Canonical: https://unicorncurrencies.com/industries/food-beverage-import/new-zealand/

# Intelligence: Food & Beverage Import in New Zealand

## Industry Context

- **Payment pressure:** Perishability creates urgency; Demurrage extremely costly for fresh goods

- **Operational control:** container tracking for demurrage avoidance; Fast EUR payments via SEPA

## Country Context

- **Use case:** Pay New Zealand suppliers for dairy, meat, wine, wood products, seafood

- **Settlement:** T+0 (2.3s avg within Unicorn network)

- **Banking:** **SWIFT + Account** (SWIFT/BIC or 2-digit bank code)

- **Regulatory:** Reserve Bank of New Zealand regulations; NZ Customs Service documentation

## Key Industries in Country

- Dairy

- Meat

- Wine

- Forestry

- Seafood