Forms tool · New Zealand
New Zealand customs forms, filled in for you
Forms checked October 2026
Type your boat, crew and pets once. The tool fills in the official New Zealand clearance forms right in your browser. You check them, sign them and send them yourself.
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New Zealand yacht clearance forms in the tool
- NZCS 340 advance notice of arrival (small craft). Blank checked 2026-10-14. Official source.
- Send: Completed NZCS 340, passport bio-page for every person, the certificate of registration, a photograph of the whole craft, and evidence of value - yachts@customs.govt.nz. When: At least 48 hours before the craft enters New Zealand waters, 12 nautical miles from the coast. Preferably before leaving the last overseas port.
- Form C1B inward report (small craft). Blank checked 2026-10-13. Official source.
- Send: Form C1B inward report - Customs at the port of arrival. When: Within 24 hours of arriving at a Customs place. Complete as much as you can before arrival.
- Master's declaration for full biosecurity clearance. Blank checked 2026-10-13. Official source.
- Send: Master's declaration for full biosecurity clearance - The MPI quarantine officer who boards at the first port. When: On arrival, for a full clearance. MPI's yacht page says the officer reviews it then. You can prepare the answers before that.
- NZeTA or visa (answer sheet). Blank checked 2026-10-13. Official source.
- Send: NZeTA, or a visitor visa if a visa is required - https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/new-zealand-electronic-travel-authority-nzeta/. When: Before travel. The private-yacht crew page says crew must have an NZeTA or a visa before they come.
- New Zealand Traveller Declaration (answer sheet). Blank checked 2026-10-13. Official source.
- Send: New Zealand Traveller Declaration, one for each person - https://www.travellerdeclaration.govt.nz/travelling-by-sea. When: From 24 hours before departure from the last foreign port, and by the time the yacht has berthed.
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