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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation - Compensation for incorrect disposal of certain goods

189A: Application for compensation for incorrect disposal of tobacco and certain tobacco products

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"Claim money back for seized tobacco products if you think they were taken wrongly"

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If you import goods into New Zealand that are a certain kind of tobacco product, and those goods are seized and condemned, you might be able to apply for compensation. The goods must have been seized under section 178 and condemned under section 185A because they are prohibited from import under section 95A. You can apply to the chief executive for compensation if you think the importation was not in breach of section 95A.

You can make this application if the goods are of a kind described in section 95A(1)(a) to (c). Your application must be made in accordance with Schedule 3B.

When you apply, you are saying that you did not break the rules in section 95A when you imported the goods.

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Forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation: Compensation for incorrect disposal of certain goods

189AApplication for compensation for incorrect disposal of tobacco and certain tobacco products

  1. This section applies to any person who has imported goods into New Zealand that—

  2. are of a kind described in section 95A(1)(a) to (c); and
    1. have been seized under section 178 and condemned under section 185A, on the grounds that the goods are prohibited from import under section 95A.

      1. The person may apply to the chief executive for compensation, on the basis that the importation was not in breach of section 95A.

      2. The application must be made in accordance with Schedule 3B.

      Notes
      • Section 189A: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Customs and Excise (Tobacco) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 16).