Oceania

Export to New Zealand

Zero duty on all Indian goods since 20 October 2026, but some of the world’s strictest biosecurity rules.

Capital: Wellington
Currency: NZD
Trade agreement with India: India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Main ports: Auckland, Tauranga, Lyttelton (Christchurch)

New Zealand is small but wealthy, with a growing Indian community. The new FTA gives Indian goods zero duty from 20 October 2026, with gains named for textiles, garments, leather, footwear, engineering goods and processed food. The hard part is biosecurity: food, plant, wood and animal products must meet the Ministry for Primary Industries’ import health standards.

India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

The FTA was concluded in December 2025, signed in April 2026 and entered into force on 20 October 2026 (New Zealand MFAT). New Zealand removes duty on 100% of its tariff lines for Indian goods from entry into force, provided the product meets the rules of origin. Get the FTA certificate of origin through DGFT’s online platform.

What it buys from India

Medicines, machinery and vehicles
Garments, home textiles, footwear and jewellery
Rice, spices and processed food for the Indian and wider market

Import rules on their side

Food, plant, wood and animal products must meet MPI import health standards; some need an import permit and treatment certificates. Undeclared risk goods are destroyed or re-shipped at your cost.
Wooden packaging and pallets must be ISPM 15 treated and marked, and containers must be clean of soil and pests.
Food labels follow the joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, in English.

Practical tips

Dairy, onions, sugar and some other sensitive products were kept out of India’s tariff concessions, but New Zealand’s side gives zero duty on all Indian goods. Check the product-specific rules of origin before you claim it.
Orders are often small; Australian distributors sometimes cover New Zealand too, so ask about both markets.
Buyers are direct and expect accurate documents; open account terms are common for established suppliers, so use ECGC cover.

Sources (7)

Trade data

India’s exports to New Zealand in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26: US$ 567 mn
Change from 2024-25: ↓ -20.3%
Share of all Indian exports: 0.13%
Its imports from the world: —

India’s exports to New Zealand, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change

1Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 59 mn+2.6%

2Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 40.6 mn+8%

3MachineryHS 84US$ 37.4 mn-27.7%

4Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 35.1 mn+82%

5Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 26 mn-85.8%

6Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71US$ 25.5 mn+50.6%

7Knitted garmentsHS 61US$ 18.8 mn-3.2%

8Woven garmentsHS 62US$ 17.2 mn-2.3%

9Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 16.7 mn+1.5%

10Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 16 mn+8.3%

11Fish and seafoodHS 03US$ 14.7 mn+9.7%

12Coffee, tea, spicesHS 09US$ 14 mn+16.7%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

Vehicles and partsUS$ 19.3 mn → US$ 35.1 mn+82%
Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 3.8 mn → US$ 6.3 mn+66.3%
Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 16.9 mn → US$ 25.5 mn+50.6%
Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 7.2 mn → US$ 9.2 mn+28.2%
Iron and steelUS$ 5.9 mn → US$ 7.4 mn+24.8%
RubberUS$ 10.2 mn → US$ 12.7 mn+24.7%
Other food preparationsUS$ 10.3 mn → US$ 12.3 mn+20%
Glass and glasswareUS$ 8 mn → US$ 9.6 mn+19.6%

Low demand

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 183 mn → US$ 26 mn-85.8%
Paper and paperboardUS$ 18.4 mn → US$ 7.5 mn-59.3%
MachineryUS$ 51.8 mn → US$ 37.4 mn-27.7%
Organic chemicalsUS$ 12.2 mn → US$ 10.2 mn-16.5%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change

1Home textiles (bed, bath and kitchen linen)US$ 18 mn-8.7%

2Gold jewelleryUS$ 17.5 mn+84.3%

3Handloom productsUS$ 16.2 mn+35.9%

4Towels and terry productsUS$ 11.7 mn-3.6%

5Ready-to-eat and other food preparationsUS$ 9.8 mn+17.8%

6Carpets and rugsUS$ 7.8 mn+2.2%

7Pickles and preserved vegetablesUS$ 5.1 mn+0.4%

8Herbal and plant extractsUS$ 4.1 mn+34.5%

9Cosmetics and skin careUS$ 3.9 mn+1%

10Bed linenUS$ 3.7 mn-28.5%

11Coir and coir productsUS$ 2.8 mn+71.3%

12Sports goodsUS$ 2.6 mn-21.6%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change

1MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 57 mn+2.1%

2Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 27.2 mn+117.9%

3Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 25.9 mn-85.8%

4Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 7113US$ 18.4 mn+84.8%

5Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linenHS 6302US$ 18 mn-8.7%

6Furnishing articlesHS 6304US$ 16.2 mn+35.9%

7CrustaceansHS 0306US$ 14.3 mn+9.6%

8RiceHS 1006US$ 12.6 mn-5.4%

9Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedHS 2106US$ 9.8 mn+17.8%

10GlassHS 7005US$ 8.8 mn+24.9%

11T-shirts, singlets and other vestsHS 6109US$ 8.1 mn+8%

12New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 8 mn+18.5%

13Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and…HS 6204US$ 6.1 mn-0.2%

14Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setHS 7102US$ 5.8 mn+1.1%

15TurbinesHS 8410US$ 5.1 mn+2.4%

16Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plantsHS 2001US$ 5.1 mn+0.4%

17Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goodsHS 6305US$ 4.9 mn+19.8%

18Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoaHS 1905US$ 4.7 mn-4.2%

19Machinery partsHS 8431US$ 4.6 mn+42.6%

20Machinery, plant, or laboratory equipmentHS 8419US$ 4.5 mn+4,933.3%

What India buys from New Zealand

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26: US$ 589 mn
India’s exports, 2025-26: US$ 567 mn
Trade balance: −US$ 22.6 mn
Change in imports: +0.3%

Name2025-26Change

1WoodHS 44—-3.6%

2Iron and steelHS 72—-10.9%

3Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—+27%

4Fruit and nutsHS 08—+22%

5PulpHS 47—+29.3%

6Proteins, glues, enzymesHS 35—+44.1%

7AluminiumHS 76—+16.5%

8WoolHS 51—-0.5%

9Instruments, medical devicesHS 90—-1.1%

10MachineryHS 84—-79%

The country at a glance

Population: 5.3 mn
GDP: US$ 264.1 bn
GDP per person: US$ 49,591
Imports (goods and services): US$ 67.9 bn

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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