Importing Bulk Hops

[Crusader-Rob]

Does anyone know the Weight or value limit for hop pellets, if i was to bulk import a whole bunch?

someone said 4kg before having to pay taxes to me the other day, but i figured someone might know?

[Pierre Malan]

Pretty sure it's $400 before they throw GST on it.

Remember that includes shipping... 

[Crusader-Rob]

thanks pierre, so theres no weight limit?

i was thinking of doing a bulk buy with some friends for some of those rare hops (azacca, blanc, mandarina etc.)

i also found a hop called denali which has good reviews over on hbt.com 

sitting at 8lbs currently.

[Pierre Malan]

who are you looking at using?

Well worth buying a vacuum packer for hop longevity.  Hop availability is getting to be a bit of an issue for me - a lot of american hops seem to be out and we're just waiting for delivery

[Crusader-Rob]

yakimavalleyhops

yeah i've got a vacuum sealer for hop longevity. also stored in freezer.

[Dave]

Just wondered, are there any issues bringing them in because they are plant material?

[Peter Smith]

no issues, many people import from that supplier

[Pierre Malan]

Pretty sure that commercially packed plant material is OK

[Kevin Sharp]

Pelletized hops are OK. Hop cones can not be imported.

I've always had great service from Yakima Valley Hops, but I find shipping via YouPost is a bit cheaper.

[Crusader-Rob]

youpost?

Can you elaborate?

[Kevin Sharp]

Ah, I meant YouShop - www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop

[Sam DT]

I'd never really thought of it but by the looks you can just order direct from Yakima anyway even in smaller amounts - Looks around $4 per 100g + postage if you buy by the pound. What kind of shipping costs did you come out at Kevin?

[Kevin Sharp]

My last order was for 4 pounds of hops in December 2016. I paid US$6 for shipping to the YouShop depot and NZ$22 for shipping to my PO Box.