🇳🇿 New Zealand · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring infant formula into New Zealand?
Formula follows dairy origin and quantity conditions.
Personal travel baggage. Mail and commercial imports require separate checks.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Dairy conditions exclude fresh fruit
Generally 2 kg; NZ-made unopened commercial products have an exception
Do not apply the NZ-made exception to formula made elsewhere.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check manufacturing origin, the seal, whether a baby accompanies you and total quantity.
You can find this guide using: formula · infant formula · baby formula.
Check your actual package
- Exact ingredients and manufacturing origin
- Processing, original packaging and storage label
New Zealand food declaration
Declare all food, including small snacks, in your NZTD and present it for biosecurity checks on arrival.
New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) ↗Common questions
Can I bring infant formula into New Zealand?
Formula follows dairy origin and quantity conditions. Dairy conditions exclude fresh fruit
Do I need to declare infant formula?
△ Declare. Declare all food, including small snacks, in your NZTD and present it for biosecurity checks on arrival.
Does putting it in checked baggage change food-entry rules?
Food-entry checks still apply to baggage entering the country. Follow the conditions above; airline and airport-security baggage rules are a separate check.
What distinction matters for this food?
Do not apply the NZ-made exception to formula made elsewhere.
Official rule & review date
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Check official rules ↗MPI — What food you can bring to NZLast checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.