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New Zealand: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for New Zealand-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade5
Restricted0
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeMarsden Point refinery converted to import-only terminal April 2022. Crude imports largely ceased; refined-product imports dominate. Open market: standard NZ Companies Office registration.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOpen market post-Marsden conversion. Standard business registration. Strict fuel-quality standards (Engine Fuel Specifications Regulations 2011).
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOpen market. Domestic LPG production from Maui / Pohokura supplements imports.
LNGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeNo operating LNG import terminal as of 2026; consenting framework via Resource Management Act.
gasALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeCrown Minerals Act petroleum exploration permits. 2018 offshore-permit ban for new permits remains in effect; existing permits continue.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into New Zealand?
Marsden Point refinery converted to import-only terminal April 2022. Crude imports largely ceased; refined-product imports dominate. Open market: standard NZ Companies Office registration.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in New Zealand?
Open market post-Marsden conversion. Standard business registration. Strict fuel-quality standards (Engine Fuel Specifications Regulations 2011).
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against New Zealand regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for New Zealand are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into New Zealand? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into New Zealand

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.