Importing wooden trinkets into New Zealand and Australia

1. Can you bring wooden products into New Zealand?
2. Can I bring wooden souvenirs to Australia?
3. Can I ship wooden furniture to Australia?
4. What Cannot be sent to NZ?
5. How do I avoid customs charges NZ?
6. What is illegal to import into Australia?
7. What is banned in Australia?
8. What Cannot be shipped to Australia?
9. Can you import furniture into Australia?
10. What do I need to declare at Australian Customs?
11. Can I take wooden photo frames to Australia?
12. Can you take greenstone out of NZ?
13. Can you carry a knife in NZ?
14. Can you send chocolate to New Zealand?

Can you bring wooden products into New Zealand?

One option is to get the items ( or the container ) fumigated from the country of origin provided it complies with the New Zealand standard ( follow link below ) and the Fumigation company is on the list of MPI accredited service providers. ...

Can I bring wooden souvenirs to Australia?

All wooden, bamboo and related articles entering Australia must be declared to a departmental officer on arrival, whether or not you believe you have complied with all import conditions. How you import the item will determine how you declare it.

Can I ship wooden furniture to Australia?

Wooden furniture and any wooden related products can be shipped or imported into Australia for commercial reasons and non-commercial reasons. ... You should check the DAFF Biosecurity Import Condition Database to find out the requirements for the importation of non-commercial items.

What Cannot be sent to NZ?

Uranium metal, compounds and ore. Coal, lignite, peat, coke and similar products falling within headings 2701 to 2704 of the New Zealand Customs Tariff. Radioactive substances. Trichlorofluoromethane (common name CFC 11).

How do I avoid customs charges NZ?

How to Avoid Paying Duty and GST on Imported Gifts

1. The reference 75 concession allows entry of presents or gifts except tobacco products sent from abroad to a resident in New Zealand:
2. (i) Not exceeding $110 in total value – Free.
3. (ii) Exceeding $110 in total value, on the excess over $110 – The rates of duty applicable to the goods as set out in Part I of the Tariff. (

What is illegal to import into Australia?

Prohibited goods

Anabolic or androgenic substances. Drugs, Medicines and Therapeutic Substances. ... Anabolic and androgenic substances, also known as steroids, are prohibited from import into Australia.

What is banned in Australia?

Banned products

• Candles with lead wicks. ...
• Combustible candle holders. ...
• DEHP in children's plastic items. ...
• Fire footbags & other such goods. ...
• Gas masks with asbestos breathing devices. ...
• Glucomannan in tablet form. ...
• Mini jelly cups containing konjac. ...
• Novelty cigarette lighters.

What Cannot be shipped to Australia?

Do not bring or send:

• chicken and preserved pork sausages.
• Chinese herbal medicines containing ganoderma fungus or cordyceps.
• citrus.
• dairy products, including milk and yoghurt.
• dried beef.
• fresh bamboo shoots.
• fruit (fresh and dried), including lychees and longans.
• persimmons.

Can you import furniture into Australia?

Enforcing rules around importing furniture

Imported materials must comply with the import conditions contained in the Department's Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system. These conditions may require you to obtain an import permit for certain types of materials and to treat your materials.

What do I need to declare at Australian Customs?

You must declare if you are carrying certain food, plant material or animal items. You can take these declared goods with you to the clearance point where they will be assessed by a Department of Agriculture and Water Resources biosecurity officer and may be inspected.

Can I take wooden photo frames to Australia?

They wont be listed as untreated wooden framed pictures on your consignment- just as pictures. They won't be inspected unless you are very unlucky, pack yourselves, or use a dodgy form who AQUIS have had problems with before.

Can you take greenstone out of NZ?

Discovery of Raw Pounamu and Pounamu Artifacts

It is illegal to remove or interfere in any way with the artifact or the site where it was found. If discovery of an artifact is made on DOC land, DOC should be notified and they will notify Ng i Tahu.

Can you carry a knife in NZ?

Section 13A of the Summary Offences Act 1981 makes it an offence for every person who, in a public place, without reasonable excuse, has any knife in his of her possession. This offence provides for a maximum of three months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Can you send chocolate to New Zealand?

So chocolate, sweets, biscuits, crisps, snacks and all the other goodies that go into our Gift Boxes are fine to send, although customs will occasionally stop a parcel to inspect its contents which can delay clearance slightly. New Zealand has a fairly reasonable import tax exemption regime.