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Cost Recovery Proposals under the Animal Products Act 1999

Attachment 4: Shellfish Sector

Introduction

This section details the recovery costs of Industry Goods for primary processors of shellfish.

Costs to be recovered from sector

The costs of services provided to the sector are³

Service	Cost	Payable from
New Zealand Standards and Systems	$323,847	All domestic and export processors
Market Access	$71,745	Export processors
Export Standards	$17,716	Export processors

Current situation

Processors of bivalve molluscan shellfish are currently charged $6,146 p.a.

Cost Recovery options

1. Current system - fixed annual charge

All processors (50) $6,350 p.a.

Export processors (50) $1,783 p.a.

TOTAL $8,104 p.a.

2. Levy based (tonnes processed)

All processors (95,400 tonnes) $3.39 per tonne

Export processors (85,860 tonnes) $1.04 per tonne

Total for Export Processors $4.43 per tonne

Option to include secondary processing in shellfish primary processors costs

If secondary processing costs are added to primary processing the rates would be:

3. Fixed annual charge

All processors (50) $6,497 p.a.

Export processors (50) $1,783 p.a.

TOTAL $8,265 p.a.

4. Levy based (tonnes processed)

All processors (95,400 tonnes) $3.47 per tonne

Export processors (85,860 tonnes) $1.04 per tonne

Total for Export Processors $4.51 per tonne

³ Please note those proposals are in addition to NZFSA Verification Agency annual charges