New Zealand Member profile
Status of notification in the reporting periods
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026
Notification information
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New Zealand
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22/12/2022
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2022-2024
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New Zealand
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18/03/2021
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2020-2022
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New Zealand
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25/10/2019
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2018-2020
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New Zealand
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14/05/2018
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2016-2018
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New Zealand
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01/10/2014
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2014-2016
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New Zealand
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12/10/2012
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2012-2014
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Types of restrictions
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 HS chapters notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 WTO justifications notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 Non-WTO commitments notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
QR details
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Trade policy review
Latest Trade Policy Review (Report by the WTO Secretariat): WT/TPR/S/426/Rev.1
A. Import prohibitions and restrictions and import licensing
3.51.
Prohibitions and restrictions are now regulated under Customs and Excise Act 2018, or legislation administered by the Government department responsible for particular controls. Some prohibitions/restrictions can be waived, subject to prior approval/exemption from relevant Government departments or agencies (e.g. MPI, Ministry of Health, Environmental Protection Authority, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) prior to importation for the prohibition/restriction to be waived. Some import prohibitions and restrictions are covered by import alerts on the NZCS computerized entry processing system and are subject to electronic compliance checks. These relate to, inter alia, agricultural products, food, chemicals, controlled drugs, explosives, firearms, hazardous waste. A comprehensive list of these products and a description of related procedures are found on the NZCS website.[153]
3.52.
As indicated at the time of its previous Review in 2015, New Zealand notified all of its quantitative restrictions to the WTO in 2014.[154] New Zealand updated its quantitative restriction notification in 2021.[155] In accordance with Article 7.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, New Zealand's import licensing procedures are also included in the annual questionnaire submitted to the Committee on Import Licensing. No import licensing, prohibitions, or restrictions, or licensing are operated on commercial grounds.
3.53.
The current quantitative restrictions in force are implemented for various purposes, such as protection of public morals, compliance with domestic regulations and international conventions, or protection of public health. They include agricultural products, chemicals, and endangered species, as well as a range of food products.
B. Export prohibitions and restrictions
3.73.
Export prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing are regulated under the Customs and Excise Act 2018 or legislation administered by the government department responsible for particular controls. New Zealand imposes restrictions, licensing requirements, controls, and prohibitions on a variety of exports mostly for health and safety reasons, or to comply with international obligations. Some prohibitions/restrictions can be waived, subject to prior approval/exemption from the relevant government departments or agencies (e.g. the MPI, the Ministry of Health, the Environmental Protection Authority, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) prior to exportation. Some export prohibitions and restrictions are covered by export alerts on the NZCS computerized entry processing system and are subject to electronic compliance checks. These relate to, inter alia, certain horticultural products, protected objects, chemicals, controlled drugs, explosives, firearms, and hazardous waste. A comprehensive list of these products may be found on the NZCS website. Exports of certain goods may be restricted for a range of reasons, such as ensuring New Zealand's compliance with international conventions (such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Montreal Protocol, and the Stockholm Convention), conservation of goods of cultural status / tonga such as pounamu and tῡturu, or ensuring that products meet requirements under relevant New Zealand legislation.
3.74.
The NZCS maintains a list of goods subject to export prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing on its website.[161]
WTO's environmental database (EDB)
The EDB contains environment-related measures that may qualify as QRs and therefore should be notified under the QR Decision.