How to meet the requirements for distributors

If you display a vehicle to promote sales to the public, you are required to display Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Labels. Find out if this applies to you, and what your obligations are. 

  • Know your obligations

    Get familiar with how the regulations apply to you.  

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  • Steps to compliance

    Follow the steps to comply as a motor vehicle trader in New Zealand. 

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  • Generate labels

    Use our tool to generate labels for your vehicles. 

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Your obligations as a new vehicle distributor

If you display a vehicle to promote sales to the public, you have to comply with Emissions and Energy Economy Labelling requirements. An example would be a new vehicle on display at an airport or shopping centre. 

The rules apply no matter where the promotion takes place, and for all vehicles on display. However, you don’t need to display the label if the vehicle is promoted or offered for sale only to other motor vehicle traders. 

Failure to comply with the Regulations can result in a penalty of up to $5,000 per offence (vehicle). 

About the regulations

Steps to compliance for new vehicle distributors

It is your responsibility to check that you are meeting the requirements for labelling your vehicles.  

steps

  • Step 1 – Check if the vehicle information is available

    Use our Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label Generator to find the vehicles details. Enter the VIN, registration plate, chassis number, model code or Japanese export certificate model code and variant. 

    Vehicle emissions and Energy Economy Label Generator

  • Step 2 – Print your labels

    If your vehicle’s information is available, you can print the labels in colour or greyscale.  

    If it isn’t available for the vehicle you’re selling, you’ve met your legal obligations. You can print and display the 'Not Available' label from the Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label Generator for that vehicle. This shows buyers and EECA’s compliance team you’ve made a genuine effort to obtain a label, but information was not available. 

  • Step 3 – Display your labels

    If the information is available you must display the label on the vehicle for sale so it’s clear and prominent, and obviously relates to the vehicle for sale. It must be easy to read from a reasonable distance, and either firmly attached to the vehicle and clearly visible from the outside, or displayed on an information stand next to the vehicle. Once the vehicle is sold, the label can be removed.  

    A sold sign prevents any confusion for a recently sold vehicle displayed without a label. 

  • Penalties

    Failure to comply with the Regulations can result in a penalty of up to $5,000 per offence (vehicle). 

Next step

Label generator

Use this tool to generate the mandatory Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label, the optional Safety Rating Label to display with your vehicle, or information for online listings. 

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