Mark Butler MP said the Australian Border Force had already seized 4,603 consignments amounting to more than 611,000 vape products since a ban was enacted.
Mr. Albanese will also use the trip to PNG to strengthen security ties in the face of increased Chinese activity and their growing influence in the Pacific.
Supermarket chain Foodstuffs NZ said the trial came after 4,719 incidences of retail crime were recorded in its stores nationwide in the last quarter of 2023.