Does Cepaos lodge the MPI Export Eligibility application on behalf of the winery?

Cepaos prepares the batch and consignment data for your export eligibility application: producer registration, wine specification, lab results and destination market. You lodge it in MPI Trade Certification, which replaced Wine e-Cert in 2024; MPI generates the Export Eligibility Statement and any official assurance the destination requires. Cepaos archives what MPI issues against the lot.

Does Cepaos generate the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) scorecard?

Yes. Cepaos generates the SWNZ scorecard from the operational vineyard and winery datasets, spray diary, water and energy metering, waste streams, biodiversity actions and social indicators, and exports the submission for the annual SWNZ audit. The SWNZ programme is voluntary but is expected by approximately 96% of producing vineyard area in New Zealand and by most export markets.

Does Cepaos integrate with Xero, MYOB and Cashflow Manager?

Yes. Cepaos exports GST-coded sales, purchases and bank lines to Xero through the Open API, to MYOB through AccountRight Live and to Cashflow Manager as CSV. The integrations follow a Bring-Your-Own-Subscription model, your Xero, MYOB or Cashflow Manager account remains owned and operated by the winery and its chartered accountant. Cepaos is the wine system of record; the accounting package is the general ledger.

Does Cepaos issue PEPPOL invoices to Australian buyers?

No. Invoices to Australian and New Zealand buyers are issued and sent from your own accounting package or PEPPOL access point. Cepaos has no PEPPOL connection: it neither sends nor imports PEPPOL invoices.

Cepaos for New Zealand winegrowers · Native compliance

The wine platform that owns the New Zealand compliance perimeter end to end

From Marlborough to Central Otago, from the Wine Act 2003 to the MPI Export Eligibility Certificate: Cepaos covers the New Zealand wine regulatory perimeter natively, Wine Act WSMP, MPI export workflow, 22 registered NZ GIs, SWNZ scorecard, FSANZ Standard 2.7.4 labelling and GST under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.

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Native compliance · 14 pillars

Every statutory requirement that touches a New Zealand winery

Cepaos covers the full New Zealand regulatory perimeter under a single subscription, from the Wine Standards Management Plan and the MPI export eligibility data, through registered Geographical Indications and the SWNZ scorecard, to GST on your invoices.

Wine Act 2003 and Wine Regulations 2021 register

Wine Act 2003 · Wine Regulations 2021 · MPI Wine Standards Management Plan

Cepaos maintains the Wine Standards Management Plan (WSMP) register required for any winemaker producing for sale in New Zealand: scope of operations, hazard controls, recall procedures and verification records. The audit-ready PDF is produced from the live winery dataset rather than a parallel spreadsheet.

MPI export eligibility data

Wine Act 2003 · MPI Trade Certification

Cepaos prepares the batch and consignment data for your export eligibility application: producer details, wine specification, lab results and destination market. You lodge it in MPI Trade Certification; MPI generates the Export Eligibility Statement, and Cepaos archives it against the lot.

Registered NZ Geographical Indications

Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 · IPONZ register

Registered NZ wine GIs on the IPONZ register, such as Marlborough, Central Otago, Hawke's Bay, Martinborough, Waipara Valley, Nelson, Wairarapa, Auckland, Northland, Gisborne and Canterbury, are checked at label time against the 85% rule.

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) scorecard

New Zealand Winegrowers SWNZ programme

Cepaos generates the SWNZ scorecard from the operational vineyard and winery datasets: spray diary, water and energy metering, waste streams, biodiversity actions and social indicators. The submission is exported for the annual SWNZ audit; the certification is voluntary but expected by most export markets.

FSANZ Standard 2.7.4 label compliance

FSANZ Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code · Standard 2.7.4 Wine and Wine Products · Wine (Specifications) Notice 2006

Cepaos validates every label artwork against FSANZ Standard 2.7.4 and the Wine (Specifications) Notice 2006: minimum 850 mL volume statement type-size, country of origin, allergen and preservative declarations (sulphites SO2 ≥ 10 mg/L), alcohol strength tolerance, vintage and varietal claim percentages, and the standard drinks statement.

GST at 15% on your invoices

Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 · Tax Administration Act 1994

Cepaos applies GST at 15% on your invoices and validates your customers' NZBN. It does not produce the GST101A return and has no connection to Inland Revenue myIR: you or your accountant prepare and file the GST return.

NZBN: New Zealand Business Number

New Zealand Business Number Act 2016 · 13-digit identifier

Cepaos validates the 13-digit NZBN check digit, and keeps it on the winery's legal entity and on your customer records. The NZBN is also surfaced as a customer master-data attribute for trade partners that require it on the inbound invoice.

PEPPOL e-invoicing: through your own provider

eInvoicing.govt.nz · Trans-Tasman e-Invoicing Common Architecture · PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0

PEPPOL invoices are issued and received through your own accounting package or access point (Xero, MYOB and similar). Cepaos is not an access point and has no PEPPOL connection in New Zealand: it neither sends nor imports PEPPOL invoices.

NZW Wine Levy reporting

Wine Levy Order · New Zealand Winegrowers Inc. annual levy return

Cepaos prepares the New Zealand Winegrowers annual levy return from the production ledger: tonnes received, litres produced, litres sold domestic and litres exported. The grower-levy and the winemaker-levy components are computed separately so single-entity and split-entity wineries both reconcile cleanly.

Direct Debit Authority and BPay NZ

Payments NZ · Direct Debit Authority (DDA) · BPay NZ

Cepaos issues and tracks Direct Debit Authority (DDA) mandates for trade customers, with the BPay NZ batch file format ready for upload to ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Westpac and Kiwibank. Wholesale customers, restaurant groups and wine club subscribers are all serviceable through the same DDA register.

Wine excise records

Customs and Excise Act 2018 · Excise and Excise-Equivalent Duties Table

Excise duty applies to wine above 1.15% alcohol at the Customs rates in force from 1 July 2026 (for example NZD 3.8999 per litre for wine over 9% and up to 14%, and NZD 71.034 per litre of alcohol over 14% and up to 23%). Cepaos keeps the volumes and alcohol strength per lot that you need for your Customs excise entries.

Accounting export to Xero, MYOB and Cashflow Manager

Xero Open API · MYOB AccountRight Live API · Cashflow Manager CSV

Cepaos exports the GST-coded sales, purchases and bank lines to Xero through the Open API, to MYOB through AccountRight Live and to Cashflow Manager as CSV under a Bring-Your-Own-Subscription model. Your chartered accountant retains custody of the general ledger; Cepaos remains the wine system of record.

Cepaos versus the NZ market

How Cepaos compares with the software New Zealand wineries typically run today

The comparison contrasts Cepaos with three categories: the incumbent wine production stack (vintrace), a sustainability and supply-chain platform recognised in NZ (Ekos) and a fragmented stack combining spreadsheets, point-of-sale and outsourced bookkeeping. For corrections, write to hello@cepaos.com.

Feature	vintrace	Ekos	Fragmented stack
Wine Act 2003 WSMP register	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
MPI Export Eligibility application bundle	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Registered NZ GIs validation	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
SWNZ scorecard generation	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
FSANZ Standard 2.7.4 label validation	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
GST101A return for myIR	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 outbound and inbound	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
NZW grape wine levy calendar (quarterly)	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Direct Debit Authority and BPay NZ	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Cellar-door licensing diary (DLC / ARLA)	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Xero / MYOB / Cashflow Manager export	Not verified

Not verified: we have not checked this point against a public source. It does not mean the feature is missing.

Legend: ✓ fully supported native · ◐ partial or via a third party · ✗ not supported. Information is public as of 2026 and is reviewed quarterly.

Additional NZ-relevant categories considered: Vintessential (laboratory) and Process2Wine (cellar process), both complementary rather than substitutes, integrated by file drop.

Operational honesty

What Cepaos is not

We are deliberate about the perimeter of the product. The following items are intentionally outside Cepaos, with the plain-English reason and the workflow that handles them today.

Not a substitute for your chartered accountant

Cepaos keeps the wine-specific ledger, applies GST on your invoices and syncs contacts and invoices to Xero. Your chartered accountant prepares the GST return, retains custody of the general ledger and files with Inland Revenue myIR. We work with the accountant rather than replace them.

Not an MPI-licensed export facility

Cepaos prepares the batch and consignment data, the wine specification and the sample tracking ledger for your export eligibility application. The winery lodges it in MPI Trade Certification, not Cepaos; MPI generates the Export Eligibility Statement.

Not incorporated in New Zealand

Cepaos is a Wyoming LLC. Customer data is encrypted and stored with Supabase in São Paulo, Brazil (AWS sa-east-1), with daily backups; application servers run in the United States. Cross-border disclosure is documented for your Privacy Act 2020 (IPP 12) assessment.

Does not physically courier samples to MPI Wallaceville

When export sample testing is required, the winery handles the physical freight to the MPI Animal Health Laboratory at Wallaceville or to an approved third-party laboratory. Cepaos tracks the sample reference, the chain-of-custody log and the test certificate against the lot, but does not act as the courier.

Hosting and data residency

NZ data, encrypted hosting, documented transfers

Cepaos LLC is incorporated in Wyoming, USA. Customer data is encrypted and stored with Supabase in São Paulo, Brazil (AWS sa-east-1), with daily backups; application servers run in the United States. Cross-border disclosure is documented for your Privacy Act 2020 (IPP 12) assessment. A Data Processing Agreement under GDPR Article 28 and the Privacy Act 2020 is available on request to hello@cepaos.com.

Frequently asked questions

What New Zealand winegrowers ask before signing on

Does Cepaos lodge the MPI Export Eligibility application on behalf of the winery?: Cepaos prepares the batch and consignment data for your export eligibility application: producer registration, wine specification, lab results and destination market. You lodge it in MPI Trade Certification, which replaced Wine e-Cert in 2024; MPI generates the Export Eligibility Statement and any official assurance the destination requires. Cepaos archives what MPI issues against the lot.
How does Cepaos handle registered NZ Geographical Indications at label time?: Cepaos carries NZ wine GIs from the IPONZ register, including Marlborough, Central Otago, Hawke's Bay, Martinborough, Waipara Valley, Nelson, Wairarapa, Auckland, Northland, Gisborne and Canterbury. Variety, vintage and GI claims are checked against the 85% rule of the Wine Regulations 2021 before the label artwork is released for print.
Does Cepaos generate the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) scorecard?: Yes. Cepaos generates the SWNZ scorecard from the operational vineyard and winery datasets, spray diary, water and energy metering, waste streams, biodiversity actions and social indicators, and exports the submission for the annual SWNZ audit. The SWNZ programme is voluntary but is expected by approximately 96% of producing vineyard area in New Zealand and by most export markets.
Does Cepaos integrate with Xero, MYOB and Cashflow Manager?: Yes. Cepaos exports GST-coded sales, purchases and bank lines to Xero through the Open API, to MYOB through AccountRight Live and to Cashflow Manager as CSV. The integrations follow a Bring-Your-Own-Subscription model, your Xero, MYOB or Cashflow Manager account remains owned and operated by the winery and its chartered accountant. Cepaos is the wine system of record; the accounting package is the general ledger.
Does Cepaos issue PEPPOL invoices to Australian buyers?: No. Invoices to Australian and New Zealand buyers are issued and sent from your own accounting package or PEPPOL access point. Cepaos has no PEPPOL connection: it neither sends nor imports PEPPOL invoices.
Where is the New Zealand customer data hosted?: Cepaos is a Wyoming LLC. Customer data is encrypted and stored with Supabase in São Paulo, Brazil (AWS sa-east-1), with daily backups; application servers run in the United States. Cross-border disclosure is documented for your Privacy Act 2020 (IPP 12) assessment. A Data Processing Agreement under GDPR Article 28 and the Privacy Act 2020 is available on request to hello@cepaos.com.

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