Latest month: September 2026

New Zealand wine exports reached $219.1m

New Zealand wine export value rose (+33.9%) to $219.1m in September 2026, compared with the same month last year.

12 months to September 2026

Export value
$2.2B
Volume shipped
310.6m L
Active markets
104

Small But Mighty analyses official Stats NZ trade data, which may be provisional and revised.

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Latest report ยท Sept 2026

New Zealand's September wine exports up 33.9% on September 2025 to $219.1m

Exports rose 33.9% to $219.1m in September 2026 compared with September 2025, but the year is flat, up 0.9%, with bottled wine up 6.4% and bulk wine down 12.3% over 12 months.

Export value heatmap: year ended September 2026

This heatmap shows the total value of New Zealand wine exports to each market for the selected period, from October to September. Each shaded country represents a market, not an individual month. Darker shading means higher export value for the whole selected period. Values are free on board (FOB) in New Zealand dollars, sourced from Stats NZ Overseas Merchandise Trade data.

Use it to spot which markets carry the selected period and compare their relative export values. Use the period controls to explore other windows. Wine exports are seasonal, so compare a month against the same month last year rather than the month before.

Period:
Latest
Export value (NZD, quantile buckets)
$1k to < $52k
$52k to < $287k
$287k to < $635k
$635k to < $4.4m
$4.4m to $738.5m
Zero exports
No data

Source: Stats NZ Overseas Merchandise Trade data. Interpretation by Small But Mighty.

Two styles, two prices

Volume weighted export value per litre over the latest 12 complete months.

Bottled wine price per litre

12 month rolling average, to September 2026

$10.55 NZD per litre

Year on year change: -1.6%

Bulk wine price per litre

12 month rolling average, to September 2026

$3.48 NZD per litre

Year on year change: -10.5%

Biggest movers

Annual value change, 12 months to September 2026 against the same 12 months a year earlier.

Markets need prior year exports of at least $2.1m (0.1% of the prior annual total), so tiny bases do not distort the ranking.

Top risers

  1. Spain+118.5% ($8.5m)
  2. Singapore+44.0% ($34.3m)
  3. China, People's Republic of+36.6% ($84.1m)

Top fallers

  1. United Arab Emirates-31.1% ($5.6m)
  2. Norway-28.7% ($3.7m)
  3. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)-16.9% ($16.1m)

Top 20 New Zealand wine export markets

By value, rolling 12 months to September 2026, NZD FOB

#MarketValue (NZD) YoY value change
1Flag of United States of AmericaUnited States of America$738.5m-1.6%
2Flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom$435.6m-0.8%
3Flag of AustraliaAustralia$303.0m-10.4%
4Flag of CanadaCanada$199.7m+12.7%
5Flag of ChinaChina, People's Republic of$84.1m+36.6%
6Flag of GermanyGermany$60.9m+23.6%
7Flag of IrelandIreland$54.5m+16.7%
8Flag of South KoreaKorea, Republic of$47.7m-8.4%
9Flag of SingaporeSingapore$34.3m+44.0%
10Flag of FranceFrance$33.1m-15.4%
11Flag of NetherlandsNetherlands$21.8m+7.4%
12Flag of JapanJapan$17.8m-0.3%
13Flag of Hong KongHong Kong (Special Administrative Region)$16.1m-16.9%
14Flag of DenmarkDenmark$11.5m+2.0%
15Flag of SpainSpain$8.5m+118.5%
16Flag of BulgariaBulgaria$7.8m+3.3%
17Flag of BelgiumBelgium$7.6m-0.4%
18Flag of SwedenSweden$7.0m-12.6%
19Flag of PolandPoland$5.7m-16.2%
20Flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates$5.6m-31.1%

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