Requirement documents for exporting organics
A list of requirements you need to meet when exporting organics.
Standards
These standards will no longer apply after 2 September 2021.
Specifies requirements for recognition of Third Party Agencies and their personnel participating in the official assurance programme for organic products.
Specifies requirements relating to the responsibilities of TPAs providing assessment and verification services to the organic industry.
Organic Wine chapter of the Technical Rules for Organic Production. Includes memo dated 08 March 2016.
Requirements
These requirements will apply from 2 December 2019.
OMARs
Overseas Market Export Requirements outline specific requirements you need to meet when exporting to those countries or markets.
Find the OMARs for your export destination
Exporting, Organics, Food, European Union, Northern Ireland
The European Union (EU) recognises New Zealand's Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) as equivalent to their organic regulations.
Exporting, Organics, Food, Great Britain
The United Kingdom (UK) and European Union recognise New Zealand’s OOAP as equivalent to their organic regulations.
Japan recognises New Zealand's Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) as equivalent to their regulations for plants and processed plant products.
Switzerland recognises New Zealand’s Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) as equivalent to their organic regulations.
Taiwan recognises New Zealand’s Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) as equivalent to their organic regulations.
The United States of America (USA) recognises New Zealand’s Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) as sufficient to ensure conformity to the technical standards of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP).