Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) has received advice from from New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) of changes to the fees and levies that Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) charge to recover the costs of managing goods crossing the New Zealand border.
Summary of the changes
Customs' goods fee rates will change on 1 July 2025.The complete table detailing the fees and levies effective from 1 July 2025 can be found HERE.
Additionally the structure and rates of Customs' and MPI's fees and levies will change on 1 April 2026, including:
- setting separate rates for air and sea consignments (Customs only)
- charging low-value goods per consignment and ceasing to charge per cargo report
- charging low-value goods transported by international mail
- charging commercial vessels
- charging international transshipments and empty shipping containers (Customs only)
- ending taxpayer subsidies for low-value goods and commercial vessels to fully recover Customs' and MPI's costs through charges.
More information is available in a notice advising of the announcement.