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Chile presents strong opportunities for U.S. exporters, supported by its open economy, transparent regulatory environment, and long-standing Free Trade Agreement with the United States.

New Zealand continues to be an important market for U.S. agricultural exports. In 2024, New Zealand’s imports of U.S. agricultural products rose by $50 million compared to 2023 to $571 million.

Following several detentions of dairy products at Chilean ports that reached over 1 Million USD , Post reminds U.S. exporters of the import requirements set by the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture for dairy products.

New labeling requirements for dairy products that may impact U.S. exports to Chile will come into effect on January 9, 2025.

Discrepancies between the information provided on the export certificate and the information on the label of the package in U.S. dairy products is causing recurring detentions at the ports of entry in Chile.

This report lists and describes certificate and other documents that must accompany food and agricultural imports to Chile as required by Chilean regulations. Since the last version of this report in 2023, The United States and Chile negotiated the new attestations for dairy products.

This report provides an overview of Chile’s current Sanitary Regulation for Food Products (known as RSA by its name in Spanish), as well as any other regulations with potential to disrupting food trade. Since the last version of this report in 2023, Chile updated the list of maximum residue levels of pesticides in food products.

New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products but also imports large volumes of food and beverage products. This report outlines regulatory requirements for food and agricultural products exported to New Zealand.

Chile offers excellent export opportunities for U.S. food and beverage exporters. With the highest per capita GDP in Latin America, Chile is a growing export market for U.S. food suppliers, and a strong trading partner.

New Zealand continues to be an important market for U.S. agricultural products. In 2023, New Zealand's imports of U.S. agricultural products returned to the previous year's value of US$ 520 million.

This report lists the major export certificates and other documentation required by the Government of New Zealand for U.S. exporters and food and agricultural products.

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) have updated the laws on allergen labeling for foods sold throughout Australia and New Zealand. The new allergen labeling laws are called PEAL – Plain English Allergen Labelling.