Am I allowed to carry medicine, canned food and money into New Zealand?
I am an Indian national and will be traveling to New Zealand as a student. Because I will be staying in New Zealand for 15 months, I was thinking whether I am allowed to carry the following items with me:
canned tin packed food (vegetables and meat)
medicine for hair receding (1 year)
Cash USD 15,000 (tuition and personal expenses)
Is it OK to carry all these items? Am I allowed to travel with these things?
customs-and-immigration indian-citizens money health new-zealand
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I am an Indian national and will be traveling to New Zealand as a student. Because I will be staying in New Zealand for 15 months, I was thinking whether I am allowed to carry the following items with me:
canned tin packed food (vegetables and meat)
medicine for hair receding (1 year)
Cash USD 15,000 (tuition and personal expenses)
Is it OK to carry all these items? Am I allowed to travel with these things?
customs-and-immigration indian-citizens money health new-zealand
edited Jan 2 '17 at 10:03
Vince
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 5:59
jatinjatin
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Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51
add a comment |
I am an Indian national and will be traveling to New Zealand as a student. Because I will be staying in New Zealand for 15 months, I was thinking whether I am allowed to carry the following items with me:
canned tin packed food (vegetables and meat)
medicine for hair receding (1 year)
Cash USD 15,000 (tuition and personal expenses)
Is it OK to carry all these items? Am I allowed to travel with these things?
customs-and-immigration indian-citizens money health new-zealand
edited Jan 2 '17 at 10:03
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Jan 2 '17 at 5:59
jatinjatin
986
I am an Indian national and will be traveling to New Zealand as a student. Because I will be staying in New Zealand for 15 months, I was thinking whether I am allowed to carry the following items with me:
canned tin packed food (vegetables and meat)
medicine for hair receding (1 year)
Cash USD 15,000 (tuition and personal expenses)
Is it OK to carry all these items? Am I allowed to travel with these things?
customs-and-immigration indian-citizens money health new-zealand
customs-and-immigration indian-citizens money health new-zealand
edited Jan 2 '17 at 10:03
Vince
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 5:59
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edited Jan 2 '17 at 10:03
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Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51
add a comment |
Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51
Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51
add a comment |
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Answer is from official New Zealand Customs for person arriving in New Zealand and you are supposed to declare (Cash, Food and Medicine) in passenger arrival card upon arrival.
1 Agriculture Item And Food
The following classes of goods must be declared to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI):
- Food of any kind.
- Animals (alive or dead) or their products.
Further from official Ministry of Primary
industries,
vegetable and meat product would be considered a potential risk to New
Zealand:
- Any food – cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried.
- Animals or animal products – including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wool, skins, bones
or insects.
Travelers who fill out the Biosecurity/Quarantine section of the
Passenger Arrival Card incorrectly risk an instant fine of $400.
More than that, you could be fined up to $100,000, or get a prison
term of up to five years, for serious breaches of New Zealand's
biosecurity laws.
2 Medicine
Personal imports (accompanying a traveller)
If you arrive in New Zealand carrying prescription medicine on your
person or in your luggage you may only bring it in if you:
- Declare the medicine on your Passenger Arrival Card.
- Have a copy of the medicine’s prescription or a letter from your doctor stating that you are being treated with the medicine.
- Have the medicine in its original pharmacy container, with your name on the label, and strength and dosage details clearly stated.
Have no more than three months supply (oral contraceptives, where a six month supply is permitted, are the exception).
You are allowed to carry your medicine for 3 months supply only provided they are prescribed with a confirmation letter from your doctor and in its original sealed packing. Therefore, carrying 1 year medicine will not be allowed.
3 Border Cash Report
You are allowed to carry USD 15,000 in New Zealand and you must declare that amount in Border Cash Report
Anyone carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash on
their person or in their baggage, into or out of New Zealand, must
complete a Border Cash
Report
as part of their entry or clearance procedures.
Cash means physical currency, bearer-negotiable instruments, or both.
A bearer-negotiable instrument means:
a bill of exchange,a cheque, a promissory note, a bearer bond, a
traveler's cheque. A money order, postal order, or similar order.
This legislation does not prohibit the import or export of cash sums
of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are
reported.
Moreover you are supposed to declare in passenger arrival card section 6 that you are bringing medicine, Cash and food into New Zealand.
Personally I would't carry that much cash as there are many ways to transfer funds into New Zealand for a minimal bank fee. Also if you don't have a bank account in New Zealand yet, you can always make an overseas demand draft/pay order and deposit into your account once you arrive in New Zealand.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
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Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
6
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
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Answer is from official New Zealand Customs for person arriving in New Zealand and you are supposed to declare (Cash, Food and Medicine) in passenger arrival card upon arrival.
1 Agriculture Item And Food
The following classes of goods must be declared to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI):
- Food of any kind.
- Animals (alive or dead) or their products.
Further from official Ministry of Primary
industries,
vegetable and meat product would be considered a potential risk to New
Zealand:
- Any food – cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried.
- Animals or animal products – including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wool, skins, bones
or insects.
Travelers who fill out the Biosecurity/Quarantine section of the
Passenger Arrival Card incorrectly risk an instant fine of $400.
More than that, you could be fined up to $100,000, or get a prison
term of up to five years, for serious breaches of New Zealand's
biosecurity laws.
2 Medicine
Personal imports (accompanying a traveller)
If you arrive in New Zealand carrying prescription medicine on your
person or in your luggage you may only bring it in if you:
- Declare the medicine on your Passenger Arrival Card.
- Have a copy of the medicine’s prescription or a letter from your doctor stating that you are being treated with the medicine.
- Have the medicine in its original pharmacy container, with your name on the label, and strength and dosage details clearly stated.
Have no more than three months supply (oral contraceptives, where a six month supply is permitted, are the exception).
You are allowed to carry your medicine for 3 months supply only provided they are prescribed with a confirmation letter from your doctor and in its original sealed packing. Therefore, carrying 1 year medicine will not be allowed.
3 Border Cash Report
You are allowed to carry USD 15,000 in New Zealand and you must declare that amount in Border Cash Report
Anyone carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash on
their person or in their baggage, into or out of New Zealand, must
complete a Border Cash
Report
as part of their entry or clearance procedures.
Cash means physical currency, bearer-negotiable instruments, or both.
A bearer-negotiable instrument means:
a bill of exchange,a cheque, a promissory note, a bearer bond, a
traveler's cheque. A money order, postal order, or similar order.
This legislation does not prohibit the import or export of cash sums
of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are
reported.
Moreover you are supposed to declare in passenger arrival card section 6 that you are bringing medicine, Cash and food into New Zealand.
Personally I would't carry that much cash as there are many ways to transfer funds into New Zealand for a minimal bank fee. Also if you don't have a bank account in New Zealand yet, you can always make an overseas demand draft/pay order and deposit into your account once you arrive in New Zealand.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
1
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
6
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
|
show 1 more comment
Answer is from official New Zealand Customs for person arriving in New Zealand and you are supposed to declare (Cash, Food and Medicine) in passenger arrival card upon arrival.
1 Agriculture Item And Food
The following classes of goods must be declared to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI):
- Food of any kind.
- Animals (alive or dead) or their products.
Further from official Ministry of Primary
industries,
vegetable and meat product would be considered a potential risk to New
Zealand:
- Any food – cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried.
- Animals or animal products – including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wool, skins, bones
or insects.
Travelers who fill out the Biosecurity/Quarantine section of the
Passenger Arrival Card incorrectly risk an instant fine of $400.
More than that, you could be fined up to $100,000, or get a prison
term of up to five years, for serious breaches of New Zealand's
biosecurity laws.
2 Medicine
Personal imports (accompanying a traveller)
If you arrive in New Zealand carrying prescription medicine on your
person or in your luggage you may only bring it in if you:
- Declare the medicine on your Passenger Arrival Card.
- Have a copy of the medicine’s prescription or a letter from your doctor stating that you are being treated with the medicine.
- Have the medicine in its original pharmacy container, with your name on the label, and strength and dosage details clearly stated.
Have no more than three months supply (oral contraceptives, where a six month supply is permitted, are the exception).
You are allowed to carry your medicine for 3 months supply only provided they are prescribed with a confirmation letter from your doctor and in its original sealed packing. Therefore, carrying 1 year medicine will not be allowed.
3 Border Cash Report
You are allowed to carry USD 15,000 in New Zealand and you must declare that amount in Border Cash Report
Anyone carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash on
their person or in their baggage, into or out of New Zealand, must
complete a Border Cash
Report
as part of their entry or clearance procedures.
Cash means physical currency, bearer-negotiable instruments, or both.
A bearer-negotiable instrument means:
a bill of exchange,a cheque, a promissory note, a bearer bond, a
traveler's cheque. A money order, postal order, or similar order.
This legislation does not prohibit the import or export of cash sums
of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are
reported.
Moreover you are supposed to declare in passenger arrival card section 6 that you are bringing medicine, Cash and food into New Zealand.
Personally I would't carry that much cash as there are many ways to transfer funds into New Zealand for a minimal bank fee. Also if you don't have a bank account in New Zealand yet, you can always make an overseas demand draft/pay order and deposit into your account once you arrive in New Zealand.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
1
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
6
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
|
show 1 more comment
Answer is from official New Zealand Customs for person arriving in New Zealand and you are supposed to declare (Cash, Food and Medicine) in passenger arrival card upon arrival.
1 Agriculture Item And Food
The following classes of goods must be declared to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI):
- Food of any kind.
- Animals (alive or dead) or their products.
Further from official Ministry of Primary
industries,
vegetable and meat product would be considered a potential risk to New
Zealand:
- Any food – cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried.
- Animals or animal products – including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wool, skins, bones
or insects.
Travelers who fill out the Biosecurity/Quarantine section of the
Passenger Arrival Card incorrectly risk an instant fine of $400.
More than that, you could be fined up to $100,000, or get a prison
term of up to five years, for serious breaches of New Zealand's
biosecurity laws.
2 Medicine
Personal imports (accompanying a traveller)
If you arrive in New Zealand carrying prescription medicine on your
person or in your luggage you may only bring it in if you:
- Declare the medicine on your Passenger Arrival Card.
- Have a copy of the medicine’s prescription or a letter from your doctor stating that you are being treated with the medicine.
- Have the medicine in its original pharmacy container, with your name on the label, and strength and dosage details clearly stated.
Have no more than three months supply (oral contraceptives, where a six month supply is permitted, are the exception).
You are allowed to carry your medicine for 3 months supply only provided they are prescribed with a confirmation letter from your doctor and in its original sealed packing. Therefore, carrying 1 year medicine will not be allowed.
3 Border Cash Report
You are allowed to carry USD 15,000 in New Zealand and you must declare that amount in Border Cash Report
Anyone carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash on
their person or in their baggage, into or out of New Zealand, must
complete a Border Cash
Report
as part of their entry or clearance procedures.
Cash means physical currency, bearer-negotiable instruments, or both.
A bearer-negotiable instrument means:
a bill of exchange,a cheque, a promissory note, a bearer bond, a
traveler's cheque. A money order, postal order, or similar order.
This legislation does not prohibit the import or export of cash sums
of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are
reported.
Moreover you are supposed to declare in passenger arrival card section 6 that you are bringing medicine, Cash and food into New Zealand.
Personally I would't carry that much cash as there are many ways to transfer funds into New Zealand for a minimal bank fee. Also if you don't have a bank account in New Zealand yet, you can always make an overseas demand draft/pay order and deposit into your account once you arrive in New Zealand.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
Answer is from official New Zealand Customs for person arriving in New Zealand and you are supposed to declare (Cash, Food and Medicine) in passenger arrival card upon arrival.
1 Agriculture Item And Food
The following classes of goods must be declared to the Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI):
- Food of any kind.
- Animals (alive or dead) or their products.
Further from official Ministry of Primary
industries,
vegetable and meat product would be considered a potential risk to New
Zealand:
- Any food – cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried.
- Animals or animal products – including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wool, skins, bones
or insects.
Travelers who fill out the Biosecurity/Quarantine section of the
Passenger Arrival Card incorrectly risk an instant fine of $400.
More than that, you could be fined up to $100,000, or get a prison
term of up to five years, for serious breaches of New Zealand's
biosecurity laws.
2 Medicine
Personal imports (accompanying a traveller)
If you arrive in New Zealand carrying prescription medicine on your
person or in your luggage you may only bring it in if you:
- Declare the medicine on your Passenger Arrival Card.
- Have a copy of the medicine’s prescription or a letter from your doctor stating that you are being treated with the medicine.
- Have the medicine in its original pharmacy container, with your name on the label, and strength and dosage details clearly stated.
Have no more than three months supply (oral contraceptives, where a six month supply is permitted, are the exception).
You are allowed to carry your medicine for 3 months supply only provided they are prescribed with a confirmation letter from your doctor and in its original sealed packing. Therefore, carrying 1 year medicine will not be allowed.
3 Border Cash Report
You are allowed to carry USD 15,000 in New Zealand and you must declare that amount in Border Cash Report
Anyone carrying NZ$10,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) in cash on
their person or in their baggage, into or out of New Zealand, must
complete a Border Cash
Report
as part of their entry or clearance procedures.
Cash means physical currency, bearer-negotiable instruments, or both.
A bearer-negotiable instrument means:
a bill of exchange,a cheque, a promissory note, a bearer bond, a
traveler's cheque. A money order, postal order, or similar order.
This legislation does not prohibit the import or export of cash sums
of NZ$10,000 or more – it simply requires that these sums are
reported.
Moreover you are supposed to declare in passenger arrival card section 6 that you are bringing medicine, Cash and food into New Zealand.
Personally I would't carry that much cash as there are many ways to transfer funds into New Zealand for a minimal bank fee. Also if you don't have a bank account in New Zealand yet, you can always make an overseas demand draft/pay order and deposit into your account once you arrive in New Zealand.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
edited Jan 2 '17 at 7:56
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
answered Jan 2 '17 at 6:57
Ali AwanAli Awan
10.6k95099
10.6k95099
1
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
6
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
|
show 1 more comment
1
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
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Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
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1
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
Otherwise +1, but the 3 month rule is for prescription medication, it's not clear if this applies to the OP's drugs.
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:03
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
@jpatokal looks like propecia which is not a prescribed medicine, still not sure which hair receding product he is carrying
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:05
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
It seems odd that any medicine would be prescribed for a whole year's supply, because of issues like deterioration through incorrect storage, misuse/overdosing, or even re-selling it at a profit! For example in the UK even medicines which will be required for the rest of the patient's life are only prescribed in quantities for a maximum of 2 months at a time. OTOH if access to medical services is difficult in some part of the world, I suppose the conventions there might be different.
– alephzero
Jan 2 '17 at 9:54
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
@alephzero it is very common in certain countries like India, pakistan where you buy medicine in a bulk :)
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 10:21
6
6
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
Note that, while you must declare the tinned food, it will probably be allowed in: "Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria: Commercially prepared and packaged; Shelf-stable; Unopened." If it's declared, the worst that can happen is that it's confiscated (barring really unlikely circumstances, e.g. your tinnned food is made of an endangered species or contains illegal drugs... in that case you might face some penalties).
– Pont
Jan 2 '17 at 10:56
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Is your medicine a prescription product, or over the counter?
– jpatokal
Jan 2 '17 at 8:04
Jpatokal , yes it is prescribed by my doctor
– jatin
Jan 2 '17 at 8:16
@jatin if it is only available on prescription, then you cannot take more than 3 months supply
– Ali Awan
Jan 2 '17 at 8:22
You can use Bitcoin if you want to "move" the cash into New Zealand out-of-bank-system. Just buy them using your cash in India, optionally pass them through mixer or mixing wallet like Coinbase and sell them in New Zealand. Nobody will be able to tell where is your money from, cryptographic rules guarantee this.
– MobileDevelopment
Jan 2 '17 at 11:51