🇳🇿 New Zealand · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring ramen & cup noodles into New Zealand?
Check plant-based noodles and animal ingredients in soup.
Personal travel baggage. Mail and commercial imports require separate checks.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Check processed-plant-food conditions: honey below 2%, egg below 5%, meat below 5%
2 kg per product without meat or egg; otherwise 1 kg
The percentage rule is not universal clearance; check separate prohibitions, including pork.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check the noodles, powdered soup, toppings and liquid sauce together.
You can find this guide using: instant noodle · instant noodles · ramen · cup noodle · cup noodles · shin ramyun · buldak.
Check your actual package
- Beef, pork, chicken and meat extracts in soup
- Meat, egg and seafood toppings
- Manufacturing country and opened or repacked products
Packaging conditions
- With these animal ingredients: commercial manufacture, original unopened shelf-stable packaging and labelled percentages
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 ramen & cup noodles into New Zealand?
Check plant-based noodles and animal ingredients in soup. Check processed-plant-food conditions: honey below 2%, egg below 5%, meat below 5%
Do I need to declare ramen & cup noodles?
△ 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.
Are Shin Ramyun and Buldak allowed in New Zealand?
Check plant-based noodles and animal ingredients in soup. Brand aliases lead here, but individual recipes are not the same. Read the exact soup and topping labels.
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.