Trade Update

Trade update - July July Trade UpdateAs all exporters and importers will know the supply chain remains hugely disrupted.  Only the bravest amongst us are thinking that there will be any real change in the next few months.  It is increasingly likely...

Trade update - June Trade Update June 2021It has been a busy month on all fronts.  Export New Zealand would like to express particular gratitude to Trade Minister Hon Damien O’Connor and MFAT Deputy Secretary Vangelis Vitalis for travelling to the UK...

Trade update - May The focus is very much on the negotiations with the EU and UK.  In the case of the EU chances of rapid progress are receding.  With the UK the pressure is coming on for a more rapid agreement.EUWe have been worried about the...

April Trade Update EUThe tenth round on New Zealand EU FTA negotiations ended on 30 March.Some progress was achieved but big differences remain.  The EU has yet to be able to table a goods market access offer that is anywhere near acceptable to New Zealand...

Trade update - March USEyes have been on the confirmation of and early statements from the new United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai.  Tai has been reaching out to key trade partners and the new WTO Director-General.  As with other...

February Trade Update The trade policy world has not sat still for Christmas or the New Year!China FTA UpgradeNew Zealand and China held a virtual signing ceremony for the FTA Upgrade on 26 January.  This had been launched by the previous National government...

November 2020 Trade Update All eyes were on the US election.  Were we going to have four more years of America First and a challenge to the international rules-based system that is so fundamental to New Zealand interests, or were we going to get a more...

Trade update - October EU – NZ FTAThe previous EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan stated publicly that he was waiting to revise the EU market access offer to New Zealand until he knew who he would be dealing with at the New Zealand end after our General...

September Trade update Thanks to the forthcoming election there has not been great progress in key negotiations.  But the importance of the export economy has been highlighted by recently released trade statistics which show continuing growth in exports even...

August Trade Update August Trade UpdateNZ EU FTAIt is clear that a political agreement is necessary on the EU side on the level of access that the EU is prepared to offer.  As a consequence, the EU side is not really wanting to engage with New Zealand until...

July Trade Update The negotiators have been busy but progress has been slow.CPTPPThere has been considerable attention given to two possible expansions of CPTPP – the possibilities of the UK and China joining. The UK has clearly signalled interest in...

Trade update - June June Trade UpdateWhile many of us were locked down at home, international trade and international trade negotiations continued.  But the recent period has highlighted vulnerabilities in the supply chain and in our international...