Bringing tea, coffee, cocoa, and other drinks to NZ
Tea
| Examples: | Green tea, earl grey, English breakfast, chamomile, kombucha tea, herbal tea, rose petal tea. |
| Allowed if: |
It is dried and does not contain citrus leaves, or citrus peel. If it contains honey powder it must also be commercially manufactured and packaged, in its original unopened packaging, and it does not require refrigeration. |
| Quantity limit: |
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| Declare the item? | Yes |
| Inspection required? | Yes |
| Clearance guaranteed? |
No Check our legal disclaimer to find out why we can't guarantee clearance |
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Coffee and cocoa
| Examples: | Cocoa beans, powdered cocoa, nibs, ground coffee, green coffee beans, granulated coffee, roasted coffee beans, decaffeinated whole beans, coffee pods |
| Allowed if: | It does not contain any visual contamination like bugs, seeds, soil, disease, or other plant or animal material. |
| Weight limit: | None |
| Declare the item? | Yes |
| Inspection required? | Yes |
| Clearance guaranteed? |
No Check our legal disclaimer to find out why we can't guarantee clearance |
Plant-based milk
| Example: |
Rice milk, oat milk, soya milk, almond milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, flax milk, quinoa milk, hazelnut milk, hemp milk, sunflower milk |
| Allowed if: |
It does not contain fresh fruit. |
| Weight limit: | None |
| Declare the item? | Yes |
| Inspection required? | Yes |
| Clearance guaranteed? |
No Check our legal disclaimer to find out why we can't guarantee clearance |
Soda and juice
| Example: |
Orange juice, cola, lemonade |
| Allowed if: |
It does not contain fresh fruit. |
| Weight limit: | None |
| Declare the item? | Yes |
| Inspection required? | Yes |
| Clearance guaranteed? |
No Check our legal disclaimer to find out why we can't guarantee clearance |
Water
| Example: | Bottled water |
| Allowed if: | It does not contain bugs, seeds, soil, disease or other plant or animal material. |
| Weight limit: | None |
| Declare the item? | Yes |
| Inspection required? | Yes |
| Clearance guaranteed? |
No Check our legal disclaimer to find out why we can't guarantee clearance |