New Zealand-China free trade agreement text

Chapters and annexes

Preamble [PDF, 192 KB]

1. Initial provisions [PDF, 187 KB]

2. General definitions [PDF, 192 KB]

3. Trade in goods [PDF, 206 KB]

• Annex 1: Tariff schedules
• Part A Tariff Schedule of China with respect to Goods Originating in New Zealand Headnote [PDF, 47 KB]

                       Download the China Tariff Schedule [PDF, 755 KB]

• Part B Tariff Schedule of New Zealand with respect to Goods Originating in China Headnote [PDF, 53 KB]

                       Download the New Zealand Tariff Schedule [PDF, 686 KB]

• Annex 2: Special Agricultural Safeguard Measures [PDF, 73 KB]
• Annex 3: Mid-Term Review Mechanism [PDF, 79 KB]
• Annex 4: China's Country-Specific Tariff Quotas for Wool and Wool Tops [PDF, 75 KB]

4. Rules of origin and operational procedures [PDF, 239 KB]

• Annex 5: Product Specific Rules of Origin [PDF, 704 KB]
• Annex 6: Certificate of Origin [PDF, 133 KB]
• Annex 7: Declaration of Origin [PDF, 69 KB]

5. Customs procedures and cooperation [PDF, 211 KB]

6. Trade remedies [PDF, 211 KB]

7. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures [PDF, 237 KB]

8. Technical barriers to trade [PDF, 241 KB]

9. Trade in services [PDF, 247 KB]

• Annex 8: Schedules for Specific Commitments on Services [PDF, 3.7 MB]
• Annex 9: Sectoral Coverage under Article 107 [PDF, 58 KB]

10. Movement of natural persons [PDF, 216 KB]

• Annex 10: Commitments on Temporary Entry by Natural Persons
• Annex 11: Commitments on Temporary Employment Entry by Natural Persons  
• Annex 12: Visa Facilitation

11. Investment [PDF, 247 KB]

• Annex 13: Expropriation [PDF, 62 KB]

12. Intellectual property [PDF, 201 KB]

13. Transparency [PDF, 890 KB]

14. Cooperation [PDF, 197 KB]

• Annex 15: Television Programmes Co-Production Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of The People's Republic of China [PDF, 153 KB]

15. Administrative and institutional provisions [PDF, 197 KB]

16. Dispute settlement [PDF, 227 KB]

17. Exceptions [PDF, 208 KB]

18. Final provisions [PDF, 192 KB]

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement

• Annex 14: The Agreement of New Zealand and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Cooperation in the Field of Conformity Assessment in Relation to Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Components [PDF, 84 KB] (includes Implementing Arrangements)
  • Annex A amendments to Schedule A.1 to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement fact sheet [PDF, 723 KB]
  • Annex B amendments to Schedule A.2 to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement fact sheet [PDF, 1.6 MB]
  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement users guide [DOC, 55 KB]
  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement fact sheet [PDF, 207 KB]
• EEE MRA implementing arrangement 1 [PDF, 1.8 MB]
• EEE MRA implementing arrangement 2 [PDF, 1.5 MB]

Side letters and arrangements

• Skilled workers side letter [PDF, 103 KB]
• Working holiday arrangement [PDF, 62 KB]
• Doctoral research scholarship programme side letter [PDF, 64 KB]
• Government procurement side letter [PDF, 115 KB]
• Environment Cooperation Agreement [PDF, 206 KB]
• Memorandum of Understanding on Labour Cooperation [PDF, 210 KB]

Other documents

• MFAT Guide to the NZ-China FTA [PDF, 913 KB]
• NZ China FTA National Interest Analysis [PDF, 327 KB]
• 2004 Joint Study Report on a Free Trade Agreement between China and New Zealand