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Customs
When sending Personal Effects, the owner of the goods must complete an Unaccompanied Baggage Declaration 
NZCS218 and provide copy of their passport and relevant visa to customs. Clearance delays up to 48 hours can occur. There will be a clearance fee of USD20.00, admin fee NZD150.00 plus GST (15%) payable prior to clearance.
Before sending your parcel to New Zealand, please make sure that none of the items in your parcels contravene the restrictions imposed by customs at destination.
Customs website: http://www.customs.govt.nz/
Download a customs form by clicking the link below:
NZCS218
Documents Needed
After you have paid for a shipping service to New Zealand, you will be redirected
to a page where you can download and print out the relevant shipping labels, i.e
AWB (Courier Air Waybills - barcode) - Proforma or Commercial invoice - Address label.
The above documents are standard for any international shipment.
Please note, if additional documentation is required for the import of any particular item, it is the
customer's responsibility to provide them at destination.
Restrictions
Goods travelling by 'Cargo' are subject to different restrictions to those travelling as carry-on
luggage.
A shipment to New Zealand is deemed unacceptable if: it is classified as
hazardous material, dangerous goods, prohibited or restricted articles by IATA (International Air
Transport Association), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) or other relevant organisation.
Many items which appear harmless in everyday use can pose danger on air transport and are consequently
forbidden for transport.
The following page displays a sampling of common prohibited and restricted goods.
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/prohibited-items.php
Packing Advice
Your parcel must be boxed and well packaged. This will reduce the risk of damage to any item during
transit or any associated automated distribution process.
Please be aware the item is not taken by hand from collection to destination and will visit many sorted
facilities on its journey. For that reason, you need to protect the items to ensure they make it from A
to B safely.
The following packaging guidelines are recommendations to assist you in packaging your shipment:
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/packing-advice.php
Shipment Protection
When you book a shipping service to New Zealand, you will be able to choose an
appropriate level of cover for your shipment. We offer enhanced parcel protection for up to £2000
for a small additional fee.
If you do not purchase enhanced Shipment Protection, your shipment will be only covered to a maximum
value of £50 as per the limited liability set out in our
Terms & Conditions and subject to your
parcel passing minimum packaging requirements.
Please note that the declared value for customs purposes is not related to the declared value selected
for Shipment Protection. We encourage all customers to purchase shipment protection cover for loss or
damage.
National Holidays
- 01/01/2024 - New year's day
- 02/01/2024 - New year's day holiday
- 06/02/2024 - Waitangi day
- 15/02/2024 - National lamb day
- 25/04/2024 - Anzac day
- 02/11/2024 - Day of the dead
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing day
FAQs
We have a detailed and comprehensive Help Section here. If you cannot find
the answer or advice you are looking for there, please use our enquiry form
There are many reasons why you might wish to send a parcel delivery to Wellington. The city is the capital of New Zealand and home to more than 350,000 people, and the political centre of the country, home to the New Zealand Parliament and all government ministries and departments. According to the 2009 Mercer Quality of Living Survey, Wellington is ranked 12th in the world and this, alongside the relative cheapness of its cost of living, is reason enough for people from around the world to look to emigrate there. The films of Peter Jackson, in particular the Lord of the Rings trilogy, have boosted New Zealand’s profile on the world stage and led to Wellington’s increased popularity within the film industry.
Trusted carriers we’ve used for years
Once you decide you need to make a Wellington package delivery, the search will be on for the best courier for the job. At RapidParcel.com we’ve already done the searching for you. We’ve brought together a group of the world’s finest couriers for you to compare and, having worked with them all for many years, we can vouch for the fact that they get the job done well every time.
You’ll be surprised at the exceptional rates we’ve negotiated for you from these leading courier partners for your Wellington shipping but you’ll be even more surprised at the collection convenience we offer. This is where our commitment to service really becomes apparent. No doubt you lead a busy life and the last thing you want is to have to stay at home waiting for a courier to call round when it suits them to pick up your parcel delivery to Wellington. To ensure that you’ve still got the ability to get out and about and live your life properly, we’ll arrange to collect your package from any UK address to which we can get access. It could be your place of work, the house of a friend or an address that you’re staying at temporarily. It really doesn’t matter, as long as it’s in the UK we’ll go there to collect your Wellington package delivery and send it on its way.
Additionally, we offer a face-to-face service via drop-off points across the country where you can, well, drop off your packages for collection by your chosen carrier. Located at railway stations and airports they are conveniently situated for all to use, should you not wish to wait in for the courier to arrive.
Of course, it’s not just Wellington that we deliver to. You could be sending an Auckland parcel delivery or arranging shipping to Christchurch. No matter what you want to do, we’ll ensure that doing it is as convenient for you as it possibly could be.
