Shipping & International Orders

New Zealand Orders

We charge flat fees (same fee regardless of your order’s weight or the number of items) for NZ Post Courier delivery: $9.99 + GST for Auckland addresses, $12.99 +GST for other North Island non-rural addresses, and $14.99 +GST for non-rural South Island addresses. There are additional charges for rural addresses on either island. NZ Shipping is free for orders over $299. We aim to dispatch all orders within 1 working day. We guarantee the delivery of orders to valid and correct addresses in New Zealand.

For those who would like to buy kava in Auckland, but don't want or cannot wait for a couple of days, you may be able to find most of our products at one of our retailers.

International Orders

We are happy to ship our kava to most countries and territories covered by New Zealand Post and their international partners. The shipping cost varies depending on the order's weight and destination. Before the final checkout page you will be shown what the cost of shipping is. The bigger the order, the lower the per kg cost of shipping.

Customers based in Australia can order most of the products we stock from our friends at Root and Pestle Australia.

Customers based in Europe can order most of our products from our European distributor: Kava Europe.

General Note: Throughout the years we have successfully sent large amounts of kava to our friends located across the entire globe. The overwhelming majority of packages have reached their destinations without any problems. However, please note that we are unable to guarantee delivery outside of New Zealand. If your package gets seized, lost, or doesn't reach you for any other reason outside of our control, we won't be able to offer you any refund. Above all, please remember that it is your responsibility to ensure that you are allowed to import, posses or use kava in your jurisdiction.

The destinations where we can ship our kava to fall into two zones when it comes to the shipping rates offered by New Zealand Post. Note that all prices are in New Zealand dollars. $1 NZD = apx $0.6 USD)

Zone A: Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China (PRC), Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States.

Target Delivery Times: New Zealand Post aims to get all packages delivered to all of the above destinations within 5-10 working days. Because New Zealand Post does not directly control all parts of the delivery service, they cannot guarantee that your item will always reach its destination within the delivery target times. Delivery to areas outside major cities, or where your item is dutiable or held in Customs, may take longer.

Zone B: Rest of the World

Target Delivery Times: New Zealand Post aims to get all packages delivered to all of the above destinations within 10 working days. Because New Zealand Post does not directly control all parts of the delivery service, they cannot guarantee that your item will always reach its destination within the delivery target times. Delivery to areas outside major cities, or where your item is dutiable or held in Customs, may take longer.