RAOSCAFF · CORRIDOR BRIEF NO. 2IN FORCE · 28 AUGUST 2025
New Zealand and the UAE. The Gulf, duty-free.
New Zealand sold the UAE NZ$1.28 billion in the year to March 2025. The agreement takes the duty off. Here is what it opens.
- Into the UAE
- New Zealand dairy, red meat, horticulture and industrial goods enter duty-free from day one.
- By 2027
- Almost every New Zealand export enters duty-free.
- At the border
- Perishable goods released within six hours.
- Paperwork
- Approved exporters declare origin themselves.
- Services
- New Zealand firms treated no less favourably than UAE companies, from professional services to education.
- Capital
- An investment treaty in force since 14 November 2025.
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Information, not advice.