NZKGI’s current levy is collected on kiwifruit grown in New Zealand that is exported to any place other than Australia. The levy is paid to NZKGI by Zespri and is deducted from the Grower pools. In 2011, Growers voted to establish a kiwifruit commodity levy to fund the operation of NZKGI and this Order was last renewed in 2024.
The levy under the Commodity Levies (Kiwifruit) Order 2024 was set at $0.011 cent per tray ($0.0031/kg) with the ability to be set to a maximum of $0.015 cent per tray ($0.0042/kg) pending a Grower referendum. This levy came into force in February 2024. At the 2024 AGM (August), Growers voted to increase the levy to 1.3 cent per tray ($0.0036/kg) to maintain retained earnings and to continue current the work activities.
