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Food Act 2014

Food imported for purpose of sale - Preliminary

108: Restriction on importation of food for purpose of sale

You could also call this:

"Rules for bringing food into New Zealand to sell"

You cannot bring food into New Zealand to sell unless you are a registered importer. If you are not a registered importer, you can bring food in through an agent who is registered. This rule helps keep track of the food being sold in New Zealand.

If you bring a lot of food into New Zealand, it might be considered as being for sale. This is because a reasonable person would not need that much food just for themselves. You would need to prove that the food is not for sale if you bring a large quantity into New Zealand.

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Part 3Food imported for purpose of sale
Preliminary

108Restriction on importation of food for purpose of sale

  1. A person must not import any food for the purpose of sale unless—

  2. the person is a registered importer; or
    1. if the person is not a registered importer, the person is importing the food through an agent who is a registered importer.

      1. The importation of food in a quantity that is more than that which a reasonable person would consider to be reasonably required for the purpose of personal consumption must, unless the contrary is proved, be treated as an importation of the food for the purpose of sale.