Landed cost guide · 2026-10-18

Import duty from the United Arab Emirates to New Zealand

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from the United Arab Emirates 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.

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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 United Arab Emirates: 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: United Arab Emirates to New Zealand

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3Values

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4Product and rates

Product group Duty rate %A typical rate is filled in; change it to match your HS code.

I have preferential origin proof

China Section 301 list Distinct item types in parcel Extra duty % (anti-dumping, Section 232, retaliation)Any product-specific extra duty.

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%

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the NZ Customs Working Tariff.

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 the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates 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.