New Zealand Customs Service

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customs service government agency

The New Zealand Customs Service is the government agency responsible for border security, customs control, and the collection of duties and taxes on goods entering or leaving New Zealand.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
New Zealand Customs Service canonical	8
Commissioner of Customs of New Zealand	1
New Zealand Customs	1
New Zealand Customs Department	1
New Zealand Customs Service intelligence units	1
New Zealand Customs online services	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8459927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Customs Service
Context triple: [New Zealand intelligence community, collaboratesWith, New Zealand Customs Service]

A. Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile
The Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile is the Chilean government agency responsible for regulating and controlling the country’s customs operations, including the oversight of imports, exports, and border trade compliance.
B. New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police is the national law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for maintaining public safety, enforcing the law, and preventing crime across the country.
C. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the government department responsible for managing New Zealand’s international relations, diplomacy, and trade policy.
D. Administraciones Generales de Aduanas
Administraciones Generales de Aduanas is the Mexican federal customs authority responsible for managing and controlling the country’s customs operations and enforcement.
E. Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
The Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand) is the government agency responsible for administering the country’s tax system and related social policy programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Zealand Customs Service
Target entity description: The New Zealand Customs Service is the government agency responsible for border security, customs control, and the collection of duties and taxes on goods entering or leaving New Zealand.

A. Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile
The Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile is the Chilean government agency responsible for regulating and controlling the country’s customs operations, including the oversight of imports, exports, and border trade compliance.
B. New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police is the national law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for maintaining public safety, enforcing the law, and preventing crime across the country.
C. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the government department responsible for managing New Zealand’s international relations, diplomacy, and trade policy.
D. Administraciones Generales de Aduanas
Administraciones Generales de Aduanas is the Mexican federal customs authority responsible for managing and controlling the country’s customs operations and enforcement.
E. Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
The Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand) is the government agency responsible for administering the country’s tax system and related social policy programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	customs service ⓘ government agency ⓘ
aimsTo	protect New Zealand from harm at the border ⓘ support New Zealand’s economic prosperity through trade facilitation ⓘ
appliesRegulation	New Zealand Customs and Excise legislation ⓘ New Zealand border security regulations ⓘ
cooperatesWith	New Zealand Immigration authorities ⓘ linked to: Immigration New Zealand New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries ⓘ linked to: Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Police ⓘ international customs organizations ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Wellington ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	New Zealand public service department ⓘ
operatesIn	airports ⓘ international mail centres ⓘ seaports ⓘ
oversees	customs operations at New Zealand airports ⓘ customs operations at New Zealand ports ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: New Zealand government
partOf	New Zealand public service ⓘ linked to: New Zealand Crown agencies
responsibleFor	border security ⓘ collection of duties ⓘ collection of excise-equivalent duties ⓘ collection of goods and services tax on imports ⓘ collection of import duties ⓘ collection of taxes on goods ⓘ collection of trade statistics ⓘ customs control ⓘ drug interdiction at the border ⓘ enforcement of border-related legislation ⓘ enforcement of customs legislation ⓘ facilitation of legitimate trade ⓘ facilitation of legitimate travel ⓘ intellectual property rights enforcement at the border ⓘ interception of prohibited goods ⓘ preventing smuggling ⓘ protection of New Zealand’s border ⓘ risk assessment of cargo and passengers ⓘ screening of international cargo ⓘ screening of international mail ⓘ screening of international passengers ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	New Zealand Customs ⓘ linked to: New Zealand Customs Service
website	https://www.customs.govt.nz/ ⓘ