International shipping rules for importing items from China to NZ

Goods you have to pay tariff for

As a basic rule, the goods that are imported from China to New Zealand will not require any tariff as long as the goods type is not available or manufactured in New Zealand itself. However, if you are importing usual stuff like clothing, cosmetics, footwear, etc., that are also domestically produced in the country will require you to pay high tariff rates. 

In cases of exceptions, if your shipment value is more than NZ$1000, you will have to pay 15% GST along with a $55.71 Import Transaction Fee. In importing from China, you will also have to pay any Import Duty of 5%. Import duty depends on where your item is from and what it is and therefore changes from time to time.