NZ Customs Release 723

Friday, October 20, 2023

 

CUSTOMS RELEASE
KEEPING YOU INFORMED

 
Issue72320 October 2023
Celebrating our successes

This week, Customs published the Annual Report for 2022/23 on our website. 

The Annual Report tells the story of what we have achieved over the last year, and how we are progressing towards our longer-term strategic objectives and goals. It is our opportunity to highlight to the government and the public the work we do every day to protect and promote New Zealand.

   
  
   
Reminder: cancelling Import Entries

Customs would like to remind importers and their agents that the cancellation of Import Entries for the purpose of changing the payment method is not permitted.

   
  
   
Steel research levy rate changes from 11 December 2023

From 11 December 2023 changes to the steel research levy, which applies to all items listed in Schedule 2 of the Heavy Engineering Research Levy Act, 1978, will increase levy rates from $10/tonne to $20/tonne.

   
  
   
New Zealand Traveller Declaration is live!

Travellers arriving into all New Zealand international airports now have the option to complete a digital declaration instead of a paper arrival card, before travelling to New Zealand.

Planning on going overseas soon? Complete your New Zealand Traveller Declaration when you come back to New Zealand. 

   
  
   
Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Goods) Levy rate changes from 1 January 2024

From 1 January 2024 changes to the Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Goods) Levy will increase levy rates across all items.

The Climate Change (Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levies) Amendment Regulations 2023 (Schedule 1 and 2) set out the levy rate changes. Minor updates to item descriptions and tariff codes are included in Schedule 2.

   
  
   
Intellectual Property Rights

Updates to trademark and copyright notices have been accepted by Customs.

For more information on IPRs, email IPRnotices@customs.govt.nz.
 

   
  
   
Tariff Concession Notices

A tariff concession removes the tariff duty that would be payable for certain goods. 

Tariff Concession Advertisement Notice 38 is now available.
 

   
  
   

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