Imports From Southeast Asia At $16 Billion In Year Ended September 2026

19 October 2026

New Zealand’s total imports from
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were
valued at $16 billion in the year ended September 2026, up
$2.1 billion (15 percent) compared with the year ended
September 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ
today.

“New Zealand’s total imports were valued at
$92 billion in the year ended September 2026, with imports
from ASEAN accounting for almost a fifth of this figure,”
international accounts spokesperson Shanna Dilworth
said.

New Zealand’s total exports were valued at
$85.8 billion in the year ended September 2026.

Total
exports to ASEAN over the same period were valued at $9.6
billion, up $918 million (11 percent) compared with the year
ended September 2025. Dairy (up $716 million) led the rise,
accounting for just under two-thirds of the total value of
exports to ASEAN.

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• Imports from Southeast Asia at $16
  billion in year ended September 2026
  (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/imports-from-southeast-asia-at-16-billion-in-year-ended-september-2026/)
• Overseas
  merchandise trade: September 2026
  (https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/overseas-merchandise-trade-september-2026/)
• Overseas
  merchandise trade datasets
  (https://www.stats.govt.nz/large-datasets/csv-files-for-download/overseas-merchandise-trade-datasets/)

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