Form 3A | Reg 26 | May 2010
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Customs individual crew declaration (sea)

(non-New Zealand domiciled crew)

1Declaration of Goods

(a)On arrival of the ship at the first port in New Zealand this form must be completed by the master, officers and every member of the crew, in readiness to be handed to the Customs officer. One copy only of the form is required.

(b)All goods found in the ship and not shown on the form (except those goods exempted from declaration) may be liable to forfeiture and the owner or person in possession to prosecution.

(c)All goods must be produced to Customs on request, and will be liable to check at the port of departure for overseas.
If in doubt about any article, declare it.

2Goods not required to be declared

Personal effects are not required to be declared. Personal effects are defined as any clothing, toilet articles, or jewellery in your possession or custody that

  • are intended for yourown use or wear; and
  • are not intended for any other person or persons or for gift, sale or exchange.

3Goods that must be declared

(a)All goods for landing in New Zealand

(b)Other goods destined for places outside New Zealand (only if the total value exceeds NZ$100)

(c)All quantities of tobacco and alcohol products in your possession

(d)Firearms and ammunition

(e)Cash totalling $10,000 or more.

Note: Under the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Cross-border transportation of cash) Regulations 2010, cash includes not only New Zealand currency but also foreign currency and bearer-negotiable instruments (such as bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, bearer bonds, traveller’s cheques, money orders, postal orders, and other similar orders). Cash must be declared on the appropriate form prescribed by those regulations.

4Landing of goods in New Zealand

No goods shall be landed without the written authority of a Customs officer.

5Placing of goods under seal

The Customs officer may require any goods to be placed under seal while the vessel is in New Zealand. This includes articles or publications which could be regarded as indecent.

Warning

There are heavy penalties under New Zealand law for the illicit importation of drugs

Drug trafficking is not worth the risk

Declaration by Person in charge

I,(name)...... person in charge of the (name of ship)...... hereby certify that this form consisting of pages numbered .. to .. contains my signature and the signatures of all officers and members of my crew, and they have been notified that all articles in their possession or custody, as detailed above, must be entered thereon.

Master: ...... Date: ......

Official use

I certify that all goods shown as remaining under seal and all articles shown as being left in possession were on board or have been satisfactorily accounted for at the time of the ship’s departure from New Zealand for (place)..

on the ...... day of ...... 20..

Signature of Customs officer......

Stamp Port of: ...... Date:......

Form 3A | Reg 26 | May 2010
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read the REVERSE of this form before signingPage no:......

Port of: ...... Ship: ...... from: ...... arrived:...... 20..

I, the undersigned, person in charge, officer, or member of the crew, hereby declare in accordance with the instructions on the reverse side of this form that I have entered opposite my signature all goods which are required by this form to be declared, and I undertake that none of these goods, nor any portion thereof, will be landed in New Zealand without the authority of a Customs officer.

Name (in block capitals), Signature and date / Rank / LIST OF GOODS REQUIRED TO BE DECLARED. Note – please read the reverse of this form
Tobacco (grams) / Cigars (No.) / Cigarettes (No.) / Spirits (Bottles) / Wine (Bottles) / Beer (Bottles or cans) / Currency (amount and kind) / Bearer-negotiable instruments (value and currency in which valued) / Firearms and/or ammunition / Goods for landing in New Zealand: Port of landing / Model and serial numbers / Value (NZ$) for goods to be landed / Customs use only
Name:
Signature:
Date:
Name:
Signature:
Date: / ..
Name:
Signature:
Date: / ..
Name:
Signature:
Date: / ..