Commodity Levies (Kiwifruit) Order 2012. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Regulation Date 2012 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Fruits/edible nuts Tax/levy Dispute settlement Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on 1 April 2012. Abstract This Order imposes a levy on kiwifruit exported to any place outside New Zealand other than Australia. The levy is payable to the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated by exporter who can recover the amount of the levy as a debt due from growers. The levy is intended to fund activities specifically related to kiwifruit growers, including research and development, export market development, quality assurance, crop health and protection and education and information. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Implements Commodity Levies Act 1990 (No. 127 of 1990). Legislation | New Zealand | 1990 (2020) Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Tax/levy, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Timber, Planting material/seeds, Minerals, Plant variety, Plant production, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commodity Levies (Kiwifruit) Order 2017. Legislation | New Zealand | 2017 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Fruits/edible nuts, Tax/levy, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX