New Zealand duty-free allowance

Your duty-free allowance is what you can bring into New Zealandwithout paying import duty or tax. Anything above it must be declared at customs and is taxed. The figures below were checked on 2026-07-31 against the official customs source, linked on the card.

Alcohol

3 bottles

spirits + 4.5 L wine or beer · 17+

Full rule

4.5 litres of wine or beer PLUS 3 bottles of spirits/liqueur (max 1.125L per bottle), age 17+

Tobacco

50 cigarettes

or 50 g · 17+

Full rule

50 cigarettes OR 50g of cigars/tobacco (or 50g mixture), age 17+

Goods & gifts

NZD 700

Full rule

NZD 700 of duty-free/overseas goods

Cash · declare from

NZD 10,000+

Full rule

NZD 10,000+ must be declared (AML/CFT Act; threshold not stated on the fetched duty-free page)

Depends on: age 17 (unusually low); none by origin or duration

Good to know

NZ Customs also runs the What's My Duty estimator; tobacco allowance was slashed from 200 to 50 cigarettes in 2014 - old sources still show 200; strict biosecurity declarations are separate

From New Zealand's official customs guidance, checked 2026-07-31 ·verify at the source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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