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NZWTA a hub for International Wool, Textile and Product Testing product testing. Even though New Zealand sits remotely at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the success of NZWTA’s international testing is due to a number of factors. It’s access to international freight services enables it to provide wool testing services to a growing number of international wool and textile customers.
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lobal wool and textile trade continues despite closed borders and COVID 19 restrictions. Manufacturers are continuing to source raw materials and products from foreign producers. Specifications provide certainty for these purchases, and give buyers the ability to predict processing performance. These specifications become more and more important to those who are not able to see the products before they buy. This is very relevant in our current “Covid” world. A key part of the success of this trade is the ability to purchase raw materials and manufactured goods with measurements that enable certainty around their performance. Wool and product testing are the key to this trade. Test results provide
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confidence of performance and the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority Ltd (NZWTA) has a growing international reputation for carrying out these tests for customers both in New Zealand, and from overseas.
International testing hub For international wool producers or processors, having access to a testing facility may not be easy to achieve if it is not readily available in their country. Not all countries accept foreign wool for testing, and not all test houses have a complete set of tests on offer. Because it has access to robust quarantine procedures, prompt service times, a wide range of key tests on offer, and an international reputation for high quality certification, NZWTA has increasingly become an international hub for wool and
Traditional wool testing and certification is now being undertaken for wool producers outside of New Zealand. NZWTA regularly tests wool from Chile, Falkland Islands, USA, Canada, and Kenya.
Reducing barriers to trade New Zealand’s robust and effective quarantine protocols allow the importation of samples into New Zealand from all over the world. Whilst there is a need to protect New Zealand from biological risk and avoid potentially harmful pests and diseases, our Ministry for Primary Industries also focuses on facilitating trade and reducing barriers, allowing easier and faster across border processing. Details of how to send samples to NZWTA are available on our website https://www.nzwta.co.nz/ importing-samples/
Extensive suite of tests NZWTA’s wool laboratory has an extensive list of tests for raw and
