Mail & courier compliance index

Postal parcels and commercial couriers apply different acceptance policies, and neither is import law — open any combination to see the carrier-level matrix. Currently covering 44 item classes × 3 destinations.

ProhibitedSelf-verification requiredPrior permit requiredDeclaration requiredConditionalGenerally permitted

Food & agricultural products10 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Beef jerky	Declaration required	Declaration required	Prohibited
Raw honey	Prohibited	Declaration required	Conditional
Aged cheese	Declaration required	Declaration required	Conditional
Homemade chilli oil	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Dried goji berries	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Sichuan peppercorn	Declaration required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Roast coffee beans	Conditional	Declaration required	Declaration required
Fresh mango	Prohibited	Prohibited	Declaration required
Rice 5 kg	Self-verification required	Declaration required	Declaration required
Rice 110 kg	Self-verification required	Declaration required	Prior permit required

Supplements & medicines7 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Melatonin	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Conditional
Ephedra fat burner	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
Pre-workout (300 mg caffeine)	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Adderall	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
BPC-157 peptide	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
CBD vape cart	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited
Opioid painkillers	Prior permit required	Prior permit required	Prohibited

Medicines & cosmetics4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Medicine 1 month	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Medicine 3 months	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Prior permit required
Cosmetics 24 items	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Conditional
Cosmetics 30 items	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Prior permit required

Battery-powered devices & batteries4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
74 Wh power bank	Generally permitted	Generally permitted	Prior permit required
E-scooter (500 Wh)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Drone + spare batteries	Generally permitted	Generally permitted	Prior permit required
Gas canister	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited

Knives & tools2 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Hunting knife (120 mm)	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional
Pocket multitool	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional

Alcohol4 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Wine 4.5 L	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional
Spirits 3 × 1.125 L	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional
Spirits 2 × 700 ml	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional
Spirits 1.75 L magnum	Self-verification required	Conditional	Conditional

Tobacco products3 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Cigarettes 200 (1 carton)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Conditional
Cigarettes 500	Prohibited	Prohibited	Conditional
RYO tobacco 250 g	Prohibited	Prohibited	Conditional

Perfume2 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
Perfume 2 oz	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
Perfume 4 oz	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required

Cash & payment instruments5 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
NZ$8,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
NZ$12,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
A$15,000 cash	Self-verification required	Declaration required	Self-verification required
¥1,500,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required
€20,000 cash	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required

Gold bars & precious-metal articles3 items

Item	New Zealand	Australia	Japan
1 kg gold bar	Self-verification required	Conditional	Self-verification required
1.2 kg gold bar	Self-verification required	Conditional	Self-verification required
18K gold ring	Self-verification required	Self-verification required	Self-verification required

“Verify for yourself” is not a placeholder but a formal verdict: no rule entry for that combination has cleared source verification yet. We don't fill gaps with guesswork. Why the site is built this way: methodology .