Pursuant to section 10H(2) of the Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988 (“Act”), I hereby give notice that, pursuant to section 10H(1) of the Act, on completion of investigation step 2 in relation to the dumping of the goods described in Schedule 1 (subject goods), I have determined that imposing the anti-dumping duty at the rates determined under section 10D(2)(a) of the Act is in the public interest (as defined in section 10F(2) of the Act). Therefore, pursuant to section 13(1)(a) of the Act, and given my determination under section 10H(1), I have imposed an anti-dumping duty at the rates described in Schedule 2 in respect of the subject goods.

Schedule 1

Subject Goods

Country of Origin: The People’s Republic of China

Description of Goods

The subject goods that this notice applies to are described as:

Peaches in preserving liquid, in containers up to and including 5.0kg.

The subject goods are classified under New Zealand Customs tariff item No. 2008.70.09 and statistical key 00L as below. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and New Zealand Customs Service purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Fruit: peaches, including nectarines, prepared or preserved in ways not elsewhere classified in heading numbers 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit.

Schedule 2

Rates of Anti-dumping Duty

The rates of anti-dumping duty for the subject goods imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from China shall be the rates listed below, calculated as a percentage of the declared New Zealand Customs value for duty of the subject goods.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of April 2026.

Hon CAMERON BREWER, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Note: A copy of the non-confidential version of the Step 2 Final Report, which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available on the website of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/trade-and-tariffs/trade-remedies/trade-remedy-investigations/.