| NEW ZEALAND-HONG KONG,China |
| New Zealand-Hong Kong, China FTA&EIA |
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| GOODS |
| Tariffs |
Duty-free access for New Zealand goods locked in.
Hong Kong goods are offered the same tariff reductions as in the New Zealand-China FTA.
Upon entry into force, 54% exports of Hong Kong will benefit from tariff elimination. Remaining 46% will progressively receive duty free access to New Zealand by 2016. |
| Rules of Origin |
Change of traiff classification and based on NZ-China FTA
Product specific rules for majority of tariff lines
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| Contingency Measures |
| Anti - Dumping : According to WTO rules |
| Countervailing Duties : According to WTO rules |
| Safeguards : Retained. |
Standards : Mechanisms to consider streamlining SPS and TBT |
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Notes:
Negotiations first suspended in 2002, but later continued and concluded in march 2010. |
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| SERVICES |
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Not Notified
Date of notification
Consideration Process : Not Considered
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Liberalization Approach : Negative Lists
Modes Covered
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  Cross-border supply (Mode1)
Consumption abroad (Mode2)
Commercial presence (Mode3)
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Specific Chapters on
Financial services
Telecommunications
Movement of natural persons
Other
See Annex 1 for specific services covered by the agreement
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Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport
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Public Sectors carve-out :
Most Favoured Nation : Binding
National Treatment : Binding
Market Access : Binding
Domestic Regulation : Binding but subject to legitimate expectations (GATS-like)
Subsidies covered by services disciplines : Not covered
Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
Article 14--owned by non-Party nationals and has no substantive business operations in the other Party's territory
Notes :
Early harvest in services.
Link to schedules :
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| INVESTMENT |
Scheduling Approach :
Definition of investment :
Most Favoured Nation :
National Treatment :
Fair and Equitable Treatment :
Expropriation :
Board of Directors and executive personnel :
Invester - State arbitration : 
Denial of Benefits :
Additional BIT exists between the parties :
BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:
Notes :
Link to schedules :
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| TRADE FACILITATION |
| Customs procedures : Yes NZ goods will be cleared within 48 hours of the time or arrival. Written advance rullins on raiff classification. |
| Customs valuation : No |
| Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No |
| E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No |
| Cooperation in trade facilitation : No |
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| OTHER AREAS |
| Government Procurement : Yes Chapter 12 |
| Investment : Yes Letters on the Conclusion of an Investment Protocol |
| Competition Policy : Yes APEC principles to enhance competition and regulatory reform |
| Intellectual Property : Yes TRIPS reaffirmed |
| Dispute Settlement : Yes provision of an arbitral tribunal. Chapter 16
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| Labor Mobility : No |
| Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes The Environment Coopertaion AGreement and Memorandum of Understanding on Labour Coopertation
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| Technical cooperation : No |
| Institutional mechanism : Yes general reviews at the ministerial level, within 2 years of entry into force and every 3 years after that |
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Notes:
General exceptions: Treaty of Waitangi and Creative arts |
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