licensing plan specifies the import quota for products and is published every June 1st to July 31st.

The permit must be obtained prior to the import of the goods and issued by the Ministry of trade and industry, but the application for import license should first be handed over to the customs.

In recent years, the New Zealand government has changed import restrictions to protect domestic industries through tariff control.

In addition, the list of holders of permits issued by the Ministry of industry and Commerce of New Zealand can help overseas exporters to determine the import volume of New Zealand.

The catalogue also introduces various products imported by New Zealand companies.

Two. Advance declaration system

New Zealand customs requires importers to know from the exporters what is not included in the commercial documents, so as to meet the requirements of New Zealand customs inspection so that these products can successfully enter New Zealand.

The customs declaration system is implemented in New Zealand customs, including the declaration of the purchased invoice and the original certificate. The village material should be sent to the customs before the arrival of the goods.

This method will enable customs to verify relevant materials.

The delivery procedure is free when discharging.

In order to get the importer from the customs declaration system, the importer must photocopy the invoice and relevant original certificate.

The importer can not collect the goods before receiving the negotiable documents from the bank, but the customs declaration system allows the importer to deliver the goods to the Customs within half a day when the goods arrive in New Zealand.

There are many ways to quote from New Zealand, but the most important two kinds are FOB and CIF.

The c.i.f. CIF includes cost, insurance and freight; the FOB FOB is the port price, including inland freight to the nearest export port.

Inland freight rates are not readily available in New Zealand.

When quoted with CIF, the importer must pay the freight and insurance premiums. If an importer has a specific route in two aspects, namely, sharp pportation and insurance, he will adopt the FOB quotation.

The price list can be made in New Zealand dollars or in US dollars.

Three. Import documents: the full set of stylistic information required for all imported products includes two kinds of general documents and special documents.

1. General documents include:

(1) commercial invoices do not specify the form of invoices. However, invoices generally include the exporter's name and signature quantity and type of packing, the number of trademarks and packages, the net weight and gross weight, the selling period, the price of goods, and the complete and accurate instructions.

(2) certificate of origin.

Imports of preferential duty rates require original documents.

The original documents may also be required by importers, or when they require credit.

Two copies of commercial printing are generally required.

The certificate of origin must be certified by a legitimate business association and need to fill in a photocopy of the notary's identity.

The exporter has checked the identification requirements of New Zealand.

(3) shipping order.

There is no special fixed form.

The customs must write the name of the consignee, the name and address of the consignee, the description of goods and other expenses, a series of shipping documents should be signed in full, and the date of shipment and the signature receipt endorsed by the pport unit.

This information should be exactly the same as the number on the document.

New Zealand requires the first shipping document to be accompanied by a copy of the invoice.

2, special documents, mainly for plants, fruits, vegetables and wood, etc.

(1) plant quarantine certificate.

All imported fruits, plants and cabbages imported to New Zealand require inspection and certificate of disease and quarantine certificates issued by the quarantine authorities of the country of origin.

If fruits and plants are damaged and found to be ill, they may be destroyed or pported from New Zealand or after being paid for smoking and processing in South Africa.

(2) declaration of timber and wooden products.

The import of wood and wooden products must be stated by the exporter that the products have been inspected in pit without insects or fungi, including wood packing, such as scorpion blue, crates, boxes, wooden plates, packaging materials and wooden liners.

Wood must be completely stripped of bark and used for insecticidal and fungicidal treatment in designed containers.

Other regulations: New Zealand customs allows for larger samples of imported value or temporary import value, but this must be related to tax guarantee or deposit guarantee.

Advertising films, films and related products or equipment for sale and samples required for other special conditions may be temporarily exempted from import.

Samples with commercial value are allowed to be temporarily exempt from imports under contract or delivery of a certain amount of customs bond.

Such samples are subject to customs duties in compliance with the New Zealand customs system as well as general merchandise.

In addition to the above samples and advertising materials, the trade catalogue price list, the remittance slip, the advertisement plan, the performance poster and the times sample are subject to customs duties.

New Zealand has signed the Customs Convention for the temporary importation of goods relating to ATA passes. The Convention simplifies customs procedures in the form of passes to facilitate business and professional travellers, importing equipment, business samples and advertising material permits at a limited time and on a temporary duty hour under a tax exemption, in order to temporarily import a customs document to eliminate cumbersome customs procedures.