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New ZealandAdopted, according to its latest notice

Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers

Official title

Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale

New Zealand issued an addendum on 5 May 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/NZL/790. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 16 December 2025. The comment period closed on 10 February 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Dried spices (pepper, chilli, paprika); Milk and dairy products; Bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) and BMS products; Tahini and sesame paste products

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 0307 Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 04
  • 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
    • 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
    • 091099 Spices (excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove 'wholefruit'…
Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/NZL/790Latest notice: G/SPS/N/NZL/790/Add.1
Keywords
Human health, Food safety, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 10 February 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/NZL/790/Add.1⁩, 5 May 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Issuance of Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale 2026

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/NZL/790 (16 December 2025) is now adopted and was issued on 1 May 2026. This legislation will take effect from 1 February 2027. A link to the Food Notice is available here:

New Zealand MPI is seeking comments on the proposed changes to the import requirements for the following products specified in the draft Food Notice for consultation: Part 7: Dried spices; Part 8: Milk and dairy products; Part 9: Bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) and BMS products; Part 10: Tahini and sesame paste products. Further explanations can be found in the discussion paper provided.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/NZL/790/Add.1

    Issuance of Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale 2026

    The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/NZL/790 (16 December 2025) is now adopted and was issued on 1 May 2026. This legislation will take effect from 1 February 2027. A link to the Food Notice is available here:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/NZL/790

    Comment deadline: Closed on 10 February 2025

    Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale

    New Zealand MPI is seeking comments on the proposed changes to the import requirements for the following products specified in the draft Food Notice for consultation: Part 7: Dried spices; Part 8: Milk and dairy products; Part 9: Bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) and BMS products; Part 10: Tahini and sesame paste products. Further explanations can be found in the discussion paper provided.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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