Import duty from Norway to New Zealand
For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from Norway to New Zealand worth 16,000.00 NZD, duties, taxes and fees come to about 4,447.00 NZD, or 27.79% of the goods value. Use the calculator below with your own figures.
Quick estimate: what are you shipping from Norway?
- Duty is charged on
- Price paid (FOB) for duty
- Duty-free threshold
- NZD 1,000 per consignment (registered overseas sellers charge 15% GST at checkout).
- VAT / sales tax
- 15% GST on value + freight + insurance + duty.
- Trade agreement
- None. Standard (MFN) rates apply.
- Extra tariffs on goods from Norway
- No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
- Other fees
- Customs & MPI levy: NZD 2.21 per low-value air consignment, NZD 51.81 for air entries over NZD 1,000, plus GST.
Detailed calculator: Norway to New Zealand
Typical duty rates
| Product | MFN |
|---|---|
| Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109) | 10% |
| Leather footwear (HS 6403) | 10% |
| Towels / home textiles (HS 6302) | 10% |
| Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517) | 0% |
Worked example: 16,000.00 NZD of cotton T-shirts by sea
Goods 16,000.00, freight 1,300.00, insurance 80.00 NZD; commercial import; duty rate 10%.
| Line | NZD |
|---|---|
| Customs duty 10% × 16,000.00 FOB | 1,600.00 |
| GST 15% × 18,980.00 | 2,847.00 |
| Total duties and fees | 4,447.00 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 21,827.00 |
Small parcel: 130.00 NZD online order
A consumer ordering goods worth 130.00 NZD plus 20.00 shipping by post would pay about 22.50 NZD in import charges.
| Line | NZD |
|---|---|
| Customs duty Up to NZD 1,000: no duty | 0.00 |
| GST 15% × 150.00 — charged by the GST-registered seller at checkout | 22.50 |
| Total duties and fees | 22.50 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 172.50 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is import duty from Norway to New Zealand?
It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 16,000.00 NZD shipped commercially by sea pay about 4,447.00 NZD in duties, taxes and fees (27.79% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to New Zealand?
NZD 1,000 per consignment (registered overseas sellers charge 15% GST at checkout).
Does Norway have a trade agreement with New Zealand?
There is no preferential agreement that covers most goods, so standard MFN rates apply.
How is import VAT calculated in New Zealand?
15% GST on value + freight + insurance + duty.
Shipping from Norway to other markets
- Norway → United States
- Norway → United Kingdom
- Norway → European Union
- Norway → Canada
- Norway → Australia
- Norway → Türkiye
- Norway → Japan
- Norway → South Korea
- Norway → Switzerland
- Norway → Singapore
- Norway → United Arab Emirates
- Norway → India
- Norway → China
- Norway → Saudi Arabia
- Norway → Israel
- Norway → Malaysia
- Norway → Thailand
- Norway → Vietnam
- Norway → Philippines
- Norway → Mexico
- Norway → Chile
- Norway → Colombia
Other origins shipping to New Zealand
- China → New Zealand
- Türkiye → New Zealand
- United States → New Zealand
- Germany → New Zealand
- Italy → New Zealand
- France → New Zealand
- United Kingdom → New Zealand
- India → New Zealand
- Vietnam → New Zealand
- Japan → New Zealand
- South Korea → New Zealand
- Canada → New Zealand
- Mexico → New Zealand
- Australia → New Zealand
- Bangladesh → New Zealand
- Thailand → New Zealand
- Indonesia → New Zealand
- Pakistan → New Zealand
- Taiwan → New Zealand
- Brazil → New Zealand
- Malaysia → New Zealand
- Singapore → New Zealand
- Philippines → New Zealand
- Hong Kong → New Zealand
- Cambodia → New Zealand
- Sri Lanka → New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates → New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia → New Zealand
- Israel → New Zealand
- Egypt → New Zealand
- Morocco → New Zealand
- South Africa → New Zealand
- Switzerland → New Zealand
- Chile → New Zealand
- Colombia → New Zealand
- Peru → New Zealand
- Argentina → New Zealand
- Kazakhstan → New Zealand
- Ukraine → New Zealand
- Georgia → New Zealand
- Spain → New Zealand
- Netherlands → New Zealand
- Poland → New Zealand