When a permit is needed

WEEE leaving New Zealand may need a permit for that waste under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order No 2 2004 (the Order).

The need for a permit will depend on:

  • what the product is
  • the intended processing of the product (reuse/refurbishment, recovery, disposal)
  • the destination country.

Under the Basel Convention some WEEE may not need to go through a permitting process1.

Policies in different jurisdictions do change from time to time. Whoever is in control of the WEEE when it leaves New Zealand must comply with any regulatory requirements.

For up-to-date advice and guidance on exporting waste, contact the Environmental Protection Authority and check the information on exporting e-waste on their website

 

1 This applies only to electrical assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys (GC010) or electronic scrap (for example, printed circuit boards, electronic components, and wire) and reclaimed electronic components suitable for base and precious metal recovery (GC020). This does not include glass from cathode ray tubes, mixed shipments of controlled and not controlled e-waste or any product that has hazardous characteristics because it contains or is contaminated with hazardous constituents such as cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyl.

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Last updated:15 March 2011