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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Entry and accounting for goods - Transportation within New Zealand

85: Removal of goods from Customs-controlled areas

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"Getting permission to take goods out of a special Customs area"

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When you want to take goods out of a Customs-controlled area, you usually need permission from Customs. You can get this permission after you have followed the rules in section 75 or section 89. The chief executive can also give you a permit or authorisation to take the goods out, but this might come with some conditions.

If you are a Customs officer, you can take goods out of a Customs-controlled area as part of your job. There are also some other exceptions to this rule, which are explained in the rest of this Act. For example, if you have made goods in a special manufacturing area, you can take them out if you are going to sell them in New Zealand or export them.

The chief executive has the power to change their mind about letting you take goods out, even if they said yes initially. They can also change or cancel the conditions that come with a permit or authorisation. If you disagree with a decision made by the chief executive, you can appeal to a Customs Appeal Authority within 20 working days.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Entry and accounting for goods: Transportation within New Zealand

85Removal of goods from Customs-controlled areas

  1. Goods that are subject to the control of Customs must not be delivered or removed from a Customs-controlled area except—

  2. with the permission of Customs after entry has been made in accordance with section 75 or 89 and passed; or
    1. under a permit or other authorisation granted by the chief executive in respect of those goods, which may be subject to any conditions that the chief executive considers appropriate; or
      1. by a Customs officer in the carrying out of his or her functions under this Act; or
        1. as otherwise provided by subsection (2) or any other provision of this Act.

          1. Part A goods that are manufactured in a manufacturing area may be removed from a Customs-controlled area if—

          2. their removal constitutes being removed for home consumption; or
            1. they are removed for export or to an export warehouse.

              1. The chief executive may, while goods remain subject to the control of Customs, revoke any permission given in respect of the goods under subsection (1)(a).

              2. The chief executive may, by notice in writing, vary or revoke the conditions to which a permit or other authorisation granted under subsection (1)(b) is subject.

              3. A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the chief executive under subsection (1)(b) or (4) may, within 20 working days after the date on which notice of the decision is given, appeal to a Customs Appeal Authority against that decision.

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