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Clean Car Standard

The Clean Car Standard is one of a range of government initiatives to tackle transport sector CO2 emission levels as part of the effort to address climate change.

The Clean Car Standard aims to encourage a greater supply of low and no emission vehicle imports to New Zealand by charging importers for vehicles with high CO2 emissions and giving credits for vehicles with low CO2 emissions.

Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022(external link)

You can contact the Clean Car Standard team by emailing CCSImporter@nzta.govt.nz

Clean Car Standard overview

The Clean Car Standard regulates importers to reduce CO2 emissions to specific targets. Vehicles with a high CO2 emission value to weight ratio are likely to incur a charge if they exceed the target. Vehicles below the target earn credits.

Set up or log into your CO2 account in the CCS system

Information for importers

Find out how the CCS fits into the importation process, how to operate your CO2 account, how charges, credits and payments work, and data, values and formulas.

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Clean Car Standard credit reports

The Clean Car Standard credit reports are updated monthly and show total credits accrued under the CCS scheme and separates these by new or used vehicle type and account category - fleet average or PAYG.

Clean Car Standard monthly reports

The Clean Car Standard monthly reports are updated monthly and provide information on the performance of the scheme.

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