Buy local vs import · New Zealand
Importing to the New Zealand: is it actually cheaper?
We haven't priced individual products for New Zealand yet — but the checker works on any New Zealand product link right now: paste one and we read its price, match our US price of record, and do the landed-cost math below. Here's how importing to New Zealand works.
How importing to the New Zealand works
- Import VAT
- 15% on the US price + shipping (CIF), above a $1,000 de-minimis threshold.
- Duty
- 0% — Consumer electronics (smartphones, laptops, cameras, headphones) are duty-free under New Zealand's Working Tariff Document; nearly all computer hardware and most electronics carry 0% duty (consistent with WTO ITA). A minority of other goods carry 5% or 10%, but the electronics in scope here are free.
- Forwarding
- Shipito, from the US — about 5-12 days.
- FX
- NZ$1.782/USD mid-market + 3% card spread, as of 2026-10-11.
Every verdict is computed only from these figures — it's never for sale, and we're not a shipping company, so we don't earn more when you import.