Shipping to and from New Zealand

Maersk web print agreement

You may begin to receive your bills of lading online through our online documentation service. In doing so you will experience faster turnaround, no phone/fax costs, 24/7 access, a central repository which can be accessed by your entire organization, fast verification & approval, and print original documents at your own premises. To do so you must first sign a Transport Document Print agreement and mail the original to: 

Maersk New Zealand Ltd
Box 90616
Auckland 1010
New Zealand

If you require more information on our electronic solutions feel free to send an email to Customer Services: nz.export@maersk.com

Document alerts

It is also possible from an Import perspective to sign up to receive alerts for Arrival Notices and ETA Notifications.  

Below are the most common local charges we have in New Zealand, they are all subject to change and valid until further notice. Should there be any discrepancies between below and the Carrier’s tariff, the tariff shall prevail.

Please also visit our Global Surcharge Definition Glossary

Disclaimers:

• The effective and expiration date of these service fees are as per Carrier’s Tariff.
• Should there be any discrepancies between this document and the Carrier’s Tariff, the Tariff shall prevail
• All services are always subject local regulations and to Carrier’s agreement. Carrier reserves the right to reject a request for operational reasons
• The charges/fees are exclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST) where GST is applicable in respect of the services provided.

2025 Public Holidays and Free Time

Maersk will offer extended import and export demurrage & detention freetime during Public Holidays. This concession only applies where Public Holidays fall within a customer's agreed freetime period and in such cases, the freetime will be extended to include these days.

US Food and Drug Administration Biosecurity Regulations

New rules are being implemented from 12 December 2003 by the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) that require all domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food (as defined in the regulation) for human or animal consumption in the USA to register with the FDA.

They will, at the same time, introduce rules requiring the goods be declared prior to arrival (at least four hours before, but not more than five days prior to arrival).

Below is a link to articles that explain the new rules in full and highlight everything that shippers need to know.