New Zealand Customs Service Consultation: Recovering the costs of goods management activities at the border

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) has received advice from New Zealand Customs Service  "on proposed changes to make goods fees and levies financially sustainable and fairer."

Proposals being consulted on include:

• Moving from per document to per consignment charging for low value goods (valued $1000 or less).
• Introducing differential charges for high value air and sea consignments (valued over $1000).
• Discontinuing one export related fee.
• Introducing a commercial vessel charge to recover the costs of managing commercial vessels.
• Bringing transhipped goods and empty containers within the scope of the charging regime.
• Moving to full cost recovery for clearing low value air cargo.
• Recovering the cost of clearing low value goods arriving by international mail.
• Adjusting fee levels so that Customs' goods management activities are financially sustainable.

Consultation document

Further details are available in the consultation documents below.

• Recovering the Costs of Goods Management at the Border: A Joint Consultation Document 
• Recovering the Costs of Goods Management at the Border: Summary Document