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5. Renew your food registration

Whakahōutia tō rēhitatanga mahi kai

How to renew your food registration

It is your responsibility to ensure you renew your registration before it expires. You cannot renew an expired registration.

If your registration has expired, you can re-register by:

  • submitting a new application
  • paying the full registration fees.

Re-registering your business can affect how often you need to be verified. Visit Apply for verification for your food business for more information about verifications.

If you continue to trade with an expired registration, your registration authority might fine or prosecute you.

We will send you a renewal application form before your registration expires. Let us know if your email or postal address has changed.

When you receive your renewal application, check the details and complete the form.

Your renewal letter will include advice about how to pay for your registration renewal.

Email ehsupport@aklc.govt.nz if there are any changes to your registration.

Fees

Your renewal fee will include the following:

  • our registration renewal fee
  • the annual Food Business Levy
  • the $12.65 Food Business Levy collection fee.
Read fee table.
Fee typeFee
Food Business Levy collection fee$12.65

Food businesses operating under a Food Control Plan (custom or template) or a National Programme must pay the Food Business Levy every year.

If you do not pay the levy on time, we will forward the debt to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). MPI may apply penalties including interest charges.

Visit Food registration and alcohol licence fees and charges for more information about the Food Business Levy.

New businesses

If you are a new food business owner and your New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is changing, you must apply for a new registration. You can only renew your registration if your NZBN remains the same.

How to apply and pay

Online

You can pay by Visa, MasterCard, Online EFTPOS or Account2Account (bank transfer).

A card payment fee of 1.75 per cent applies for credit and debit card payments.

To pay online follow the instructions on the last page of your renewal letter.

Paying the Food Business Levy for National Programme businesses

If you are a business operating under a National Programme and you want to pay your Food Business Levy online you should always select 'Yes' to the question 'Is this your renewal year?'.

 

Pay a licensing renewal invoice

By post

Send the completed form and payment to:

Auckland Council

  Private Bag 92300

  Victoria Street West

  Auckland 1142

In person

Take the completed form to one of our libraries with council services.

Our tip

We post renewal forms at least six weeks before registration expires to the address provided by the food business.

Email ehsupport@aklc.govt.nz if your notice of registration is about to be expire and you have not received your renewal form.