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Household appliances – New Zealand

Official title

Clothes washing machines: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Rotary clothes dryers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Dishwashers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (

New Zealand issued an addendum on 10 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/128. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 25 September 2023. The comment period closed on 24 November 2023.

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At a glance

Products

Domestic electrical appliances (ICS 97.030)

Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/128Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/128/Add.1
ICS classification
  • 97.030 Domestic electrical appliances in general

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 24 November 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 24 November 2023. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/NZL/128/Add.1; it can take them up with New Zealand.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NZL/128/Add.1⁩, 10 November 2025)

Clothes washing machines: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Rotary clothes dryers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Dishwashers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (

New Zealand has amended the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 to introduce or update Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL) requirements across air conditioners/heat pumps > 65kW, clothes washing machines, dishwashers, rotary clothes dryers, household refrigerators and freezers, three-phase cage induction motors and external power supplies. These changes give effect to policy decisions developed under the Trans-Tasman Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Programme, support the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA), and in line with international best practice.

The Energy Efficiency Conversation Authority (EECA) proposes to align New Zealand’s energy requirements for clothes washing machines, rotary clothes dryers and dishwashers with the relevant Australian Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Determinations. Clothes washing machines: Alignment with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 will involve: Change to Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling Requirements (MEPL) The current MEPL Standard cited in the regulations AS/NZS 2040.2:2005 + A1 requires that products display an Energy Rating Label up to 6 stars. The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 requires that products with a rating above 6 stars display a Super Efficiency Label, which has a star rating up to 10 stars. Testing requirements The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 requires additional test loads for products with a load size of more than 10kg. Rotary clothes dryers: Alignment with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 will involve: Change to Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling Requirements (MEPL) The current MEPL Standard cited in the regulations AS/NZS 2442.2:2000 + A1 + A2 requires that products display an Energy Rating Label up to 6 stars. The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 requires that products with a…

Notices on this measure

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  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/128/Add.1

    Clothes washing machines: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Rotary clothes dryers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Dishwashers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (

    New Zealand has amended the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 to introduce or update Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL) requirements across air conditioners/heat pumps > 65kW, clothes washing machines, dishwashers, rotary clothes dryers, household refrigerators and freezers, three-phase cage induction motors and external power supplies. These changes give effect to policy decisions developed under the Trans-Tasman Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Programme, support the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA), and in line with international best practice.

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

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/128

    Comment deadline: Closed on 24 November 2023

    Clothes washing machines: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Rotary clothes dryers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au) Dishwashers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (

    The Energy Efficiency Conversation Authority (EECA) proposes to align New Zealand’s energy requirements for clothes washing machines, rotary clothes dryers and dishwashers with the relevant Australian Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Determinations. Clothes washing machines: Alignment with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 will involve: Change to Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling Requirements (MEPL) The current MEPL Standard cited in the regulations AS/NZS 2040.2:2005 + A1 requires that products display an Energy Rating Label up to 6 stars. The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 requires that products with a rating above 6 stars display a Super Efficiency Label, which has a star rating up to 10 stars. Testing requirements The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 requires additional test loads for products with a load size of more than 10kg. Rotary clothes dryers: Alignment with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 will involve: Change to Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling Requirements (MEPL) The current MEPL Standard cited in the regulations AS/NZS 2442.2:2000 + A1 + A2 requires that products display an Energy Rating Label up to 6 stars. The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 requires that products with a…

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

Sources

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