Find out more about what items to declare
Watch our inflight biosecurity video (1:23)
The video reminds all international visitors about the importance of protecting New Zealand (Aotearoa) from unwanted pests and diseases.
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Welcome to Aotearoa.
Our country.
Our lakes, rivers, lands and seas.
Our home.
This fragile place is all we’ve got.
It’s vulnerable to pests and diseases.
That’s why we guard it, as if our way of life depends on it… Because it does. But we need your help.
Fruits, vegetables and eggs like these can’t be brought into New Zealand.
Nor can most meats, honey, cooking ingredients, herbs, and seeds or spices…
Anything made of plants or wood can carry unwanted pests or diseases that could destroy our natural environment.
Put any items you aren’t sure about in the airport amnesty bins.
Used outdoor equipment is a problem too.
If in doubt, declare it for inspection on the New Zealand Traveller Declaration website or app, or on a paper arrival card.
Or ask a biosecurity officer like me.
Because once you arrive, your bags may be x-rayed and inspected.
And if you haven’t declared, you’ll be fined $400.
As a visitor here, I’ll be asking one thing of you:
Look after it. Protect it.
Declare or dispose risk items.
Avoid a $400 fine.
[End transcript]
Watch the biosecurity video on YouTube with subtitles in other languages
Traveller declarations
All travellers to New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) before reaching passport control in New Zealand. It is free to complete a digital declaration on the official NZTD website or the NZTD app. A paper declaration form is available for travellers who cannot complete it online.
New Zealand Traveller Declaration website
You need to answer questions about your trip and what you’re bringing into the country.
If you complete a digital arrival declaration, you do not need to complete a NZTD paper declaration form.
