UPDATE – 1 November 2021
Changes to fees and charges
Following consultation, MPI confirmed new food system charges. Regulations for the changes were gazetted on 1 October and the changes took effect from 1 November 2021.
Cabinet paper
Proposed updates to animal products and wine cost recovery – Cabinet paper [PDF, 778 KB]
Cost recovery impact statements
Animal products and wine approvals [PDF, 323 KB]
Germplasm [PDF, 1 MB]
Dairy levies [PDF, 571 KB]
Poultry levy [PDF, 554 KB]
Summary of changes
Animal Products (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2021
Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2021
Have your say
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) sought your feedback on 7 proposals to update current cost recovery settings for a range of existing services, including:
- levies on:
- poultry
- bees
- dairy
- unit charges for livestock germplasm exports
- fees for applications for a number of animal products and wine approvals.
Two of these proposals had been consulted on previously but were put on hold due to COVID-19.
Full details are in the 3 consultation documents
Summary table of proposed changes
| Description | Current rate (excluding GST) |
Proposed rate (excluding GST) |
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Proposals previously consulted on |
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1 |
Recognising variability in charging for animal products and wine approvals |
Updating the application fee for some activities to ensure the fee reflects the typical processing time. |
Fixed fee based on half or one hour, at NZD$135.00 per hour base rate |
Fixed fees that reflect time taken to complete service, based on NZD$135.00 per hour base rate, with ability to charge additional hours for complex applications. |
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2 |
Unit charges on livestock germplasm exports |
Update unit charges for exporting ruminant germplasm and embryos (bovine, ovine, caprine, cervine). |
NZD$0.06 per unit |
Averaged or specific rates (MPI preferred option). Potential rates range from NZD$0.08 to NZD$22.64 per unit. |
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Proposals not previously consulted on |
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3 |
Increase Poultry Levy |
Update levies to reflect volume and cost changes since the levies were last set. |
NZD$0.00443 per bird |
NZD$0.005297 per bird |
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4 |
Increase Domestic Bee Levy |
NZD$471.80 per annum |
NZD$625.00 per annum |
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5 |
Increase Export Bee Levy |
NZD$1005.70 per annum |
NZD$1,280.00 per annum |
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6 |
Decrease Dairy Standards Large Processor Levy |
NZD$4,935,867 recovered per annum |
NZD$4,279,580 recovered per annum |
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7 |
Decrease Dairy Large Exporter Levy |
NZD$1,355,100 recovered per annum |
NZD$834,567 recovered per annum |
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Consultation documents
Proposed changes to levies under the Animal Products Act 1999 [PDF, 856 KB]
Recognising variability in animal product and wine services [PDF, 879 KB]
Proposed unit charge rates on livestock germplasm exports [PDF, 895 KB]
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