

In addition to completing the declaration, to be eligible to export to China, the orchard (production site) must be listed on the “grower list”, submitted by NZ Avocado to MPI, who then submit it to China customs, GACC.
#New zealand exporter registration
Instructions for export registrations can be found here Market DeclarationsĬhina and Thailand require additional registration requirements in the form of grower and packhouse declarations.ĭeclarations for both China and Thailand must be completed by the grower by the 31st October each year to be able to export fruit to these markets in the following years export season. To register for export please log in to the Avo hub and follow the instructions It is important to note that if you are not registered for export with NZ Avocado then your fruit will not be allowed to leave the country. Export registration and export management fee income is used to fund governance of the Recognised Product Group, and work on quality performance, enabling exports, knowledge acquisition and information management, new varieties, new market development, market reliability and reputation, meeting market expectations, and assuring market access. Accurate crop estimating enables good marketing which leads to increased grower returns.Įxport registration requires a fee payment. It is important that export registration is completed by the 31st of July each year, as the information collected is collated and used to estimate the size of the crop for the coming season. If you are a new grower who is interested in exporting, please contact your packhouse or NZ Avocado for more information. If you are a NZ Avocado registered grower, you will be sent notification to register for export at the end of June each year. For example if you wish to export fruit for the 2019-20 season you will need to have been AvoGreen compliant from 1 November 2018.Ĭlick here to read more about AvoGreen ® Export registrationĪs an export grower you need to register with NZ Avocado each year before you harvest avocados for export. AvoGreen is an export requirement as it means our exporters can give formal assurance to their increasingly discerning offshore customers that avocados from New Zealand have been grown in a responsible way.Īll growers intending to export avocados from New Zealand must be AvoGreen compliant by 1 November in the season preceding intended harvest. AvoGreen ® complianceĪvoGreen is a responsible and auditable avocado production system which uses IPM principles to ensure pesticides are only used when necessary. If you do not wish to export you can still sell your fruit in the NZ market. See here for information about contracts you will be asked to sign.įor export to Thailand, please contact your packhouse.įor export to China, please click here to register for the China market. See here for a list of packers and exporters. Have a contract with a registered packer and a licenced avocado exporter.Meet the rules, terms and conditions of the Quality Manual, AvoGreen standards and Food safety.Have a current registration with NZ Avocado for the season they intend to export in – instructions here.Maintain an up to date electronic spray diary.Be AvoGreen compliant as at 1 November the year prior to the start of the export season.Growers intending to export avocados must meet the following conditions: Asian export markets include South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and India.Įach of the export markets have different requirements which are managed under the Export Marketing Strategy. New Zealand avocado exports to Asia are growing rapidly. Australia is New Zealand’s largest export market for avocados. New Zealand avocados are exported between August and March.
