What our fees cover
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) calculates fees on a cost-recovery basis.
Activities and services we charge for include:
- import permits
- border clearance inspections
- travel costs.
Not all the fees on this page may apply to you and there could be other charges not listed here – like transport and storage costs.
Import permit
Zoo animals need a permit before they can be imported into New Zealand.
The import health standard (IHS) for your zoo animal will tell you the type of permit needed.
From 1 July 2023 | ||
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Fee type | Fee (excl GST) | Fee (incl GST) |
Application for permit to import live animals into quarantine, containment, or transitional facility, including zoo animals | $233.25 | $268.24 |
* If processing your application takes longer than one-and-a-half hours, additional time will be charged at an hourly rate of $155.50 excluding GST or $178.83 including GST. |
Border clearance charges
MPI may charge you for costs related to inspecting your zoo animals when they arrive in New Zealand.
This inspection may happen at the border or at a transitional or containment facility.
Charges for MPI inspectors
From 1 July 2023 | ||
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Fee (excl GST) | Fee (incl GST) | |
Biosecurity inspector or advisor – hourly rate* | $155.50 | $178.83 |
Veterinarian or veterinary inspector for live animal inspections – hourly rate* | $186.30 | $214.25 |
If the MPI inspector has to work outside of their work-site's rostered hours, callout charges will apply. | ||
Call-out charges | ||
Biosecurity inspector/advisor – at time-and-a-half | $233.25 | $268.24 |
Biosecurity inspector/advisor – at double time | $311.00 | $357.65 |
Biosecurity inspector/advisor – on a public holiday | $337.97 | $388.67 |
Veterinarian or veterinary inspector – at time-and-a-half | $252.17 | $290.00 |
Veterinarian or veterinary inspector – at double time | $318.04 | $365.75 |
Veterinarian or veterinary inspector – on a public holiday | $845.13 a day, plus applicable hourly rates | $971.90 a day, plus applicable hourly rates |
*Hourly rate charges also apply to waiting times. |
Travel charges for MPI inspectors
If the MPI inspector or advisor has to travel, you may have to pay travel costs. Veterinary inspectors travel costs are charged at hourly rates. Biosecurity and general inspector travel costs are charged according to the following table: