Countries
New Zealand: trade by HS code
- US$45bnExports 2024
- US$47bnImports 2024
- 4,689HS6 · Exports
- AustralasiaRegion
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)Currency
New Zealand exported goods worth US$45bn and imported US$47bn in 2024, in 4,689 and 5,145 different six-digit products.
Its main exports were whole milk powder (unsweetened) (0402.21), kiwifruit (0810.50) and frozen boneless beef (0202.30).
Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £1.1bn from New Zealand (+15% on the year before), above all frozen bone-in lamb cuts, wine in bottles up to 2 litres and wine in containers over 2 litres, and exported £565.2m to it.
Under the UK–New Zealand agreement and CPTPP, 96% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from New Zealand that meet the rules of origin.
New Zealand and the UK
Agreement or scheme: UK–New Zealand agreement · CPTPP
What the UK imports from New Zealand
- 0204.42Frozen bone-in lamb cuts
- 2204.21Wine in bottles up to 2 litres
- 2204.29Wine in containers over 2 litres
- 0202.30Frozen boneless beef
- 0201.30Fresh or chilled boneless beef
- 0204.43Other meat of sheep, frozen: boneless
- 0406.90Other cheese
- 0405.10Butter
- 0810.50Kiwifruit
- 0409.00Natural honey
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
New Zealand and the EU
Agreement or scheme: EU–New Zealand agreement
What the EU imports from New Zealand
- 0810.50Kiwifruit
- 0204.42Frozen bone-in lamb cuts
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 0204.43Other meat of sheep, frozen: boneless
- 0204.22Fresh bone-in lamb cuts
- 9019.20Respiratory therapy apparatus (ventilators)
- 0204.23Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: boneless
- 0304.79Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae: other
- 2204.21Wine in bottles up to 2 litres
- 3504.00Peptones and other protein substances
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 0402.21Whole milk powder (unsweetened)
- 0810.50Kiwifruit
- 0202.30Frozen boneless beef
- 0405.10Butter
- 4403.21Pine logs (15 cm or more)
- 0204.42Frozen bone-in lamb cuts
- 0402.10Skimmed milk powder (fat up to 1.5%)
- 1901.10Infant formula and baby food (retail)
- 0405.90Other milk fats (ghee, butter oil)
- 2204.21Wine in bottles up to 2 litres
- 0406.90Other cheese
- 2106.90Other food preparations
- 0401.50Cream and milk, over 10% fat
- 0808.10Fresh apples
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 4407.11Sawn pine
- 0404.90Other natural milk products
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 9019.20Respiratory therapy apparatus (ventilators)
Top imports
- 8411.91Turbojet and turboprop parts
- 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kg
- 8703.40Hybrid cars, petrol (non-plug-in)
- 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 cc
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail sale
- 8411.12Turbojets, thrust over 25 kN
- 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 8704.21Diesel trucks, GVW up to 5 t
- 2106.90Other food preparations
- 2306.60Palm kernel meal
- 8703.32Diesel cars, 1500-2500 cc
- 8703.80Electric cars (battery only)
- 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 cc
- 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)
- 8704.23Diesel trucks, GVW over 20 t
- 9018.90Other medical and surgical instruments
- 8471.50Computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)
- 3926.90Other plastic articles
Main buyers from New Zealand
Main suppliers of New Zealand
Economy, trade and logistics
Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||
| Population | 5.3m | 2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | US$264.1bn | 2025 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | US$49,591 | 2025 |
| Trade in goods and services, % of GDP | 51% | 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Share of world goods exports | 0.18% | 2025 |
| Share of world goods imports | 0.18% | 2025 |
| Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups) | 234 | 2025 |
| Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product | 0.201 | 2025 |
| Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products | 2.3% | 2022 |
| Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products | 1.7% | 2022 |
| Logistics | ||
| Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high) | 3.6 | 2022 |
| LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance | 3.4 | 2022 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 63 in the world | 84.2 | 2026 Q3 |
| Container port throughput (TEU) | 3.4m | 2024 |
Time and cost at the border (2019)
For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.
| Indicator | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Border compliance (hours) | 25 | 37 |
| Documentary compliance (hours) | 1 | 3 |
| Border compliance (US$) | US$367 | US$337 |
| Documentary compliance (US$) | US$80 | US$67 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Questions and answers
What does New Zealand export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was whole milk powder (unsweetened) (HS 0402.21), worth US$5bn.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with New Zealand?
Yes: goods from New Zealand can enter at preferential rates under the UK–New Zealand agreement and CPTPP, duty-free on 96% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.