# New Zealand exports to Papua New Guinea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from New Zealand to Papua New Guinea, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/NZL-PNG/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, New Zealand reported $46.2M in goods exports to Papua New Guinea. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $46.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 93.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 16.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $26.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $36.7M | 12.7% | High attention |
| 3 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $21.6M | 61.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $12.4M | 48% | High attention |
| 5 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $65.4M | 39.1% | High attention |
| 6 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $27.0M | 14.3% | Stable |
| 7 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $48.2M | 95.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $12.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $18.0M | 89.6% | Watch |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $12.9M | 97.3% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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