Synlait Milk Limited

What is established and what is not

No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 14 official records from 6 official sources are on file. 4 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. The manufacturing role above rests on the official records listed below, and only as far as each literally goes: a facility registration or licence is not an observation of current production. Nothing here confirms ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.

Facts on file, each with its evidence type

• Market access approved: European Union (record type: market-access-eu) [official record; status green] Shows the facility is on the destination market's list of establishments approved for the listed goods. A listing is not an observation of current production. checked 2026-08-22. TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
• Named directors on file (record type: directors-on-file) [official record; status green] 5 directors on file. The register names the people who run the company, so there is someone answerable if something goes wrong. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Owners named in the company register (record type: ownership-on-record) [official record; status green] Controlling owner on record: Bright Dairy Holding Limited (71.7% of shares). Names the company's owners or controllers as the register records them. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Legally registered and still active (record type: registry-active-global) [official record; status green] Shows the register lists the registration as active on the date we read it. It does not show how busy the business is. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Line of business as recorded in the state register: Dairy products mfg nec (record type: registry-activity) [official record; status green] Line of business as recorded in the state register: Dairy products mfg nec. Shows what the state itself says the company does, which you can compare with what it promises you. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-08-09. OpenSanctions
• Business email on the company's own domain (record type: corporate-mail-on-domain) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows the domain runs its own email rather than a free mailbox. It describes the domain, not who owns it. checked 2026-08-09. Mail server of the company domain
• Probably related companies, not confirmed by an official record (record type: related-entity-probable) [official record; status green] The same person's name appears on this company's record and on other companies' records whose names share a distinctive word. That makes a link probable, not proven: the register does not say it is the same person. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Active legal entity ID (LEI) (record type: lei-active) [official record; status green] A global identifier used in finance; an active one is renewed yearly. checked 2026-08-23. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
• Main activity as recorded in the state business register (record type: registered-activity) [official record; status green] The business register records what the company is registered to do. A manufacturing code supports a maker over a trader, but it is registered activity, not an operating plant. checked 2026-09-18. https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429034950883/
• Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-address) [official record; status green] The address the company itself gave the register, so post and inspectors reach it there. checked 2026-09-18. https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429034950883/
• Site address listed in a government regulator's register (record type: facility-registered) [official record; status green] Shows the regulator records a site of this company at a named address. A registration is not an observation of current production. checked 2026-10-21. Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand Food Safety), public register
• Registered with the state to export across borders (record type: export-registered) [official record; status green] A state or statutory export body lists this company as a registered exporter. It shows the registration, not that any shipment took place or that a particular product may be exported. checked 2026-10-21. Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand Food Safety), public register
• No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-08-09. OpenSanctions
• Website domain registered (record type: domain-registered) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows how long this web address has been registered. That is the age of the domain, not of the company: a domain can change owners. checked 2026-08-09. Domain registry record
• Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. checked 2026-10-21. Companies Register (NZBN bulk data)
• On the company register (record type: registered-since) [official record; status green] On the company register since 2005-03-02. Shows how long the company has been on the state register, which is hard to fake and easy to check. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Recent annual report filed (record type: annual-report-fresh) [official record; status green] The company filed its statutory annual report on time, so the register still sees an entity that meets its obligations. checked 2026-10-21. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)

Relationships

39 relationship(s) on file. Each line names the other party, the relationship as its source records it, and the source. A record of a relationship is not a finding about control beyond what it literally says.

Recorded in a source

• Bright Dairy Holding Limited: Owner of record, share 71.698%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited: Owner of record, share 21.823%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• NEW ZEALAND DEPOSITORY NOMINEE LIMITED: Owner of record, country NZ, share 2.499%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Lowquest Pty Ltd: Owner of record, share 1.044%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd: Owner of record, share 0.97%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES (NZ) LIMITED: Owner of record, country NZ, share 0.453%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• WAIRAHI INVESTMENTS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429048293822, country NZ, share 0.426%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• LENNON HOLDINGS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429049382983, country NZ, share 0.328%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• CUSTODIAL SERVICES LIMITED: Owner of record, country NZ, share 0.207%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• : Owner of record. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• JBWERE (NZ) NOMINEES LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429031839822, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.: Owner of record, registry number 9429033103686, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• FALCON RURAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429034831564, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT INVESTMENTS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429036419883, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• FNZ CUSTODIANS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429036641093, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• APEX INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION (NZ) LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429036686162, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES (NZ) LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429037063603, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429037257361, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• NEW ZEALAND CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429038619670, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• CUSTODIAL SERVICES LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429038641053, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429039422347, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• HSBC NOMINEES (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429039739728, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• CITIBANK NOMINEES (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429039898364, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• FORSYTH BARR CUSTODIANS LIMITED: Owner of record, registry number 9429040301105, country NZ, past relationship. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Leon FUNG: Officer in the register. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Sihang YANG: Officer in the register. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Tao ZHANG: Officer in the register. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Thomas ADAMS: Officer in the register. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• Yi ZHU: Officer in the register. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• DAIRYWORKS LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429000040280, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT MILK FINANCE LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429030183216, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429042170457, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• EIGHTY NINE RICHARD PEARSE DRIVE LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429043424375, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT MILK (HOLDINGS) NO.1 LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429048506526, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT MILK (DUNSANDEL FARMS) LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429050594276, country NZ, share 100%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• PRIMARY COLLABORATION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429041108567, country NZ, share 16.667%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• CENTRE FOR CLIMATE ACTION JOINT VENTURE LIMITED: Subsidiary of record, registry number 9429051062613, country NZ, share 1.832%. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• 1028 Heslerton Rd, 7710, Rakaia: Holds the site's permit, registry number 540. TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
• EU: Approved for this market, country EU. TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)

Candidates, not confirmed

• SYNLAIT MILK FINANCE LIMITED: Same person's name in both records, registry number 9429030183216, country NZ. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT MILK (HOLDINGS) NO.1 LIMITED: Same person's name in both records, registry number 9429048506526, country NZ. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• SYNLAIT MILK (DUNSANDEL FARMS) LIMITED: Same person's name in both records, registry number 9429050594276, country NZ. New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
• synlait.com: Website of this business. Source record

Import rules for these goods

• EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
• US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA

Goods family established: Prodotti lattiero-caseari (official establishment listing). The exact product, operation and trade route needed to determine a product-specific requirement are not established here. Product-specific import rules not established for the catalog categories Alimenti gourmet e di specialità, Integratori e benessere, Dispensa e prodotti secchi: no record or company text names goods of this kind. A catalog category alone is our classification, not proof of what the company makes or sells.

Check independently

• Sanctions and watchlists (OpenSanctions)