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Testosterone 🇳🇿 New Zealand

VERIFIED · 2026-07-25NOT YET GRADED

Testosterone may require documentation or declaration

ANSWER

Can I bring Testosterone into New Zealand?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-07-25

Testosterone may require documentation or declaration

DOCUMENTS

  • Documentation may be required

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.govt.nz
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Full details

Testosterone in New Zealand is a Class C2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and prescription-only under the Medicines Act 1981. Travelers may carry a 3-month personal supply with the original prescription and doctor's letter; declare on the Passenger Arrival Card. Quantities above 3 months require Medsafe pre-arrival approval.

PENALTIES

  • Fine: 400–5000 NZD
  • Civil penalty only

ENFORCEMENT

ActiveCustoms actively enforces this rule.

Leaving New Zealand with testosterone

RESTRICTEDTestosterone is a controlled anabolic steroid; personal export from New Zealand requires the prescription and stays within personal-use limits.

Testosterone and other anabolic steroids are controlled substances in most jurisdictions (US Schedule III; UK Class C; equivalents elsewhere) under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; Customs and Excise Act 2018 framework. Personal-use quantities for legitimate hormone therapy, accompanied by the prescription and doctor's letter, are generally permitted for export from New Zealand. Injectable formulations should stay in pharmacy packaging with needles documented. Quantities beyond personal-use supply are treated as trafficking; a Medsafe personal export authorisation is required for above-personal quantities.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Carry documentation. Declare proactively at customs.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2026-07-25

RULE DETAILS

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Documentation may be required

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in New Zealand. Whether you can carry testosterone through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

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