New Zealand Lactose Exports and Imports
Reported lactose trade for New Zealand through Jul 2026, not live or executable quotes.
Exports · last 12 months
$45.6M
+25.4%vs. previous 12 months
Imports · last 12 months
$157M
+28.4%vs. previous 12 months
Monthly reported values in USD. Missing months are excluded rather than treated as zero.
New Zealand Lactose Trading Partners
Partner values describe lactose shipments reported by New Zealand for Aug 2025–Jul 2026. Destinations show where exports go; origins show where imports come from.
Lactose Export Destinations
China leads this ranking at $12.6M.
| Partner | Reported value |
|---|---|
China | $12.6M 28% share |
Japan | $8.7M 20% share |
Indonesia | $4M 8.9% share |
Bangladesh | $2.3M 5.0% share |
Brazil | $2.2M 4.9% share |
Thailand | $2.1M 4.6% share |
Chile | $2M 4.5% share |
India | $1.5M 3.3% share |
Australia | $1M 2.2% share |
| $979K 2.2% share | |
Pakistan | $950K 2.1% share |
| $821K 1.8% share | |
Mexico | $816K 1.8% share |
Peru | $811K 1.8% share |
Colombia | $519K 1.2% share |
SGP | $482K 1.1% share |
Argentina | $446K 1.0% share |
South Korea | $427K 1.0% share |
Malaysia | $417K 0.9% share |
LKA | $367K 0.8% share |
S19 | $315K 0.7% share |
Austria | $298K 0.7% share |
Guatemala | $287K 0.6% share |
HKG | $278K 0.6% share |
South Africa | $248K 0.6% share |
Lactose Imports by Country
United States leads this ranking at $108M.
| Partner | Reported value |
|---|---|
| $108M 69% share | |
| $34.1M 22% share | |
Denmark | $6.8M 4.4% share |
| $6.6M 4.2% share | |
| $825K 0.5% share | |
Austria | $311K 0.2% share |
New Zealand | $260K 0.2% share |
China | $21.3K 0.0% share |
United Kingdom | $2.8K 0.0% share |
Italy | $2.5K 0.0% share |
Switzerland | $1.5K 0.0% share |
Australia | $1.1K 0.0% share |
Monthly Trade Values
Recent New Zealand lactose filings are listed newest first, in USD. Unreported values are labelled explicitly and are not zero.
| Month | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $3.6M | $16M |
| Jun 2026 | $3.2M | $12.8M |
| May 2026 | $5.3M | $12.6M |
| Apr 2026 | $4.7M | $13.2M |
| Mar 2026 | $3.9M | $13.8M |
| Feb 2026 | $3.1M | $12.8M |
| Jan 2026 | $3.3M | $13.4M |
| Dec 2025 | $4.3M | $14.1M |
| Nov 2025 | $4.5M | $10.5M |
| Oct 2025 | $2.5M | $15.1M |
| Sep 2025 | $2.8M | $13.9M |
| Aug 2025 | $4.4M | $8.8M |
New Zealand Lactose Trade Questions
- Where does New Zealand export lactose?
- China is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $12.6M of lactose exports from New Zealand.
- Where does New Zealand import lactose from?
- United States is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $108M of lactose imports into New Zealand.
See our methodology for reporting windows and differences between partner reports.