Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Used Clothing (Commercial) → New Zealand
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal used clothing (commercial)
Details
No specific restrictions for personal used clothing (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking used clothing (commercial) out of New Zealand): restricted — Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from New Zealand requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity used clothing exported from New Zealand requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Commercial used-clothing import requires destination textile-industry approval. Personal worn clothing clears as routine personal effects.
Customs authority
New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) · https://www.customs.govt.nz