Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Gold Jewellery → New Zealand
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery
Details
No specific restrictions for personal gold jewellery. Documentation: Customs declaration card if total goods value exceeds NZD 700. In the reverse direction (taking gold jewellery out of New Zealand): allowed — Personal gold jewellery may be exported from New Zealand for personal use; commercial quantities and gold bullion require declaration.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Documentation required
- Customs declaration card if total goods value exceeds NZD 700
Leaving with this item
Personal gold jewellery may be exported from New Zealand for personal use; commercial quantities and gold bullion require declaration.
Practical advice
Personal-wear gold jewellery clears as routine. Bulk imports above the destination's threshold attract duty + VAT; cash-declaration rules may apply on high-value bullion.
Customs authority
New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) · https://www.customs.govt.nz