Wellington, March 4, 2026 — The High Court of New Zealand has imposed penalties totaling NZ$1.225 million on courier companies Aramex and GoSweetSpot (GSS) for engaging in cartel conduct following an investigation by the Commerce Commission.
Aramex was fined NZ$700,000 and GSS NZ$525,000 after separate proceedings in the Auckland High Court. The companies were involved in different agreements and did not enter into cartel arrangements with each other.
Aramex admitted to entering into and giving effect to a contractual arrangement with a competitor that allocated customers and fixed prices in the courier services market. GSS admitted to arrangements with another competitor that allocated customers in the same market.
The conduct occurred in the context of reseller and carrier agreements in the courier sector. Aramex operates as a courier carrier providing transport services, while GSS acts as a reseller brokering courier services to customers.
Commerce Commission Chair John Small said the freight and courier sector has been a continuing focus for the authority, which has brought five court cases in the sector over the past 15 years.
In addition to the penalties, the Commission said nine courier service businesses will soon receive warnings for conduct it believes likely constitutes cartel behaviour in breach of the Commerce Act.
The Commission and the companies reached settlements prior to the penalty hearings.
