Notice of the Allocation of Export Licences for Designated Markets (Notice No. MPI 1958)

Under Schedule 5B of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, notice is given of the allocations of export licences for designated markets for the 2026 quota year.

Allocations (in kilograms) for the 2026 Quota Year

Cheese to the European Union under WTO
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	5,217,616
Open Country Dairy Limited	646,970
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	166,414
Total Allocated	6,031,000

Butter to the European Union under WTO at 13.33% MFN
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	17,398,269
Canary Enterprises Limited	138,465
Westland Dairy Company Limited	1,499,285
Open Country Dairy Limited	292,296
Synlait Milk Limited	1,101,539
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	570,146
Total Allocated	21,000,000

Butter to the European Union under WTO at 30% MFN
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	11,598,847
Canary Enterprises Limited	92,310
Westland Dairy Company Limited	999,523
Open Country Dairy Limited	194,864
Synlait Milk Limited	734,359
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	380,097
Total Allocated	14,000,000

Butter to the European Union under WTO at EUR 700 per tonne
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	10,088,511
Canary Enterprises Limited	80,290
Westland Dairy Company Limited	869,371
Open Country Dairy Limited	169,490
Synlait Milk Limited	638,735
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	330,603
Total Allocated	12,177,000

Milk Powders to the European Union under FTA Tariff Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	5,922,814
Westland Dairy Company Limited	190,368
Open Country Dairy Limited	1,401,128
Synlait Milk Limited	342,690
Total Allocated	7,857,000

Butter to the European Union under FTA Tariff Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	6,509,438
Canary Enterprises Limited	51,806
Westland Dairy Company Limited	560,947
Open Country Dairy Limited	109,360
Synlait Milk Limited	412,133
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	213,316
Total Allocated	7,857,000

Cheese to the European Union under FTA Tariff Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	11,328,914
Open Country Dairy Limited	1,404,754
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	361,332
Total Allocated	13,095,000

Dairy PAP’s and High Protein Whey to the European Union under FTA Tariff Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	1,889,010
Open Country Dairy Limited	55,990
Total Allocated	1,945,000

Butter to the United Kingdom under WTO
Canary Enterprises Limited	1,057,824
Westland Dairy Company Limited	11,454,030
Open Country Dairy Limited	2,233,040
Synlait Milk Limited	8,415,384
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	4,355,722
Total Allocated	27,516,000

Cheese for Processing to the United Kingdom under WTO
Open Country Dairy Limited	1,853,294
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	476,706
Total Allocated	2,330,000

Cheddar Cheese to the United Kingdom under WTO
Open Country Dairy Limited	2,099,074
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	539,926
Total Allocated	2,639,000

Cheese to the United Kingdom under Transitional Tariff Rate Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	36,335,576
Open Country Dairy Limited	4,505,512
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	1,158,912
Total Allocated	42,000,000

Butter to the United Kingdom under Transitional Tariff Rate Quotas
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	10,770,358
Canary Enterprises Limited	85,716
Westland Dairy Company Limited	928,129
Open Country Dairy Limited	180,945
Synlait Milk Limited	681,905
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	352,947
Total Allocated	13,000,000

Low Fat Cheese to the United States
Open Country Dairy Limited	795,405
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	204,595
Total Allocated	1,000,000

Cheddar Cheese to the United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	4,674,773
Open Country Dairy Limited	579,659
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	149,100
Total Allocated	5,403,532

American Type Cheese to the United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	211,745
Open Country Dairy Limited	26,256
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	nil
Total Allocated	238,001

NSPF Cheese to the United States
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	5,629,011
Open Country Dairy Limited	697,982
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	179,535
Total Allocated	6,506,528

Milk Powder to the Dominican Republic
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	3,618,368
Westland Dairy Company Limited	116,299
Open Country Dairy Limited	855,977
Synlait Milk Limited	209,356
Total Allocated	4,800,000

Prepared Edible Fat to Japan
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	10,378,443
Open Country Dairy Limited	174,361
Synlait Milk Limited	657,092
New Zealand Grass Fed Products Limited Partnership	340,104
Total Allocated	11,550,000

Notes Relating to the Allocation Tables

The 2026 quota year for the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Dominican Republic is from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. The 2026 quota year for prepared edible fat to Japan is from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
NSPF cheese is cow’s milk cheese ‘not specifically provided for’ elsewhere in the schedule of the US tariff rate quotas for cheese.
Some quantities listed have been rounded up or down to the nearest kilogram.
Companies listed with ‘nil’ have applied for export quota in that specific market but do not qualify as their share in that market is less than 20 tonnes of product.

Dated at Wellington 6th day of October 2025.

Hon TODD McCLAY, Minister of Agriculture.

Notice of the Allocation of Export Licences for Designated Markets (Notice No. MPI 1958)

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Allocations (in kilograms) for the 2026 Quota Year

Notes Relating to the Allocation Tables