Contact

Loose tyre imports

For guidance on the correct use of tariff items, please see the NZ Customs website.

If you require a tariff item ruling from NZ Customs, Tyrewise can now apply for these on behalf of industry to ensure consistent application. Please use the form below to enquire.

Tariff guidance - loose tyre imports

Regulations

For information and queries about the Waste Minimisation (Tyres) Regulations 2023, or the tyre stewardship fee, please contact Ministry for the Environment.

Website

Information on the regulations

Paying the tyre stewardship fee

For Ministry for the Environment information about the tyre stewardship fee and how it will be collected for importers of loose tyres, road registered vehicles, off road vehicles, aircraft and onshore tyre manufacturers, please visit the Ministry website.

Find out how the fee is collected

Road registered vehicles

For information about paying the fee on first registration of a vehicle, please visit the NZTA Waka Kotahi website.

Or the paying the tyre fee section on the Ministry for the Environment website

Paying the fee on new vehicle registrations

Report misclassifaction of tariff codes

If you observe/believe a competitor is mis-classifying a tariff code for competitive advantage, you can contact NZ Customs directly by email. The subject line of your email should be Industry Complaint.

Report tariff code misclassification

Invoices and refund enquiries

For enquiries about tyre stewardship fee invoices or accounts, or changes to a billing address, please contact the Ministry for the Environment

Call 0800 500 034

To claim a refund where you have paid the fee twice on the same tyre, or the fee was paid in error because an exception or exemption under the regulation exists, click here

Invoices and refund enquiries

Media enquiries

Please contact Kiri Speirs.

Media enquiries

For all other enquiries, please use this contact form. If you need to register with the scheme as a participant please use the registration form.

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