✨ Customs Inward Cargo Report Rules
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 64
17 JUNE 2014
Contact Party Address
Requirement:
Insert in these fields the contact party address that appears on the bill or waybill whose number is shown in the corresponding Bill Number field.
Note:
Where no contact party address appears on the bill or waybill, leave this field blank.
Goods Item Information
Requirements:
a) A separate goods item line is required for each consignment number, and for each different type of goods within the consignment, if there is more than one type of goods. A separate goods item line is also required for each motor vehicle.
b) Further separate goods item lines are required for each type of packaging in which goods are packaged, if there is more than one packaging type.
c) At least one goods item line is required for each container number, including empty containers.
Note:
Up to 999 goods items can be listed per consignment.
Goods Item Number
Requirement:
Insert a sequential number for each goods item line, starting with the number "1".
Goods Description
Requirements:
a) For each consignment destined for New Zealand, and for each consignment carried by a craft that will arrive in New Zealand directly from Australia, insert in this/these fields up to 250 characters of the goods description that appears on each bill or waybill whose number is shown in the corresponding Bill Number field.
b) For each consignment carried by a craft that will arrive in New Zealand other than directly from Australia, and that is to be transhipped in New Zealand for export to any country, or that will be in transit in New Zealand for transport to or through the USA, insert in this field up to 250 characters of text to provide a clear and accurate description in English of the goods covered by the item line.
Notes:
i. For the purposes of requirement b), "transhipped in New Zealand for export" means discharged in New Zealand for loading onto another international craft for export, without entering the commerce of New Zealand. "In transit" means to be exported from New Zealand aboard the craft on which the consignment arrived, without entering the commerce of New Zealand, and without being unpacked in New Zealand. "For transport to or through the USA" means the consignment is either destined for the USA, or the craft on which it is carried is to call in the USA on route to its destination.
ii. For the purposes of requirement b), the description must state the specific nature and type of the goods. It must not be a generic trade description, catalogue number, or the text either of a tariff classification heading, or of a tariff classification that does not accurately describe the particular goods.
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