PARTNER WITH NEW ZEALAND - UNITED STATES & CANADA

Canada was New Zealand's 14th largest trading partner in 2019. Tourism and travel are New Zealand's largest export categories to Canada, followed by wine, beef and lamb. Exports to Canada are growing at a faster rate than New Zealand's exports to the rest of the world. Two-way trade between Canada and New Zealand sits at just under NZ$2 billion.

Canada is a growing market for trade and investment, offering opportunities in health IT, wood and building products, premium food and beverage, specialized manufacturing, clean technology and agritech. There is scope for more collaboration in research, science and technology in these areas.

Canada has identified New Zealand as a priority established market under its Global Markets Action Plan, focusing on ICT, sustainable technology, oil and gas, and life sciences.

Examples of commercial activity between our countries include an Ottawa company contracted to print New Zealand banknotes and passports, and Lockheed Martin Canada contracted for a New Zealand Navy frigate upgrade.

As the world's largest economy, the United States is a key source of commercial partnerships for New Zealand. The two nations share a long, trusted and mutually beneficial history of trade and investment.

Two-way trade between the United States and New Zealand reached NZ$17.8 billion in 2018, including NZ$8.5 billion of New Zealand goods and services exports to US customers.

The United States is also New Zealand's third-largest source of imports, and its second-largest destination for investment.

It is an extremely important market for New Zealand businesses in the food and beverage (including meat, dairy and wine), manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors.

The United States is also a natural location for New Zealand businesses seeking to take technology of all kinds to the world – from agritech and healthcare to software as a service (SaaS) and other digital products and services.