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Kokopeli, that is a brilliant email from NZ Customs.
It explains some of the issues emigrants wonder about and have difficulty in finding the answer to on the website. I would think a lot of people will find it really useful ... I just hope it doesn't get lost on the forum.
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This is a recurring subject and very important. It's good to have something in black and white (or blue and grey in this instance
) from Customs so, to keep it well within view for our members, I've created a sticky at the top with a copy of the email (thanks Kokopeli) and another bit of import blurb from the Customs' site. They do mentiion in one place on the site that you can bring your stuff in within a 'reasonable time'. They don't actually mention 5 years, so it leads me to believe that this can change from time to time.
Your household or other related effects (excluding motor vehicles, boats and aircraft) will be admitted free of duty and exempt GST for a reasonable time after your arrive, provided you can meet all of the following requirements:
you are coming to New Zealand with the intention and legal authority to take up or resume permanent residence
you have lived outside New Zealand for the whole of the 21 months before the date of your arrival in New Zealand
you have owned and used the goods before the date of your departure for New Zealand
the goods are for your own personal use and not intended for any other person or persons or for gift, sale or exchange.