Message Types
Import Declaration - IM1
An Import Declaration is submitted by importers or their brokers when seeking import clearance of goods from Customs, MPI Bio-security and MPI Food.
Export Declaration - EX1
An Export Declaration is submitted by exporters or their brokers when seeking export clearance of goods from Customs.
Excise Declaration - EXC
An Excise Declaration is submitted by excise clients or their brokers when seeking Customs clearance of exciseable product (beer, wine, spirits etc) manufactured in New Zealand.
Outward Cargo Report - OCR
An Outward Cargo Report is submitted by shipping companies and airlines or their agent reporting the clearance details of the cargo exported in a craft. It is by Agencies for reconciliation that all cargo carried by a departing craft has export clearance.
Inward Cargo Report - ICR
An Inward Cargo Report is submitted by shipping companies, airlines, freight-forwarders and brokers to report details of cargo imported in a craft and empty containers. It is used for primary risk assessment by Customs and MPI, low value clearance (write-off), to initiate Domestic Transhipment Requests (un-cleared cargo movements) and to initiate International Transhipment Requests.
Cargo Report Export - CRE
A Cargo Report Export is submitted by shipping companies, airlines, freight-forwarders and brokers to effect low-value clearance (write-off) of export cargo and empty containers. It may also be used to initiate International Transhipment Requests.
Certificate of Origin - CoO
A Certificate of Origin message is submitted by NZ Issuing Bodies (IBs) to NZCS to provide assurance to origin claims declared on an Export Declaration. Relevant Origin data for exports relating to shipments to China is automatically forwarded to China Customs by NZCS to help facilitate clearance there.