The full list of Food fees as at 1 July 2025.
All fees in the following tables are stated inclusive of GST, unless otherwise stated.
| Registration |
2025/26 |
| New Single site Registration - Food Control Plan or National Programme |
$373.00 |
|
New Multisite Registration - Food Control Plan or National Programme
- initial site
- subsequent sites (for each addtional site)
|
$373.00
$186.00
|
| Renewal of Registration |
|
| Processing renewal of an existing single site registration for Food Control Plan or National Programme |
$196.00 |
|
Processing renewal of an existing multi-site registration for Food Control Plan or National Programme
- initial site
- subsequent sites (for each addtional site)
|
$196.00
$181.00
|
| Amendment to Registration |
|
| Processing a significant amendment to registration of a single or multi site Food Control Plan or National Programme |
$206.00
|
| Processing a minor amendment to registration of a single or multisite Food Control Plan or National Programme |
$124.00 |
| Significant amendment means change to location, or scope of operations. Minor amendment means change to trading name or legal name of operator. |
|
| Verification - Food Control Plans or National Programmes |
2025/26 |
| Verification fee (per hour) |
$184.00 |
| Follow up site visit subsequent to verification (per hour) |
$184.00 |
| Corrective Action Follow up. Charges include time spent on email, phone, site visits, assessment, outcome changes and administration (per hour of officer time) |
$184.00 |
| Cancelling a verification less than 48 hours of the scheduled date and time or non-attendance by essential personnel preventing completion of verification. |
$184.00 |
| Technical specialist required |
At cost |
| Verification charges can include time spent on scheduling, preparation, on site or remote verification, reporting, administration and up to 30 minutes of Corrective Action follow up |
|
| Compliance and Monitoring |
2025/26 |
| Unregistered food business warnings and enforcement |
$184.00 |
| Conduct complaint driven investigation resulting in the issue of an improvement notice or notice of direction. |
$184.00 |
| Conduct investigation of a critical non-compliance assigned during a verification, resulting in the issue of a warning letter, an improvement notice or notice of direction. |
$184.00 |
| Storage costs related to seized food or food related accessories - at cost |
At cost |
| Disposal costs related to seized food or food related accessories - at cost |
At cost |
| Per hour of Food Safety Officer time which can include investigation, site visits, emails, phone calls, issue of letters or notices, withdrawal of notices, and administration. |
|
| Domestic Food Business Levy (Ministry for Primary Industries levy) |
2025/26 |
| A yearly levy in addition to any new registration or renewal of registration fee for a Food Control Plan or National Programme business |
$66.13 |
| Collection fee for MPI levy |
$12.65 |