2026 European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Beef Tariff Rate Quota Allocation
Pursuant to section 31 of the Meat Board Act 2004, notice is hereby given that the New Zealand Meat Board has allocated access to European Union FTA Beef Tariff Rate Quota for the 2026 Quota Year, commencing 1 January 2026, as follows:
|
Company |
General Quota Allowance |
New Entrants |
Total Quota Allowance |
|
Affco New Zealand Limited |
1,037.8 |
- |
1,037.8 |
|
Alliance Group Limited |
644.8 |
- |
644.8 |
|
Anzco Foods Limited |
767.7 |
- |
767.7 |
|
Crusader Meats New Zealand Limited |
3.8 |
- |
3.8 |
|
Fern Ridge Limited |
3.9 |
- |
3.9 |
|
Firstlight Foods Limited |
17.0 |
- |
17.0 |
|
Greenlea Premier Meats Limited |
505.1 |
- |
505.1 |
|
Link Foods New Zealand Limited |
6.8 |
- |
6.8 |
|
Prime Range Meats Limited |
32.7 |
- |
32.7 |
|
Silver Fern Farms Limited |
1,427.5 |
- |
1,427.5 |
|
Taylor Preston Limited |
137.6 |
- |
137.6 |
|
UBP Limited |
155.8 |
- |
155.8 |
|
Wilson Hellaby Limited |
314.2 |
- |
314.2 |
|
Sub Total |
5,054.7 |
0.0 |
5,054.7 |
|
Unallocated (RQA) New Entrants First Come First Served |
|
183.3 |
183.3 |
|
Allowance for samples |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
5,054.7 |
183.3 |
5,238.0 |
Note: Allowance shown as carcase weight equivalent (c.w.e.). General quota being the sum of Production history and Export history quotas. Totals may not add due to rounding.
The allocation mechanism used is as set out and described in the Quota Allowance Allocation System in Respect of EU FTA Beef Tariff Rate Quota. Printable copies of the appropriate application forms are available from New Zealand Meat Board’s web site at www.nzmeatboard.org/quotas/eu-fta-beef/quota-manual/ or by contacting the New Zealand Meat Board directly.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December 2025.
N. BEEBY, CEO, New Zealand Meat Board.