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Exemptions loading for sea freight. Freight forwarders, consolidators,
• Any goods with a FOB value less than $1000 (except airlines and ports may apply their own conditions on the
goods sold from an export warehouse and goods subject provision of the Customs clearance, in order to meet their
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• Passenger’s baggage and effects (except goods sold
from an export warehouse or subject to a claim for a Clearance evidence for sea freight
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• Goods normally used for commercial or business order or an ECI clearance advice must be provided to the
purposes, such as portable computers and accessories, consolidator. For shipments cleared via ECI, this must
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equipment carried by a departing passenger. shipments, this must be provided to the port before
• Trade samples supplied without charges to people living loading aboard the vessel.
outside New Zealand. Customs can send the container number and Customs
• %RQD ¿GH gifts to people living outside New Zealand. clearance number to the port of loading upon clearance.
• Goods exported by diplomatic missions. If the port is not set up for electronic receipt, a delivery
• Commercial documents and newspapers. order must be presented in hard copy.
• Film and videotape exported for overseas use and For individual and FCL shipments cleared on an
returned to New Zealand. export entry, Customs can send the delivery order to the
• Ships and aircraft leaving New Zealand under their own consolidator, port, stevedore, or shipping company port.
power, other than those departing for sale overseas. To do this, you must state their Customs client code in the
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stated or electronic receipt is not possible, a delivery order
Timeframes must be presented in hard copy.
Export clearances must be obtained more than one hour
before loading aboard the export ship or aircraft. For Clearance evidence for air freight
goods being posted, this can be done any time before For each individual consignment, an export entry delivery
acceptance by NZ Post. Sometimes a Customs clearance order or an ECI clearance advice must be provided to the
may need to be produced more than one hour before freight forwarder or the airline’s Cargo Terminal Operator
loading. It is recommended export clearances are lodged &72 EHIRUH ORDGLQJ DERDUG WKH DLUFUDIW
as soon as possible before loading. For consignments cleared via ECI, the clearance advice
If Customs needs to inspect a consignment, it cannot must be presented to the freight forwarder or airline’s CTO
be guaranteed that this will be done in time for loading in hard copy. Exporters may engage the freight forwarder
if the clearance is lodged less than nine hours prior to to complete the ECI clearance.
loading for airfreight, and less than 48 hours prior to For consignments booked with a freight forwarder

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