Amendment to Fees in Relation to Quota Management Systems—European Union (EU) Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), EU High Quality Beef TRQ, United Kingdom (UK) Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ, UK High Quality Beef TRQ and United States (US) Beef and Veal TRQ
The New Zealand Meat Board (“Board”) has reviewed its existing quota management fee structure for the EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ, EU High Quality Beef TRQ, UK Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ, UK High Quality Beef TRQ and US Beef and Veal TRQ and has determined that certification fees and participation fees payable in respect of these quotas be amended pursuant to section 36 of the Meat Board Act 2004.
The amended variable and fixed participation fees and the special levy fees apply from 1 December 2021.
The amended certification fees apply from 1 January 2022.
The amended fees are set out in the table below.
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Amount of Amended Fee (GST Excluded) |
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Quota Fees |
EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat |
EU High Quality Beef |
UK Sheepmeat and Goatmeat |
UK High Quality Beef |
US Beef and Veal |
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Variable Participation Fee (per tonne) |
$2.40 |
$2.40 |
$2.40 |
$2.40 |
$2.40 |
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Special Levy (per tonne) |
$0.02 |
$0.02 |
$0.02 |
$0.02 |
Not applicable |
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Fixed Participation Fee |
$3,000.00 |
$900.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$900.00 |
$1,600.00 |
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Certification Fees (per certificate) |
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Wellington (electronic) |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
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Wellington (manual) |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
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Certificate rework (per certificate) |
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Cancellation |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
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Not Issued |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
All other existing quota management fees remain the same.
For the 2022 EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ, UK Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ and US Beef and Veal TRQ:
The quantum of the variable participation fees payable by each New Entrant and General Quota Holder will be notified to those persons by the Board following the annual allocation of TRQ Allowances, and are due by 31 December 2021. As above, these fees will be at the amended rate of $2.40 per tonne (GST exclusive) with the addition of the Special Levy of $0.02 per tonne (GST exclusive) for EU and UK quotas.
The EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ applies to 114,184 tonnes carcass weight equivalent and the tariff rate for “in quota” imports is zero.
The EU High Quality Beef TRQ applies to 846 tonnes carcass weight equivalent and the tariff rate for “in quota” imports is 20% ad valorem duty.
The UK Sheepmeat and Goatmeat TRQ applies to 114,205 tonnes carcass weight equivalent and the tariff rate for “in quota” imports is zero.
The UK High Quality Beef TRQ applies to 454 tonnes carcass weight equivalent and the tariff rate for “in quota” imports is 20% ad valorem duty.
The US Beef and Veal TRQ applies to 213,402 tonnes product weight and the tariff rate for “in quota” imports is $US0.044 per kilogram on most beef products.
Manuals are available on the Board’s website at: https://www.nzmeatboard.org/quotas/.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of November 2021.
N. BEEBY, General Manager Quota and Information, New Zealand Meat Board.