Exporting seafood

Seafood exports are worth more than $1.5 billion a year to New Zealand. MPI plays a critical role in ensuring that seafood exports meet New Zealand food safety requirements and comply with our overseas customers' requirements.

In this section

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Steps to exporting seafood

Requirement documents

Forms and templates

Registers and lists

Fees and charges

Resources

Seafood exporter responsibilities

When exporting products from New Zealand you're responsible for:

ensuring your products meet relevant New Zealand standards
complying with the destination country's eligibility requirements
reporting non-conformances to MPI – for example, if your products are no longer fit for their intended purpose or are refused entry by the destination country
keeping the right records.

Who to contact

If you have questions about exporting seafood products, email exporterhelp@mpi.govt.nz