🇳🇿 Get your New Zealand customs client code
Your carrier cannot clear goods into New Zealand without a Customs client code registered with the New Zealand Customs Service.
We prepare and file your application with NZ Customs, then handle any follow-up questions to keep your shipment moving.
Open to overseas companies. You do not need a permanent New Zealand address, an overseas client code provides the same coverage.
What a Customs client code is
Looks like this4008273
What it’s for
An ID for your company
New Zealand Customs use it to see who is importing, on every entry.
Importer
Your company
Client code4008273
Who holds it
Your company
One number for every shipment. It does not expire.
Customs declaration
Client code4008273
Who uses it
Your carrier
Enters it on every customs declaration.
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Issued
NZ Customs
Who issues it
New Zealand Customs Service
Customs check it on every shipment you import into New Zealand.
Book a time with our import team
Pick a time and a specialist will call you. It takes about 15 minutes.
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See all timesQuestions people ask
NZ Customs normally return a decision in three to five working days once we file. Overseas applicants provide photo ID for the principal up front, since there is no local presence to verify against.
Your entity's details, a contact person, your certificate of incorporation, and photo ID (passport or national ID) for the principal, since you're applying as an overseas client.
NZ Customs doesn't charge for a client code. Our fee covers preparing and filing your application, handling anything they come back with, and confirming the code before we hand it over.
No. New Zealand Customs issues client codes to overseas companies directly - you register as an "overseas company" on the form, using your existing registered address.
Mostly a detail on the form that doesn't match the entity's registration details, or photo ID that doesn't clearly show the principal named on the application. We check both before filing, and confirm the code NZ Customs issues against their own register before handing it over.
Start your New Zealand client code application
Usually takes about 2–5 minutes.