Core agency for consultation on international trade matters: Foreign Affairs and Trade
Other Agencies | Areas of Interest |
Agriculture and Forestry | Trade access for agriculture and forestry products |
Conservation | Trade in endangered species, tooth-fish trade |
Consumer Affairs | Cross-border consumer issues |
Customs | Border control and security, trade facilitation and compliance, international customs co-operation |
Economic Development | Foreign investment, tariffs, border control, export promotion, technical barriers to trade, government procurement, rules of origin, intellectual property issues |
Education | Impact on international students |
Fisheries | Implications for trade access for fisheries products |
Inland Revenue | Foreign investment, tax issues associated with Common Economic Relations (Australia) |
Labour | Labour standards and employment effects |
NZAID (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) | Engagement/impact of sectoral policies on developing countries |
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) | Implications for trade access for food |
Research, Science and Technology | Foreign investment in research, science and technology and science-based companies |
Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) | Implications for APEC |
Transport | Shipping and aviation implications, trade in transport services |