| ![](https://mcusercontent.com/5bcebe8ff41247a98e67420c5/images/063e96fb-2d97-a895-918b-52fe3537ed7d.jpg) | | 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. | | | |
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| ![](https://mcusercontent.com/5bcebe8ff41247a98e67420c5/images/bb33f3e9-119b-f40d-c1c6-5c1f1fcc744e.jpg) | | 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. | | | |
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| ![](https://mcusercontent.com/5bcebe8ff41247a98e67420c5/images/f352a1c0-1d1c-2c09-a47d-6bea0cd3ab96.jpg) | | 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. | | | |
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| ![](https://mcusercontent.com/5bcebe8ff41247a98e67420c5/images/89f3b6bb-ea60-31d7-f65b-6ec131c419de.png) | | 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. | | | |
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| ![](https://mcusercontent.com/5bcebe8ff41247a98e67420c5/images/ff3dfe6a-c19d-aaff-608a-e5d60c447b21.png) | | 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. | | | |
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