Charges will vary
Under the Food Act, businesses need to pay costs of:
- registering
- getting checked (known as being verified)
- evaluation, if using a custom Food Control Plan.
- making changes to your registration details
- renewing your registration.
These costs vary depending on the level of risk involved in your food business.
Not all the fees listed on this page may apply to you and you may have to pay other charges not listed here.
Registration costs
Depending on your business structure, you'll be registering either with:
- MPI
- your local council.
You must register with your local council if your business:
- does not require a custom Food Control Plan
- is based in only one council district
- is an online or a mobile business (such as a market stall or a food truck). In these cases, you must register with the council where your business is based.
Councils set their own fees. Contact them directly to find out how much they charge.
If you operate from fixed places (shops or packing houses) in more than one council area, you have a choice who to register with.
You can either:
- register each place separately with each local council
- register them all as a group with MPI.
MPI registration fees are shown in the table.
MPI registration fees
Type of registration | Registration fee | Registration renewals |
---|---|---|
Custom Food Control Plan | $303.75 (excluding GST) $349.31 (including GST) |
Annually $67.50 (excluding GST) $77.63 (including GST) |
Template Food Control Plan | $168.75 (excl. GST) $194.06 (incl. GST) |
Annually $67.50 (excl. GST) $77.63 (incl. GST) |
National programme 3 | $101.25 (excl. GST) $116.48 (incl. GST) |
Every 2 years $67.50 (excl. GST) $77.63 (incl. GST) |
National programme 2 | $101.25 (excl. GST) $116.48 (incl. GST) |
Every 2 years $67.50 (excl. GST) $77.63 (incl. GST) |
National programme 1 | $101.25 (excl. GST) $116.48 (incl. GST) |
Every 2 years $67.50 (excl. GST) $77.63 (incl. GST) |
Note: In addition to the application fee above, an assessment time fee based on an hourly rate of $155.25 (incl. GST) per hour or $38.81 (incl. GST) per 15 minutes may be charged in instances where applications take much longer to process than expected (such as complex applications).
Verification frequency
How often you get checked will depend on whether you are a high- or low-risk business, as well as how you manage food safety. Those who are doing well, will be checked less frequently.
Evaluation costs
Custom Food Control Plans need to be independently evaluated before registration. Independent evaluators set their own fees.
Making changes to your registration
From time to time you will need to make changes to your registration. The cost to make a change to your registration will depend on:
- the type of change
- whether you are a high- or low-risk business.
Significant changes to Custom Food Control Plans may need to be independently evaluated before registration. Independent evaluators set their own fees.
Type of change | Change fee |
---|---|
Significant amendment to Custom Food Control Plan |
$270.00 (excluding GST) |
Significant amendment to Template Food Control Plan |
$135.00 (excl. GST) |
Significant change to Custom or Template Food Control Plan |
$67.50 (excl. GST) |
Significant change National programme 3 |
$67.50 (excl. GST) |
Significant change National programme 2 |
$67.50 (excl. GST) |
Significant change National programme 1 |
$67.50 (excl. GST) |
Find out more
Who to contact
If you have questions about MPI's fees and charges, email info@mpi.govt.nz