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Wine 🇳🇿 New Zealand

VERIFIED · 2026-05-13NOT YET GRADED

No specific restrictions for personal wine

ANSWER

Can I bring Wine into New Zealand?

ALLOWEDVERIFIED · 2026-05-13

No specific restrictions for personal wine

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Personal use

DECLARATION

Within personal allowance — no separate declaration needed

SOURCE

customs.govt.nz
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Full details

Wine duty-free allowances are separate from spirits in many countries and are often more generous given wine's lower alcohol content. The UK permits 18 liters of still wine duty-free for personal import. Australia allows 2.25 liters of wine duty-free

QUANTITY CHECK

litres

Duty-free allowances: 4.5L wine or beer OR 1.125L spirits (17+); 50 cigarettes or 50g tobacco or 50g cigars (17+); NZD $700 (approx. USD $430) worth of other goods. Exceeding limits means duty and GST on the excess.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Standard wine allowance typically 2-4L per traveler 18+. Above the allowance, excise + 15% VAT. Declare at Red Channel with purchase receipts.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-05-13

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

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

IATA DANGEROUS GOODS

Wine is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.

Related rules

Wine rules in other countries

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