2025 Industrial allocation data collection

Gazette notice calling for data on emission intensive, trade exposed activity:  

• manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed. 

For the EITE activity listed above, the Minister has called for projected data on:  

• greenhouse gas emissions 
• production statistics.  

The data will be collected for the financial year between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027 

Section 161D of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the Act) enables the Minister to collect data from eligible firms to determine the emission-intensity of activity and the appropriate allocative baselines for each product of the activity. 

See Section 161 D Climate Change Response Act 2002 (New Zealand Legislation)

In 2023, the Minister initiated a call for data for 26 EITE activities. The purpose of the call was to ensure that allocation settings were current and representative of an activity’s national average emission intensity. During this call for data exercise, no data was received from any firms for, the manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed. This was because no firms were undertaking the activity as described in the regulation.  

It is understood that firms are likely to start undertaking activity as described in the Gazette notice in the near future. To ensure that the allocation settings remain current, projected data is sought from firms who are planning to perform this activity over the stated time period.  

To fulfil the obligations of the Gazette notice, firms undertaking the activity listed in the Gazette notice need to submit three types of forms. 

• Data forms – activity-specific spreadsheet to record projected emissions and production.
• Basis of preparation – supplementary information to support the data forms, such as the assumptions underpinning the project data.
• Declaration – confirmation that the enclosed data is true and correct.  

Submitted data will be treated in confidence subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (New Zealand Legislation).  

Submission of these documents needs to be made by 12 September 2025  

Only firms intending to perform the activities in the listed Gazette notice are subject to this data collection exercise.  

Firms should check they meet:  

• The activity definition, including the activity outputs.
• The products used as the basis for allocation.  
• The period in which projected data is being called for.  

The activity definition relevant to the call for data can be found in the Gazette notice.  

Firms are advised to use the Industrial allocation guide to projected data collection 2025 to correctly calculate projected emissions and production data for this data collection exercise.  

It is important that firms follow the guide throughout the process. The guide explains the data collection rules that are outlined in the Gazette notice and how to fill out the data forms.  

Firms who undertake the specific activities need to submit their forms within 30 working days of publication of the Gazette Notice.  

If a firm fails to provide the data required under the Notice, the Minister for Climate Change may give further notice to provide information within 10 working days. Failure to comply may render that firm ineligible for an allocation, in accordance with section 161D(6) of the Act. 

There are also offences under the Act where a person:  

• Knowingly provides altered, false, incomplete or misleading information.
• With the intent to deceive and for the purpose of obtaining a material benefit or avoiding a material detriment, fails to provide information or provides false, altered, incomplete or misleading information.

Email industrialallocation@mfe.govt.nz.