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New Zealand Trade and Export Minister Damien O'Connor and UK Secretary of State for International Trade signed the FTA in March.
New Zealand's historic free trade deal with the United Kingdom is "very positive" for the New Zealand wine industry, says New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Philip Gregan.
"The UK is New Zealand's second largest export market for wine, with exports valued at over $400 million over the past 12 months.
"The agreement will reduce trade barriers on New Zealand wine exports to the UK, which will make a big difference for many within our industry."
Genetic modification has long been a topic of hot debate.
Data from February 2025 shows volumes of bulk wine exports exceeded packaged wine.
OPINION: The New Year is well underway, and in January the first grapes of the new vintage were harvested in Northland. So, another year begins.
OPINION: A common refrain last year was 'survive 'til 25', including from those in New Zealand's wine industry facing rising costs, surplus wine and sluggish export sales.
Did you know that nearly 90% of total New Zealand wine sales occur offshore? That simple number means our wine businesses are the most export oriented of all the global wine industries. It also makes our sector especially sensitive to any changes in the trade rules that govern the access of our wines into international markets.
