New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products but also imports large volumes of food and beverage products. This report outlines regulatory requirements and standards for food and agricultural products exported to New Zealand. Since last year, the Government of New Zealand has amended the deadline for compliance of home-compostable food labels on all produce sold in New Zealand to July 1, 2028. In 2024, New Zealand imported $570 million of agricultural products from the United States.