Requirements for animal product exports
Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs) set out the destination market requirements you need to meet when exporting. OMARs will say if an animal product needs to be from approved premises or operators in New Zealand.
You must check the requirements before you export your products (including trade samples). You are responsible for making sure your products comply with New Zealand requirements, OMARs, and OMAR notifications.
Overseas Market Access Requirements
Country listing requirements for animal products
Halal approved premises
Guidance is available for those planning to export halal animal products regardless of the destination market or country.
Approved premises for halal animal products are listed in 2 documents:
- Premises approved for export of halal animal products (excluding dairy)
- Premises approved for export of halal dairy products
List of approved premises to overseas markets
Some markets only let New Zealand products into the country if they are exported from approved premises in New Zealand. Lists of the approved premises for different overseas market destinations are listed below. We regularly update these lists of approved premises.
We will send a letter of confirmation to individual premises when the approval process is completed for:
- apply for a listing
- change their listing.
Argentina
Australia
Products must be from premises using either an approved food control plan or a risk management programme.
- New Zealand list of processors of beef products processed in food control plan premises eligible to export to Australia without certification
- New Zealand list of processors of beef products processed in RMP premises eligible to export to Australia without certification
Brazil
- New Zealand dairy, meat and seafood stores approved for export to Brazil [PDF, 172 KB]
- New Zealand dairy premises approved for export to Brazil [PDF, 240 KB]
- New Zealand meat premises for export to Brazil [PDF, 115 KB]
- New Zealand seafood premises approved for export to Brazil
Canada
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat to Canada
- New Zealand premises approved for export of seafood to Canada
Chile
China
Animal products – intended for human consumption
- MPI List for China: Bee products manufacturing establishments
- MPI List for China: Dairy products (except infant formula) manufacturing establishments
- MPI List for China: Infant and young children formula dairy products manufacturing establishments
- MPI List for China: Aquatic products establishments [PDF, 248 KB]
- MPI List for China: Casings manufacturing establishments
- MPI List for China: Deer velvet and antler establishments
- MPI List for China: Meat establishments
- MPI List for China: Live aquatic animals establishments [PDF, 87 KB]
Animal products – not intended for human consumption
- List of New Zealand registered establishments manufacturing processed Pet Food Ingredients and Pet Food for export to China [PDF, 168 KB]
- List of New Zealand registered establishments of fish meal and fish oil for export to China
- List of New Zealand registered bovine blood product establishments for export to China
- List of New Zealand registered establishments of scouring wool for export to China
- List of New Zealand registered establishments of feathers and down for export to China
- List of New Zealand registered establishments of animal hides, skins and animal fibre for export to China
- New Zealand premises approved for export of marine shell to China and Hong Kong
- List of New Zealand registered establishments supplying animal material for further processing into pet food for export to China
Costa Rica
- New Zealand dairy premises approved for export to Costa Rica [PDF, 35 KB]
- New Zealand processors of ovine rendered meal eligible to export to Costa Rica [PDF, 19 KB]
Egypt
El Salvador
- New Zealand dairy premises approved for export to El Salvador [PDF, 89 KB]
- Meat (no premises are currently approved)
European Union
Great Britain
Guatemala
- Dairy (no premises currently approved)
- Meat (no premises are currently approved)
Hong Kong
- New Zealand premises approved for export of marine shell to China and Hong Kong
- MPI List for Hong Kong: Meat establishments
India
- New Zealand premises approved for export of egg powder to India (no premises are currently approved)
- New Zealand premises approved for export of fish and fish products to India
- New Zealand premises approved for export of Infant foods to India (no premises are currently approved)
- New Zealand premises approved for export of milk and milk products to India
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat and meat products to India
- New Zealand premises approved for export of nutraceuticals to India (no premises are currently approved)
- New Zealand premises approved for export of poultry and poultry products to India (no premises are currently approved)
Indonesia
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat to Indonesia
- New Zealand premises approved for export of rendered meal to Indonesia
Israel
Japan
- New Zealand premises approved for export of casings to Japan
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat and meat products from cloven hoofed animals to Japan
- New Zealand premises approved for export of oysters for raw consumption to Japan
Korea
- New Zealand premises approved for export of casings to Korea [PDF, 40 KB]
- New Zealand dairy premises approved for export to Korea
- New Zealand edible egg premises approved for export to Korea
- New Zealand meat premises approved for export to Korea
- New Zealand premises approved for export of seafood to Korea
- New Zealand velvet slicing premises approved for export to Korea
Malaysia
- New Zealand dairy premises approved for export to Malaysia – Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia (The link opens to Malaysia’s website. Click on “Import” and scroll to the lists – Dairy products, Liquid milk and Ice cream)
- New Zealand meat premises approved for export of meat and meat products to Malaysia
Mexico
- New Zealand meat premises approved for export to Mexico [PDF, 56 KB]
- New Zealand rendered meal premises approved for export to Mexico [PDF, 55 KB]
Morocco
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
- New Zealand meat premises approved for export to Peru [PDF, 31 KB]
- New Zealand Dairy Products Not Intended for Human Consumption Approved for Export to Peru (No premises currently approved)
Philippines
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Milk and milk products
- Breast-milk substitute for infants and complementary foods for children [PDF, 364 KB]
- Dairy products [PDF, 338 KB]
Honey
- Honey and Bee Products [PDF, 377 KB]
Meat and meat products
- Bovine meat and meat products [PDF, 592 KB]
- Ovine meat and meat products [PDF, 643 KB]
- Meat products [PDF, 294 KB]
Fish and aquaculture products
- Wild caught / Fishery Products [PDF, 180 KB]
- Aquaculture Products [PDF, 139 KB]
Singapore
- New Zealand premises approved for export of table eggs and processed egg products to Singapore
- New Zealand meat premises approved for export to Singapore
- New Zealand poultry premises approved for export to Singapore
South Africa
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat to South Africa
- New Zealand premises approved for export of poultry to South
- New Zealand premises approved for export of petfood to South Africa
Switzerland
Thailand
USA
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat to United States of America
- USA: Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List – USFDA
Vietnam
- New Zealand premises approved for export of meat to Viet Nam
- New Zealand premises approved for export of seafood to Viet Nam
Bee products
This list summarises the premises that are on bee products country lists (China, Europe, Great Britain, Russia and Saudi Arabia).
Refer to the individual market bee products list for full listing details.