Biosecurity and Customs
New Zealand takes a very strong stance on border biosecurity. All baggage
is X-rayed and screened, and undeclared items result in an instant NZ$200 fine.
 Meet
Max the Biosecurity Beagle. Max welcomes you to the Protect New Zealand website
which has a range of information about biosecurity and how you can help to
protect the New Zealand
environment, economy, animal, plant and human populations. Click
here to visit the Protect New Zealand website. Once you reach the site,
click on the "Travellers" tab. Then click on the tabs "Travelling to New Zealand"
and "What you can't bring into New Zealand".
Please review the following customs resources and links for advice on customs
regulations and declaring items you bring to or remove from New Zealand:
Click on Declaration
Card to see a sample.
We also recommend you visit the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries website, for further information on New
Zealand's agriculture, horticulture and forestry, safe food, our protected
environment, the wise use of the land, the creation of clean, green product
and the economic success of those who produce it.
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