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BORDER CLEARANCE LEVY
PRIVATE AIRCRAFT AND YACHTS
From 1 January 2016 anyone arriving or departing New Zealand on a private craft will pay
a Border Clearance Levy.
The New Zealand Government introduced the levy to fund border clearance activities to help
keep New Zealand safe from harmful pests, people and dangerous substances.
The levy is $18.21 on arrival and $3.37 on departure – including GST.
Everyone on-board a private aircraft or yacht, including all crew members, must pay the levy.
The only exemption is children under two years old.
ADVANCE NOTICE OF ARRIVAL
At least 48 hours before your craft arrives you must lodge an Advance Notice of Arrival
(NZCS 340 or NZCS 344).
An invoice will be generated for the arrival Border Clearance Levy and will be emailed to the
address provided on the Advance Notice of Arrival within five working days of your arrival.
Full payment is required by the 20th of the following month.
Within five working days of your departure you will receive an invoice for the departure levy.
Aircraft – if you have a handling agent separate invoices will be generated for the arrival and
departure levy and sent to your agent for payment.
Yachts (including super yachts and non-commercial passenger craft) – Customs will send the
invoices to you directly or alternatively if you have an agent the invoices can be emailed to them
for payment.
PAYMENT
Full payment is required by the 20th of the following month. Please reference the invoice(s)
being paid.
You can pay by the following methods:
Online credit card payment
Pay on our secure online payment site using a Visa or MasterCard http://pay.customs.govt.nz
Online payments attract a fee of 1.9%, charged and collected by Westpac.
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Internet banking
In the bill payments section, search for and select New Zealand Customs Service as the payee.
Enter the Customs invoice number (top right hand corner of invoice e.g. BCL 4652498) in the
‘Particulars’ field.
Alternatively payments can be paid into the following account (referencing your
invoice number(s)):
Account name
Account number:
Bank name:
New Zealand Customs Service
03-0049-0000706-000
Westpac Banking Corporation
New Zealand Government Branch
318 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Swift Code:
New Zealand
WPACNZ2W
Any Customs office
We accept New Zealand currency, eftpos, Visa or MasterCard.
An additional 2.5% convenience fee (charged by credit card providers) will apply to credit
card payments made to Customs in person, over-the-counter.
LATE PAYMENTS
If payment remains outstanding after the 20th of the following month, an additional levy
of 8% of the unpaid amount, plus an additional 2% for each month that the amount remains
unpaid, will be charged.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For invoicing enquiries email [email protected]
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FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION
WEBSITE:
www.customs.govt.nz
Contact your nearest office
of the New Zealand
Customs Service:
FACEBOOK:
www.facebook.com/NZCustoms
Issued December 2015
TWITTER:
@NZ_Customs
BORDER CLEARANCE LEVY
TELEPHONE:
0800 4 CUSTOMS (0800 428 786)
from within New Zealand
1800 301 861 within Australia
+64 9 927 8036 from the rest of the world.