Originally posted by gryghost
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Taking Home Roasted Coffee into NZ?
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I can assure that coffee should be declared on arrival in NZ. The chances of being caught not declaring it are quite low, but if they do catch you you'll probably get fined. Quarantine rules are actually stricter when entering NZ than Australia.
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Well, maybe not a cavity search. LOL! They lose their sense of humour when they catch you out though and they might take your coffee off you!!!!!! Much worse than a cavity search!!Originally posted by trentski View PostYour call. Declare it and they check it and let you go through the green exit, or don't declare it get caught, pay a fine for not declaring food items and get a cavity search.
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Ever watched Border Security?Originally posted by gryghost View PostHope you guys are declaring your packets of chips and any confectionery also then.
"Is this food?" No
"Well can you eat it?" et al....
Not that hard a question. If it comes from a plant or you put it in your mouth, you declare it.
Chips and chocolate go in your mouth. If you're too silly to do that, we look forward to seeing your mug on the next giggle box instalment
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Ive posted roasted coffee to NZ on number of occasions no probs. But you do need to declare it. Also bear in mind people have been known to try smuggle drugs into countries hidden in coffee hoping the aroma will hide the drugs from sniffer dogs. So you could be questioned, but that probably depends on where you boarded and if they are expecting anything.
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In my experience, they have always asked me what they were and waived me through without even a look...No reason to bend da rools...Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View PostYeh, it's not me whose considering running the gauntlet of the Customs people. Though, I guess I could do an experiment and I'll take one bag of beans and declare them, and dare my other half to put on some of those fake glasses/nose/moustache things and make a run for it.Last edited by TC; 27 June 2016, 10:18 PM.
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I've brought roasted beans into Australia - Zeitgeist beans from Seattle and beans from a micro-roaster I found in Havana Cuba. I declared them and on both trips after a cursory explanation on my part was directed out the exit with comments from the Customs Officer along the lines of "We aren't worried about roasted coffee".
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