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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

86: Offences in relation to removal of goods from Customs-controlled areas

You could also call this:

"Breaking the law by taking controlled goods from special areas without permission"

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If you take goods that Customs controls from a Customs-controlled area without a good reason, you break the law. This is if you do it in a way that goes against what section 85 says or against the conditions of a permit given under section 85(1)(b). You must follow the rules when taking goods from these areas.

If you break this law with goods that are not tobacco, you can get a fine. As an individual, your fine can be up to $5,000, and as a company, your fine can be up to $25,000.

If you break this law with tobacco goods, you can get a bigger penalty. As an individual, you can get up to 6 months in prison, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. As a company, your fine can be up to $100,000.

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Entry and accounting for goods: Transportation within New Zealand

86Offences in relation to removal of goods from Customs-controlled areas

  1. A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, delivers or removes goods that are subject to the control of Customs from a Customs-controlled area in contravention of—

  2. section 85; or
    1. any condition of a permit or other authorisation granted under section 85(1)(b).

      1. A person who commits an offence under this section, other than an offence involving goods that are tobacco (whether manufactured or not), is liable on conviction,—

      2. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
        1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

          1. A person who commits an offence under this section involving goods that are tobacco (whether manufactured or not) is liable on conviction,—

          2. in the case of an individual, to—
            1. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months; or
              1. a fine not exceeding $20,000; or
                1. both:
                2. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

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