# New Zealand exports to the United States: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, New Zealand reported $5.3B in goods exports to the United States. 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 | $5.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 56.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 8 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 215 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 16.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $4.8B | 9.3% | Watch |
| 2 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $4.8B | 16.7% | Watch |
| 3 | 040490 | Dairy produce: natural milk constituents (excluding whey), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.c. in chapter 04 | $385.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $401.9M | 0.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $994.0M | 9.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 901920 | Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus | $3.8B | 7.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 350110 | Casein | $297.2M | 37.4% | High attention |
| 8 | 081050 | Fruit, edible: kiwifruit, fresh | $267.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $4.7B | 0% | High attention |

## 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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