Teabags and Bovril
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Teabags and Bovril
Merry Christmas everyone! I'm on countdown now with only a few weeks left in the uk
So the clearing of the house has started in earnest, and all the cleaning and disinfecting etc
I have a question on foodstuffs.... can I ship unopened bovril and teabags and olive oil??? Crown say no, reading on MPI they say maybe.... thoughts?
So the clearing of the house has started in earnest, and all the cleaning and disinfecting etc
I have a question on foodstuffs.... can I ship unopened bovril and teabags and olive oil??? Crown say no, reading on MPI they say maybe.... thoughts?
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Merry Christmas everyone! I'm on countdown now with only a few weeks left in the uk
So the clearing of the house has started in earnest, and all the cleaning and disinfecting etc
I have a question on foodstuffs.... can I ship unopened bovril and teabags and olive oil??? Crown say no, reading on MPI they say maybe.... thoughts?
So the clearing of the house has started in earnest, and all the cleaning and disinfecting etc
I have a question on foodstuffs.... can I ship unopened bovril and teabags and olive oil??? Crown say no, reading on MPI they say maybe.... thoughts?
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Yes, that's been my experience. So long as you declare it, it is unopened and clearly for your own use (i.e. you are not importing 100 jars of marmite ) you should be fine.
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Awesome. Yorkshire teabags, bovril and marmite it is! Thanks
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
you can bring marmite but I don't think you can bring Bovril as its meat extract?
wouldn't bother with the tbags if you are shipping in a container as the container will go through extreme temperature changes from really hot to really cold and not sure the tea will stand up to it.
wouldn't bother with the tbags if you are shipping in a container as the container will go through extreme temperature changes from really hot to really cold and not sure the tea will stand up to it.
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Hmmmmm... I've just read this on the MPI website;
Food items you can bring in
Many foods are fine to bring into New Zealand but all food must be declared – even if you think it is allowed. If you don't declare food you're bringing into New Zealand, you will be fined.
Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria:
Commercially prepared and packaged.
Shelf-stable.
Unopened.
Shelf-stable means that the food will still be edible for at least 4 months without refrigeration.
No fresh meat fish or bee products etc
Food items you can bring in
Many foods are fine to bring into New Zealand but all food must be declared – even if you think it is allowed. If you don't declare food you're bringing into New Zealand, you will be fined.
Generally, MPI officials at the border will allow in most food that meets these 3 criteria:
Commercially prepared and packaged.
Shelf-stable.
Unopened.
Shelf-stable means that the food will still be edible for at least 4 months without refrigeration.
No fresh meat fish or bee products etc
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
How much do you intend bringing? ... You can buy Bovril in Countdown you know.
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You can but wouldn't bother.
You can get Yorkshire and PG Tips n all that tea here.
Same with Marmite and Bovril.
Don't see the point of sending foodstuffs in the container. You're gonna be living in another country on the other side of the world so get used to what it has to offer instead of trying to keep yourself going as if you were still in the UK.
Try other things. I'm sure you'll find an alternative or learn to do without.
There's things we miss but not enough to do anything about it. Sometimes the wife will blow $50 in the English shop on Walkers prawn cocktail and chocolate but otherwise were all Kiwi food and even skip the international isle in the supermarket.
You can get Yorkshire and PG Tips n all that tea here.
Same with Marmite and Bovril.
Don't see the point of sending foodstuffs in the container. You're gonna be living in another country on the other side of the world so get used to what it has to offer instead of trying to keep yourself going as if you were still in the UK.
Try other things. I'm sure you'll find an alternative or learn to do without.
There's things we miss but not enough to do anything about it. Sometimes the wife will blow $50 in the English shop on Walkers prawn cocktail and chocolate but otherwise were all Kiwi food and even skip the international isle in the supermarket.
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Missed chocolate spread but came to terms with it after discovering pineapple lumps
Oh, and jelly tips
Oh, and jelly tips
Last edited by LoCarb; Dec 31st 2016 at 5:01 am.
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
You can but wouldn't bother.
You can get Yorkshire and PG Tips n all that tea here.
Same with Marmite and Bovril.
Don't see the point of sending foodstuffs in the container. You're gonna be living in another country on the other side of the world so get used to what it has to offer instead of trying to keep yourself going as if you were still in the UK.
Try other things. I'm sure you'll find an alternative or learn to do without.
There's things we miss but not enough to do anything about it. Sometimes the wife will blow $50 in the English shop on Walkers prawn cocktail and chocolate but otherwise were all Kiwi food and even skip the international isle in the supermarket.
You can get Yorkshire and PG Tips n all that tea here.
Same with Marmite and Bovril.
Don't see the point of sending foodstuffs in the container. You're gonna be living in another country on the other side of the world so get used to what it has to offer instead of trying to keep yourself going as if you were still in the UK.
Try other things. I'm sure you'll find an alternative or learn to do without.
There's things we miss but not enough to do anything about it. Sometimes the wife will blow $50 in the English shop on Walkers prawn cocktail and chocolate but otherwise were all Kiwi food and even skip the international isle in the supermarket.
I'm all for living locally and won't miss chocolate or much else food wise but I do love my tea I'm thinking a box to wean myself off.... I drink too much of it anyway so it'll be good for me to knock it on the head!
Bovril on toast.... always a comfort food since childhood. It used to be my snack of choice after a night out too. Marmite was second choice
Our current diet is based around fresh and seasonal where possible and from what I understand that's the best way to go in NZ too.
Thanks for the info
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Re: Teabags and Bovril
Crown say no to everything, its easier for them.
Personally I wouldnt bother, your moving, let it go, if you get the urge you can buy it all here
Personally I wouldnt bother, your moving, let it go, if you get the urge you can buy it all here