Perfume / Fragrance 🇳🇿 New Zealand
No specific restrictions for personal perfume / fragrance
Can I bring Perfume / Fragrance into New Zealand?
No specific restrictions for personal perfume / fragrance
Personal use
- Customs declaration card if total goods value exceeds NZD 700
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Perfume is classified as a flammable liquid (UN 1266) due to its high ethanol content, making it subject to dangerous goods rules for air freight and carry-on restrictions. Most countries set no specific perfume allowance separate from the general du
Personal-quantity perfume (under 500ml total, eau de toilette / eau de parfum) clears as routine. Bulk imports attract DG Class 3 flammable-liquid scrutiny + cosmetic-import registration at destination.
Personal use
- Customs declaration card if total goods value exceeds NZD 700
This page covers destination customs rules in New Zealand. Whether you can carry perfume / fragrance through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Perfume / Fragrance is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
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Perfume / Fragrance rules in other countries
Perfume / Fragrance
🇦🇺 Australia
Duty-free within AUD 900 personal allowance
Perfume / Fragrance
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Generous duty-free allowance; major perfume market
Perfume / Fragrance
🇯🇵 Japan
2 ounces duty-free
Perfume / Fragrance
🇺🇸 United States
No specific restrictions for personal perfume / fragrance
Perfume / Fragrance
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
No specific restrictions for personal perfume / fragrance
Perfume / Fragrance
🇨🇦 Canada
No specific restrictions for personal perfume / fragrance