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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.

Halal animal products

Approved premises for halal animal products are listed in 2 documents:

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

  • Meat and bone meal (no premises are currently approved)

Australia

Products must be from premises using either an approved food control plan or a risk management programme.

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Animal products – intended for human consumption

Animal products – not intended for human consumption

Processed foods – intended for human consumption

Costa Rica

Egypt

El Salvador

European Union

Great Britain

Guatemala

  • Meat (no premises are currently approved)

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Israel

Japan

Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Peru

Philippines

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Africa

Thailand

USA

Vietnam

MPI business units