25 August 2025. Due to newly imposed tariffs by the US administration, all shipments from New Zealand to the United States via NZ Post have been suspended. At this stage, no solutions are in place and it is unclear how delivery times and additional costs will be managed.
For this reason, we advise our US customers not to place new orders until the situation is resolved. We will keep you updated as soon as there is clarity and shipping can resume reliably.
All non-US Customers:
While the future of international shipping remains uncertain, one thing we can do is grow our customer base in the markets that remain open. To make this possible, South Pacific Berets is introducing a new incentive:- Every new customer will receive a 25% refund on their first order.
- Existing customers who refer a new customer will also receive a 25% refund on their next order.
This way, everyone benefits — new customers get to discover the world of berets at a reduced price, and our loyal supporters are rewarded for helping us reach more people. Most importantly, it gives South Pacific Berets a fighting chance to keep going despite the upheaval caused by tariffs and shipping bans. Offer valid for the whole of September 2025.
South
Pacific Berets is an on-line store dedicated to the Basque Beret.
It all
started in 2008, when searching for information about the Basque Beret and finding
there was practically nothing available
in English and very little in French and Spanish. There seemed to be a clear
need for a book on berets. And with the work on the manuscript came a blog,
'The Beret Project'.
It didn't
take long to discover that I wasn't the only person fascinated by this humble,
but age old piece of headgear. I discovered that thousands of people from
literally all over the world were interested in the beret and keen to find out
more - including where to buy quality berets and, wanting to share my passion
for this headgear, I looked for ways to let more people enjoy the pleasure of
wearing a traditionally made quality beret. South Pacific Berets, and later Boneteria Aotearoa, is the result.
These days
South Pacific Berets is by far the most specialized beret shop anywhere in the
world, stocking berets in a huge variety of colours, diameters and sizes; in
merino wool, cotton, linen and modern manmade materials, with and without headband; everyday use workers berets
and top of the line impermeable luxurious berets.
More than
being "just" a retailer, I am passionate about my products and always
happy to engage with my customers, work on special requests, do historical
research, go out of my way to answer beret-related questions.
Please go to
the "Contact Us page" to get in touch with South Pacific Berets.
To see our own line of Boneteria Aotearoa artisan made berets, please click here.
Welcome and
enjoy browsing through our berets!
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permission to use the material on this website.
If you find any material on this site that is owned by
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