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For HS 620342 (men’s/boys’ cotton trousers & shorts, not knitted) from India to New Zealand:

Duty in New Zealand

• Import duty: 10% MFN
• This is the applied rate in the live context for this HS line.

India-side export benefit

• RoDTEP: 4.3% of FOB on the export side, subject to the product’s current eligibility and caps.

Documents you should prepare

For this India → New Zealand shipment, keep these core documents ready:

• Commercial Invoice
• Packing List
• Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
• Certificate of Origin
• FTA/Preferential origin certificate only if any applicable trade preference is available for your exact shipment
• Inspection / quality certificates if the buyer or NZ import process asks for them
• Insurance certificate if insured
• LC documents if payment is via letter of credit

India compliance items

• IEC – mandatory for export from India
• GST registration – required for exporters in most cases and for GST refund benefits
• RCMC – needed if you want to claim export incentives like RoDTEP
• Customs filing via ICEGATE

Practical notes for this lane

• New Zealand is a straightforward market for apparel, but classification, origin, and invoice description should be exact.
• Because this is a cotton woven apparel product, make sure the HS code description matches the fabric construction and garment type precisely to avoid duty or clearance disputes.
• If you can prove preferential origin under any applicable arrangement, duty may differ from MFN; otherwise, use the 10% MFN rate above.

Trade context

• Global imports of this HS line are about $25.6B, so it’s a large, active category.
• India is already a meaningful exporter in this HS group, with room to scale in quality/value-added apparel.

If you want, I can next give you a ship-ready export checklist for New Zealand or a landed cost calculation for a sample invoice value.