Travelling to New Zealand
In short
0 of the 21 passports we cover can visit New Zealand without a visa. Find yours below, or check your whole trip.
Entry requirements by nationality
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electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required · up to 180 days per visit
electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required · up to 90 days per visit
visa on arrival
What you can bring
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- Alcoholallowed, within limitsDuty-free personal allowance for travellers 17 years or older: up to 4.5 litres of wine or beer, PLUS up to 3 bottles/containers of spirits or liqueur not exceeding 1.125 litres each.
- CannabisprohibitedNZ Customs' prohibited-and-restricted-items page explicitly bans 'cannabis utensils' (bongs, vaporisers, hash pipes) as drug paraphernalia, and does not list cannabis or CBD anywhere among the medicines a traveller may bring under the ordinary prescription-medicine or controlled-drugs provisions (which are capped at 3 months' and 1 month's supply respectively, with no cannabis-specific carve-out named).
- Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredA Border Cash Report is mandatory when carrying NZ$10,000 or more in cash (or foreign-currency equivalent) into or out of New Zealand.
- Controlled medicationdepends on specificsControlled drugs: declare them and bring at most one month's supply, with a prescription copy or doctor's letter.
- Dronesallowed, within limitsVisitors can fly drones under 25 kg without registration, following Part 101 rules: daylight, line of sight, consent over people.
- E-cigarettesallowed, within limitsVaping products fall under the general NZ$700 duty-free goods concession, not the tobacco allowance.
- Fresh produce & plantsallowed, declaration may be requiredAll biosecurity risk goods — including fruit, vegetables, eggs, meat, honey, cooking ingredients, herbs, seeds, spices, items made from plant/wood material, and used outdoor equipment (e.g. footwear with soil) — must be declared on arrival, whether or not they are ultimately allowed in.
- Kratomdepends on specificsKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a prescription medicine in New Zealand, and it isn't allowed in herbal remedies or dietary supplements.
- Meat & dairyallowed, declaration may be requiredAll animal products — meat, dairy, fish, honey, eggs, feathers, shells, wool, skins, bones — must be declared on arrival.
- Melatonindepends on specificsNeeds a prescription to bring in. With one, up to 3 months' supply, declared on arrival.
- Peptidesdepends on specificsWithout a prescription: not allowed. Medsafe says many peptide products are prescription medicines under the Medicines Act 1981, and it is unlawful to import, supply or possess them unless this is authorised.
- Prescription medicationallowed, within limitsUp to 3 months' supply (6 for oral contraceptives), in original packaging, with a prescription copy or doctor's letter.
- Pseudoephedrineallowed, within limitsAll medicines containing pseudoephedrine are controlled drugs in New Zealand, including cold and flu medicines you can buy without a prescription elsewhere.
- Tobaccoallowed, within limitsDuty-free personal allowance for travellers 17 years or older: 50 cigarettes, OR 50 grams of cigars/tobacco products, OR a mixture of both totalling 50 grams.
- WeaponsprohibitedFirearms, airguns, stun devices, pepper spray and some knives need a permit from the Firearms Safety Authority or Police before you travel.
- Wildlife productsprohibitedItems from endangered species, such as some corals, shells, crocodile products and traditional medicines, need permits or are seized.
Medicines named in New Zealand's rules
From the blog
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- Kratom, phenibut and poppers: easy to buy, banned at these borders
- Legal at home, trouble at the border: melatonin and nicotine pouches
- Travelling with peptides? "Research use only" won't get BPC-157 through customs
- Retatrutide isn't Ozempic, and customs knows the difference
- Visa-free doesn't mean form-free any more
Recent changes to New Zealand's rules
- 2026-10-22Doctor's letter checklist on medication rows
- 2026-10-18Remove inference and editorial wording from 16 customs rows
- 2026-10-18Re-check August customs rows; correct nine against their sources
- 2026-10-18Medication gaps: New Zealand prescription medicine; Spain's AEMPS permit
- 2026-10-18Passport checker: Schengen Borders Code rule; New Zealand and Albania wordings
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-18. Official source