Related resources

External Links

Working Tariff Document of New Zealand
Customs department - information for importers
Policy advice on the New Zealand tariff regime
Importing trade-marked goods
policy information on the intellectual property regime relating to importing goods into New Zealand
Business information zone for importers
Ministry of Economic Development - building business capability

Trade publications

Businesslink - updates on trade negotiations, business opportunities

Trade Matters - updated summaries of issues across the trade negotiations agenda
Balance in Trade (joint MFAT MAF production - MAF website

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Market Access

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New Zealand and the WTO

What is MFAT's role in WTO negotiations?

Our trade agreements

What agreements are in force

Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (Trans-Pacific SEP) - 2005
Brunei/Chile/New Zealand/Singapore
New Zealand and Thailand Closer Economic Partnership (NZTCEP) - 2005
New Zealand and Singapore Closer Economic Partnership (NZSCEP) - 2001
Australia and New Zealand Closer Economic Relations (CER) - 1983

What agreements are under negotiation

Import rules and regulations

Strategic goods including Firearms

Other NZ government regulatory information

Customs department - information for importers

Importation of Chemicals

The Chemical Weapons Convention requires controls on the import of a range of chemicals that can be used as chemical weapons or in the production of chemical weapons.

Tariff information

The Customs Department administers the New Zealand tariff regime and has the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand on its website.
The Ministry of Economic development (MED) provides policy advice on the New Zealand tariff regime

Legal issues

Copyright, intellectual property, trademarks etc.

Customs Department website has information on importing trade-marked goods.
The MED has policy information on the intellectual property regime relating to importing goods into New Zealand.

More import help online

The Business Information Zone (biz) website has a wide range of information for importers
The Ministry for Economic Development has information about building business capability

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