New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has taken a landmark step by issuing its first combined health certificate and free sale certificate for cross-border e-commerce food exports to China. The move addresses China’s tightened clearance requirements for NZ-origin health foods and functional nutrition products, which now mandate both official documents under a dual-certificate…
New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Bede Corry and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held the sixth round of China-New Zealand Foreign Consultations in Beijing on April 23, 2026. The two officials reviewed recent high-level bilateral exchanges, including Prime Ministe
The first shipment of the 2026 season New Zealand apples, totalling 153 tonnes, arrived at Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port on April 21 aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Anaxagoras. The vessel departed from Tauranga on April 3 and completed the point-to-point direct voyage in under 18 days. The shipment features premium NZ apple varieties…
China’s Q1 2026 wine import data reveals a striking divergence: overall imports declined 10.96% by volume to 49. 42 million litres, yet New Zealand wine bucked the trend decisively with volume surging 54.8% and value up 30. 5%. Sauvignon Blanc’s average price dropped 15.7% to 59 RMB per litre, with retail pricing settling into…
On April 21, 2026, the first shipment of New Zealand apples arrived at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port. The 153-tonne consignment traveled directly from Tauranga to Shanghai in under 18 days. Simultaneously, the cargo vessel “Han Liu” completed unloading over 4,000 tonnes of kiwifruit at the same port, mar
New Zealand exports rose 7.3% year-on-year to a record NZD 7.94 billion in March 2026. This surpassed market expectations and marked a significant recovery from earlier weakness. Exports to China, New Zealand’s largest trading partner, increased 11.1%. The growth was primarily driven by dairy produc
New Zealand posted a record trade surplus of NZD 1.92 billion in April 2026. This marks the largest trade surplus on record. Exports rose 12% year-on-year to a record NZD 8.6 billion. Exports to China, the top trading partner, rose 3.9%. Imports increased 3.4% to NZD 6.7 billion. Imports from China
The first dedicated refrigerated fruit vessel of the 2026 Zespri kiwifruit season, the Kowhai, arrived at Shanghai Nangang terminal on March 30 carrying 4,098 tonnes of SunGold and RubyRed kiwifruit from Tauranga, New Zealand. Shanghai Customs deployed a comprehensive smart digital monitoring system to achieve zero-wait clearance, utilising advance filing, two-stage admission, 24-hour supervised…
