Have your say
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) seeks your feedback on the following proposals:
- Return the circuit verification fee to approximately 2023/24 levels following a return of the surplus.
- Decrease to the unit charge for cat and dog (including semen) exports.
- Four relatively small design changes to ensure appropriate charging for the services provided.
Consultation opened on 26 November, and submissions close 5pm on 23 January 2026.
Consultation document
Annual review 2026: Proposed changes to MPI's cost recovery settings [PDF, 1.4 MB]
What's being proposed?
| Fee/levy | Current rate | Proposed rate |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit verification fee (reduced from $230.50 in 2023/24 to return a surplus) | $206.70 | $232.80 or a graduating rate per year (averaging about $230.50 to $235.10) |
| Unit charge for (live animal) cat and dog (including semen) exports | $114.44 | $66.52 |
Proposed regulatory design changes to 4 other cost recovery settings
1. Increase the establishment shift rate (“shift allowance”) from $45 to $50
MPI proposes updating the shift allowance rate for veterinarians at red meat processing facilities from $45 to $50 to align with the current Professional Verifiers Institute Collective Employment Agreement.
2. Set renewal fees for trade name product registrations
MPI proposes introducing fees to cover the costs of processing registration renewals: a fixed charge of $684 per registration renewal and $228 per application, plus an hourly assessment charge after the first hour.
3. Clarify that the veterinarians’ fees for import-related work apply to live animals and non-live animal products
MPI proposes to extend the increased fee of $216.84 to all veterinarian import-related work, including inspecting animal products, auditing facilities, and overseeing control programmes, to correct an earlier oversight.
4. Simplify how after-hour payments, such as overtime, are accounted for in regulations
MPI proposes to simplify after-hours settings for veterinarians doing import work and staff handling live animal exports by introducing a timetable with easy-to-look-up charges that vary only on the time of day and week.
Making your submission
We welcome submissions on the proposals contained in the consultation document. Your feedback will help shape final decisions on how costs are allocated and recovered.
Submissions close at 5pm on 23 January 2026.
You can use the online form, email, or post your feedback using the submission template.
Online submission
Send your feedback using our online form – Survey Monkey
Email us your submission
If you are emailing or posting your submission, we encourage you to use our submission template [DOCX, 70 KB]
Email your submission to costrecovery@mpi.govt.nz
Post your submission
While we prefer online or email submissions, you can post written submissions to:
Cost Recovery Directorate I Corporate Branch
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
Information to include
Make sure you include in your submission:
- the title of the consultation document
- your name and title
- your organisation's name (if you are submitting on behalf of an organisation, and whether your submission represents the whole organisation or a section of it)
- your contact details (such as phone number, address, and email).
