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Codeine (Medication) 🇳🇿 New Zealand

VERIFIED · 2026-04-25NOT YET GRADED

Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration

ANSWER

Can I bring Codeine (Medication) into New Zealand?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25

Codeine (Medication) may require documentation or declaration

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Up to 3-month personal supply (Class B2 controlled drug)

DOCUMENTS

  • Documentation may be required

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.govt.nz
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Full details

Codeine in New Zealand is Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and prescription-only medicine under the Medicines Act 1981. Travelers may carry a 3-month supply for personal use with an original prescription; declare on the New Zealand Passenger Arrival Card. NZ Customs at AKL / WLG / CHC inspects; quantities above 3 months require pre-arrival Medsafe approval.

ENFORCEMENT

ActiveCustoms actively enforces this rule.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Carry documentation. Declare proactively at customs.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-04-25

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

Up to 3-month personal supply (Class B2 controlled drug)

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Documentation may be required

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in New Zealand. Whether you can carry codeine (medication) through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

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