🇳🇿 New Zealand · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring nuts into New Zealand?
Dried nuts must be shelled and free of contamination.
Personal travel baggage. Mail and commercial imports require separate checks.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Remove nut shells and any cone scales from pine nuts
Processed plant food without meat or egg: 2 kg per product
Check fruit and seeds in mixed nuts.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check raw or roasted form, shells and other ingredients in nut mixes.
You can find this guide using: nuts · almonds · peanuts · walnuts.
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 nuts into New Zealand?
Dried nuts must be shelled and free of contamination. Remove nut shells and any cone scales from pine nuts
Do I need to declare nuts?
△ 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?
Check fruit and seeds in mixed nuts.
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.