18/06/2026
Talked to a Bay of Plenty manufacturer recently who'd been buying the same parts from the same overseas supplier for six years. Same price rises every year, never questioned.
Turned out they were paying 30% more than they needed to. Not because anyone was ripping them off, just because nobody had checked in six years.
We wrote up the five common places this kind of cost adds up for NZ businesses. Worth a read if you're importing anything: https://kfsourcing.nz/insights/
