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The Ministry provides policy advice on New Zealand's tariff regime and other tariff and border issues. It also has responsibility for the administration of tariff concessions for imported goods.

The New Zealand Tariff is divided into two parts. Part I (The Standard Tariff) sets out the classification of all goods in international trade together with the rates of duty on importation into New Zealand. Part II (Concessions) sets out various tariff concession categories. The most used concession category is Concession Reference No. 99 under which the duty that would otherwise be levied under Part I of the Tariff may be removed if suitable alternative goods are not produced in New Zealand.

• Working Tariff Document of New Zealand Part I
  Link to the Working Tariff Document and Consolidated List of Approvals
• Tariff Levels Held Until 30 June 2015
  The Minister of Commerce, Simon Power, and the Minister of Trade, Tim Groser, announced on 1 October 2009 that import tariffs will remain at their current levels until 2015 at the earliest.
• Tariffs Level Held Until 30 June 2011
  On 22 April 2008, Minister of Commerce Lianne Dalziel announced that import tariffs will be held at their 1 July 2009 levels until 30 June 2011, to provide certainty about tariff levels over the following three years.
• Harmonized System Nomenclature - 2007 Amendment: New Zealand Implementation Project
  A project team will implement the updated nomenclature into the New Zealand international trade environment on 1 January 2007.
• Post-2005 Tariff Review Decisions
  Decisions relating to Post 2005 Tariff regime were announced by the Minister of Commerce on 30 September 2003, following comprehensive review.
• Reference 99 Tariff Concessions: A Guide for Applicants
  This guide is designed to introduce the New Zealand Tariff Reference 99 Tariff concession system. It explains the background to New Zealand's current tariff policies and the criteria on which concessions will be granted.
• Application for Tariff Concession under Tariff Part II Reference 99
  The document is a PDF form. You can either print the document and fill-out by hand, or complete the form electronically and then print it. If you do the latter then note...
• Tariff Notices
  Applications received by the Ministry of Economic Development for the removal of duty under Concession Reference No. 99, and all decisions made as a result, are published weekly in the Tariff Industry Assistance Notice.
• Archive
  Topics relating to New Zealand Tariffs which are no longer current can be found within this section.