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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Entry and accounting for goods - Exportation of goods

89: Entry of goods for export

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"How to export goods from New Zealand: following the rules to send goods overseas"

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When you export goods from New Zealand, you must enter them in a certain way. You have to follow the rules made by the chief executive and do it within a certain time. The chief executive can give you more time if needed. You must answer any questions a Customs officer asks you about the goods. If a Customs officer asks, you must show them the goods, remove any covering, and even unload or open the thing that is transporting the goods.

If you are exporting goods on a craft that can move on its own, it is considered exported when it leaves New Zealand. You must not load goods for export until you have entered them and the entry has been approved. The chief executive can stop you from exporting goods if they think the goods might harm New Zealand's security, trade, or people's safety. You can find more information about this by looking at s 49(1), (2), (5), (6).

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Entry and accounting for goods: Exportation of goods

89Entry of goods for export

  1. Goods that are exported, or are to be exported, must be entered by the exporter—

  2. in the way prescribed by the chief executive’s rules; and
    1. within the prescribed time or any additional time that the chief executive allows.

      1. If an entry relates to a craft that is exported under its own power, the craft is treated as exported when it departs from New Zealand.

      2. A Customs officer may ask a person entering goods under this section any question about the goods, and the person must answer the question.

      3. A person entering goods under this section must, on the request of a Customs officer,—

      4. present the goods to the officer:
        1. remove any covering from the goods:
          1. unload or open any thing on, or in which, the goods are transported:
            1. open and unpack any package that the officer wishes to examine.

              1. Except as otherwise allowed by the chief executive, goods must not be loaded for export until entry has been made in accordance with subsection (1) and passed.

              2. The chief executive may revoke permission to export the goods in respect of which an entry has been passed if the chief executive has reasonable cause to suspect that the goods endanger, or threaten to endanger,—

              3. border security; or
                1. New Zealand's trade interests or international obligations; or
                  1. the life, health, or safety of a person or group of persons; or
                    1. the safety of the craft that will transport the goods, or of other goods to be transported on that craft.

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