NZ: Zespri to address regulatory non-compliance with stricter measures
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New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is set to strengthen the industry's regulatory compliance in order to avoid the repetition of past mishaps over payments, according to Radionz.co.nz.Â
In recent years Zespri has had problems in China and Taiwan with fraudulent invoices and problems over duty payments on imports.
An independent director of the national kiwifruit marketer Jonathan Mason chairs the company's Audit and Risk Committee, is said to be leading the push for new regulations.
Mason reportedly said Zespri's model of selling to a local distributor who then onsells within each country could pose problems if the distributor didn't know Zespri's expectations.
The story alleged that Mason said the kiwifruit giant wanted to make its expectations to its distributors absolutely clear, and it this season started doing audits of the duties that must be paid.
Radionz.co.nz also reported Mason said growers who wanted to sell Zespri kiwifruit had to make their customs documents available to the company on an audit basis and any distributor not complying would be dropped.
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