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| | | eGates open for all EU Member States | | | ePassport holders from all 27 EU Member States are able to use New Zealand's automated eGates on arrival and departure from 23 September 2024.
In May, the age eligibility to use eGates was also reduced from 12-years-old to 10-years-old.
This expansion now means that travellers from 37 countries have access to automatic border processing in New Zealand, representing over 85 percent of all arriving and departing travellers. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | Update to Costs of Goods Management at the border | | | Customs has updated the Border Processing Levy consultation document to correct transcription errors identified in the original version released on 4 September 2024.
The updated consultation document can be found on the Customs website. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | Christchurch man jailed for online child abuse offences | | | A Customs investigation has resulted in three years and two months' jail for a 23-year-old man, who was sentenced yesterday at the Christchurch District Court.
The defendant was convicted for possessing, distributing and exporting objectionable material which depicted the sexual abuse of children. He has been placed on the child sex offender register.
Customs initially received a referral from the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) after an overseas-based social media platform alleged a New Zealander had exported objectionable publications to their platform.
Customs identified and arrested the man after a search warrant at his home in Wigram, Christchurch in April 2024, seizing his electronic device. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | MyCustoms Account Update | | | MyCustoms Account is Customs' self-service digital platform for brokers and importers with deferred payment accounts. With MyCustoms Account you are able to view your account balance, available credit, and transaction history. You can also download your deferred payment account statements.
Since its launch, we've received client feedback that it is simple, quick and easy to find information online through MyCustoms Account. Clients added this was great as they received information instantaneously and didn't need to wait for a response over phone or by email.
Due to the success of the platform, from 30 September we will no longer be responding to telephone or email requests for information that can be accessed via MyCustoms Account. This will enable us to speed up our responses to other requests for information that cannot be found on MyCustoms Account.
If you have not signed up to MyCustoms Account, please email revenue@customs.govt.nz. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | Revenue support in the Pacific | | | Customs is providing advice and technical assistance to Pacific Customs partners to assist them on their pathway to economic resilience, through the Customs Sector Development Programme.
We have been with working with Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue through targeted audit work, which has helped identify undervaluation.
By helping to upskill Pacific partners in revenue collection, we can support greater economic security and stability in our region. | | | | | | | | |