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Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale
Local Title:
Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale
Country/Region:
New Zealand
Competent Authority:
Ministry for Primary Industries
Type:
Regulation
Status:
To be enforced
Release Date:
2024-04-23
Implementation Date:
2026-01-31
Applicable Scope:
Aquatic & aquatic products; Alcoholic products; Bakery food; Beverage; Candy products; Condiment; Egg & egg products; Food additive; Food for special dietary uses; Food for Special Medical Purposes; Frozen drinks; Fruits & vegetables; Grain & grain products; Health supplement; Infant formula food; Meat & meat products; Milk & milk products; Oil & oil products; Pet food; Others; Nuts and seeds; Bean and bean products; Edible fungi and algae
Document
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Summary

This Regulation applies to all registered importers of food for sale, regardless of the category of the food for import into New Zealand and whether the food requires clearance for entry or not. It includes:

Part 1: General requirements

Part 2: Registration as a food importer 

Part 3: Duties of a registered food importer

Part 4: Categories of imported food 

Part 5: Requirements for High Regulatory Interest food

Part 6: Requirements for imported bovine meat and bovine meat products, and food containing such products

Part 7: Requirements for imported frozen berries

Schedule 1: Clearance requirements for High Regulatory Interest food

History
2024-04-23
Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale
To be enforced
Release Date: 2024-04-23
Implementation Date : 2026-01-31
2022-12-13
In force
Release Date: 2022-12-13
Implementation Date : 2023-08-01