Pharmaceutical Intermediates for New Zealand
The pharmaceutical intermediates division counts 14,468 products, and each one can be quoted for delivery to New Zealand. Locally, the main users are in dairy & food processing, agriculture & horticulture and forestry & wood products. Typical delivery points include Auckland, Tauranga / Bay of Plenty and Hamilton / Waikato. Typical customers for this division are API manufacturers, CDMOs and CMOs and medicinal and discovery chemistry groups.
Supplying pharmaceutical intermediates to New Zealand
Sea freight reaches Auckland and Tauranga in about 28–40 days port to port. Urgent or small lots fly to Auckland (AKL) in 4–7 days. Import compliance for this category sits with Medsafe, and we prepare the COA, SDS and commercial documents your broker needs. Common grades for this division are Key starting material (KSM) specification, Advanced intermediate (customer spec), Building block, ≥95% / ≥98% purity and Chiral (ee specified).
Grades in this division
Pharma compliance in New Zealand
| Authority | Medsafe |
|---|---|
| Seaports | Auckland, Tauranga, Lyttelton |
| Airports | Auckland (AKL), Christchurch (CHC) |
| Dangerous goods | IMDG by sea, IATA DGR by air |
Hazardous substances imported into New Zealand need an approval under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act, usually through an EPA group standard, and importers must follow EPA notification and SDS rules. Medicines and APIs are regulated by Medsafe, and controlled drugs and precursors need Ministry of Health licences. Packaging and pallets are subject to MPI biosecurity requirements, including ISPM-15 treated timber. Dangerous goods follow IMDG or IATA rules.
From order to delivery
- 1–2 daysQuote and document set agreed
Price, pack sizes, Incoterm and the paperwork list are confirmed in writing.
- 3–7 daysPacking for export
Stock items are packed in UN-rated drums or cartons. Made-to-order material adds its own lead time.
- 1–3 daysExport clearance at Nhava Sheva or Mundra
Shipping bill filed, dangerous goods declared under IMDG where needed.
- 28–40 daysOcean transit to Auckland
Port-to-port time depends on the vessel schedule and any transhipment.
- 2–5 daysImport clearance
Your broker clears the goods against local rules. Chemical oversight: EPA (HSNO Act).
Indicative total by sea: 35–57 days
By air: about 8–17 days in total.
Documents for New Zealand
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
- Certificate of Origin
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Safety Data Sheet (16-section GHS)
- HSNO approval / group standard assignment (importer)
- Medsafe / Ministry of Health licence for medicines or controlled substances where applicable
- MPI biosecurity packaging declaration (ISPM-15 timber) where applicable
- Dangerous Goods Declaration (IMDG/IATA) where applicable
Categories in pharmaceutical intermediates
A selection we ship to New Zealand
A rotating sample from the division. Every product in the catalogue can be quoted for this destination.
- CAS
- 114724-41-3
- Formula
- C13H12ClNO2S
- MW
- 281.76 g/mol
- CAS
- 503155-65-5
- Formula
- C13H20N2O3
- MW
- 252.31 g/mol