The Trade Law Unit within the Legal Division of the Ministry provides legal advice and representation in various international trade fora, including World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiating rounds, WTO dispute settlement proceedings, and in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Unit also provides advice on the consistency of domestic New Zealand policy with our international trade law obligations.

Trade agreements between two or more countries make international trade easier and more efficient. New Zealand is committed to liberalising trade through a number of regional, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. This link to the Ministray of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) details the current status of New Zealand's trade agreements and relationships with other countries.

Annie Graham, Head of Brand for Sainsbury’s – Sustainability, Agriculture and Health, visited New Zealand recently with an interest in sourcing NZ lamb in the off-season. She also joined a range of business representatives at a BusinessNZ roundtable to share her perspective and sustainable business insight.

Market Access and regulatory specialised consultant services for manufacturers and exporters in the animal products, processed food and beverage and animal feeds export sectors. Waka Kuaka brings food and animal product businesses the expertise they need to facilitate business planning through a greater understanding and clarity of market access and export processes applying to your particular product range. Kathy Lloyd brings years of experience and success working in government on behalf of New Zealand exporters, and can help you manage the regulatory side of export and import processes, and build relationships and confidence in engaging with regulatory authorities in New Zealand and overseas. Kathy’s vision is to add value to your business both through reducing costs of uncertainty, delays and overseas rejections, and by growing your business confidence and capacity. Whether you’re a small, medium or large business, new to exporting, new products or new markets, or simply want to build capacity of technical teams, Kathy is keen to hear from you. Contact her to discuss your particular needs and how she can help your business reach your export goals.

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