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Importing into NZ: how it works
Border clearance: aircraft, boats, arrival, and clearance facilities
- Aircraft border clearance
- Ships and boats border clearance
  - Arrival process steps
  - Ballast water
  - Biofouling
  - Cruise ships and passengers
  - Hitchhiker pests
  - Yachts and other recreational vessels
  - Requirement documents
  - Forms and templates
  - Registers and lists for vessels arriving in New Zealand
  - Fees and charges
  - Vessel clearance and biofouling resources
  - Vessel or craft infringement offences
- Places of first arrival in New Zealand
- Containers and cargo border clearance
- Transitional and containment facilities for border clearance
- Brown marmorated stink bug: requirements for importers
Household goods and personal effects importing to NZ
Importing food
Importing timber and wood products
Importing biological products and organisms
Importing ACVM – Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines
Importing live animals
Importing animal food
Importing fibre, skins, and trophies
Importing plants, flowers, seeds, and plant-growing products
Importing inorganic materials
Importing vehicles, machinery, and parts
Importing research samples (excluding animal samples)
Importing soil, organic fertilisers and growing media of plant origin

Last reviewed: 05.04.23

Registers and lists for vessels arriving in New Zealand

Registers and lists of people, operators, ports and systems associated with bringing vessels to New Zealand.

Approved ballast water treatment systems
Places of First Arrival – Seaports
MPI-recognised inspection bodies for Asian gypsy moth [PDF, 221 KB]

Approved facilities for hull cleaning (biofouling)

Boatyard Haul-Out, Opua
Marsden Cove Marina, Whangarei
Ship Repair NZ, Whangarei
Vessel Works, Tauranga
Gulf Harbour Marina, Auckland
Babcock (NZ) Ltd., Devonport, Auckland
Waikawa Travel Lift and Hardstand, Picton
Stark Bros. Ltd, Lyttelton

To find out about emergency suppliers contact standards@mpi.govt.nz

Pending registers and lists

Approved suppliers of in-water systems for hull cleaning (biofouling)
Approved suppliers for specified treatments for biofouling on vessels
Approved providers of inspection for clean hull reports or certificates

To discuss becoming approved, email standards@mpi.govt.nz.

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