Your Belongings

When temporarily leaving New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand urges you to keep in mind what items might prove difficult to bring back here, ie anything that would be considered a biosecurity risk.

This includes anything you take overseas from New Zealand and then try to bring back into the country.

Risk items are described in the sections for:

• Arriving by Air
• Arriving by Sea, and
• Bringing Things into New Zealand

If you wish to take any animal or plant matter out of New Zealand, please contact the Consulate concerned for up-to-date information on import requirements for your destination. See also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website’s travel section.

If the goods require a PC (Phytosanitary Certificate), you must bring the produce to the MAF Aircargo Clearance Centre.

Phone + 64 256 8691 or + 64 9 256 6436 for Plant/Produce enquires, or + 64 4 498 9624 for Animal/Animal Product enquires. These goods will be inspected and, if in acceptable condition, you will receive an IPC signed by an authorised Quarantine Officer to show to the Agriculture Department upon arrival in the country of destination.

If you want to export from New Zealand on a commercial basis, see the Commercial Exports section