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Export Specifications for Banana Country | Middle East | Variety Grand Naine Cavendish | Colour : Green Weight of Bunch :2.5 Kg Fruits preferably straight | Packing | 13 Kg | Storage | 13-14 °C | Transport | By Sea |
Export Standards for Coffee A. Arabica Coffee I. Washed Arabica - 'Plantation' 1. Plantation PB 2. Plantation A 3. Plantation B 4. Plantation C 5. Plantation Blacks 6. Plantation Bits 7. Plantation Bulk II. Unwashed Arabica - 'Arabica Cherry' 1. Arabica Cherry PB 2. Arabica Cherry AB 3. Arabica Cherry C 4. Arabica Cherry Blacks/Browns 5. Arabica Cherry Bits 6. Arabica Cherry Bulk B. Robusta Coffee I. Washed Robusta 'Robusta Parchment' 1. Robusta Parchment PB 2. Robusta Parchment AB 3. Robusta Parchment C 4. Robusta Parchment Blacks/Browns 5. Robusta Parchment Bits 6. Robusta Parchment Bulk II. Unwashed Robusta 'Robusta Cherry' 1. Robusta Cherry PB 2. Robusta Cherry AB 3. Robusta Cherry C 4. Robusta Cherry Blacks/Browns 5. Robusta Cherry Bits 6. Robusta Cherry Bulk III. Monsooned Coffees a. Arabica Monsooned Coffee 1. Monsooned Malabar AA 2. Monsooned Basanally 3. Monsooned Arabica Triage b. Robusta Monsooned Coffee 1. Monsooned Robusta 'AA' 2. Monsooned Robusta Triage IV. Instant Coffee V. Ground Coffee VI. Roasted Seeds VII. Specialty Coffee C. Monsooned Coffee I. Mysore Nuggets EB (Extra Bold) II. Robusta Kaapi Royale Export Specifications for Grapes Variety | Countries | Holland/Germany | U.K. | Thompson Seedless | Berry Size : 16mm Colour : white/amber | Berry Size : 18mm white | Sharad Seedless | Berry Size : 16mm black | Berry Size : 18mm black | Flame Seedless | Berry Size : 16mm black | Berry Size : 18mm pink | Packing | 4.5 Kg /9 kg | 4.5 Kg /9 kg | Storage Temp. | 0-1 °C | 0-1 °C |
Country | Middle East | Variety | Thompson Seedless | Berry Size : 15 mm, Amber colour | Sharad Seedless | Berry Size : 15 mm, Black colou | Packing | 1 Kg | Storage Temperature | 0-1 °C |
Ground Processed Spice (Cannot exceed limit shown) Spices | Whole Equivalent Insects | Insect Fragments | Mites | Other Insects | Rates/ Mouse Hairs | Animal Hairs | Ground Paprika | Average of more than 75 fragments /25g | Average of more than 11 rodent hairs/25g |
Export Specifications for Mango Countries | Netherlands /Germany | U.K. | Variety | Alphonso | Wt: 250-300 gm | Wt: 250-300 gm | Kesar | Wt: 225-250 gm | Wt: 225-250 gm | Packing | 1 Doz/2.5 Kg | 1 Doz/2.5 Kg | Storage Temperature | 13°c | 13°c | Export | By Air | By Air |
Countries | Middle East | Variety | Alphonso | Wt:200-250 gm | Kesar | Wt:200-250 gm | Packing | 1 Doz/2.5 Kg | Storage Temperature | 13°c | Export | By Sea |
Export Specifications for Onion Country | Colour | Size | Remarks | Malaysia, Singapore, Port Kelang & African Ports | Dark red to violet | 25 - 30 mm | Globular / Pungent | Sri Lanka | Dark red to light red | 25 - 30 mm | Globular or Oval | Bangladesh, Pakistan & Nepal | Light red to dark red | 25 - 30 mm | Globular Pungent | Japan | Yellowish / brown | 60 - 70 mm | Globular / Less Pungent |
Country | Europe | Colour | Yellowish / Brown | Size | 60 - 70 mm | Remarks | Globular / Less Pungent |
Country | Middle East and Gulf (Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) | Colour | Light red to dark red | Size | 40 - 60 mm | Remarks | Globular /Pungent |
Export Specifications for Spices Subject | Particulars | Extraneous matter | Herbs 2%, Spices 1% | Sampling | (For routine sampling) Square root of units/lots to a maximum of 10 samples. (For arbitration purposes) Square root of all containers. e.g. 1 lot of pepper may = 400 bags, therefore square root = 20 samples. | Foreign Matter | Maximum 2% | Packaging | Should be agreed between buyer and seller. If made of jute and sisal, they should conform to the standards set by CAOBISCO. However, these materials are not favoured by the industry, as they are a source of product contamination, with loose fibres from the sacking entering the product. | Heavy Metals | Shall comply with national/ EU legislation. | Pesticides | Shall be utilized in accordance with manufacturers recommendations and good agricultural practice and comply with existing national and /or EU legislation. | Treatments | Use of any EC approved fumigants in accordance with manufacturers' instructions, to be indicated on accompanying documents. (Irradiation should but be used unless agreed between buyer and seller. | Microbiology | Salmonella absent in (at least) 25 g.Yeast & Moulds 105/g target, 106/g absolute maximumE Coli. 102/g target, 103/g absolute maximumOther requirements to be agreed between buyer and seller. | Off Odours | Shall be free from off odour or taste. | Infestation | Should be free in practical terms from live and / or dead insects, insect fragments and rodent contamination visible to the naked eye (corrected in necessary for abnormal vision). | Aflatoxins | Should be grown, harvested, handled and stored in such a manner as to prevent the occurrence of aflatoxins or minimize the risk of occurrence. If found, levels should comply with existing national and / or EU legislation. | Documents | Should provide: - details of any treatments the product has undergone; name of product; weight; country of origin; lot identification/batch number; year of harvest. |
Export standards for Vegetables Commodity | Parameters for Export | Okra | 3-5 inch length, green tender, packing 5 Kg | Bottle Gourd | 12 inch length, greenish tender, straight, packing 5 Kg | Peas | 5-6 inch length, green tender, straight, packing 5 Kg | Green Chilli | 3-4 Inch length, green, packing 5 Kg | Drum Sticks | 24 Inch length, straight, thick, packing 5 Kg | Lime | 20-25 mm, green, packing 5 Kg gunny bags, 20 Kg wooden boxes. | Mode of Transport | By Air or By Sea |
Export Specifications for Papaya Country | Europe | Variety (Solo) | 400-500 gm/fruit | Packing | 5 Kg | Storage Temperature | 10-13 °C | Transport | By Sea |
Country | Middle East | Variety | Taiwan 785 | Pale Green, 1-1.25 Kg/Fruit | Taiwan 786 | Pale Green, 1-1.25 Kg/Fruit | Packing | 8 Kg | Storage Temperature | 10-13 °C | Transport | By Sea |
Export Specifications for Pomegranate Countries | The Netherlands /Germany | U.K. | Variety | Ganesh | 250-300 gm Red | 250-300 gm, Red | Arakata, Mrudula | 200-250 gm Deep Red | 200-250 gm, Deep Red | Packing | 3 Kg | 3 Kg | Storage | 5 °C | 5 °C | Export | By Sea | By Sea |
Country | Middle East | Variety | Ganesh | 300-450 gm, Red | Arakata, Mrudula | 200-250 gm, Deep Red | Packing | 5 Kg | Storage | 5 °C | Export | By Sea |
- Units exporting Basmati Rice complying with the requirements laid down under notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963.
- Compliance with AGMARK, PFA or any other requirements.
- Basmati Rice mills complying with the inspection procedure laid down under Basmati Rice Mills Certification and Pre- shipment Inspection Scheme issued by APEDA.
- Availability of in-house testing laboratories equipped to carry out relevant tests to ensure compliance with the quality requirements of importing countries.
- Record of any other requirements of Food Regulatory Authority of respective country(ies).
- Nature of technical expertise available with exporter.
- Status with respect to the detentions/rejections of consignments exported during the last three years.
- Nature of complaints, if any, received from importing country with respect to quality and safety of the product exported by the party during the last three years.
Export Specifications for Sapota Country | Middle East | Variety | Cricket ball, Kalipatti | Packing | 3 Kg | Storage | 15-20°C | Transport | By Sea |
Export Specifications for Turmeric finger | Special Characteristics | | Grade designation | Flexibility | Pieces, % by weight | Foreign matter % by weight max | Chura and defective bulbs % by wt. max | % of bulbs by weight max | General Characteristics | | Special | Should be hard to touch and break with metallic twang | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1. Turmeric fingers shall be secondary rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa L. 2. They shall (a) be well set and closely grained and be free from bulbs (primary rhizomes) and ill-developed popous fingers;
(b) have the shape, length, colour and other characteristic of the variety;
(c) be perfectly dry and free from damage caused by weevils, moisture over-boiling or fungus attack except that 1.0 percent and 2.0 percent by weight of rhizomes damaged by moisture and over boiling should be allowed in grades Good and Fair respectively;
(d) not have been artificially coloured with chemicals or dyes.
| | Good | Should be hard to touch and break with metallic twang | 3 | 1.5 |
Export Specifications for Turmeric Bulbs Special Characteristics | | Foreign matter % by weight max | Chura and defective bulbs % by weight max | General Characteristics | Special | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1. Turmeric bulbs shall be primary rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa L. 2. They shall
(a) Be well developed, smooth, sound and free from rootlets;
(b) Have the shape, length, (not below 15 mm.) colour characteristic of the variety;
(c) Be perfectly dry;
(d) Be free from damage caused by weevils, moisture over-boiling or fungus attack except that 1.0 percent and 2.0 percent by weight of rhizomes damaged by moisture and over boiling should be allowed in grades Good and Fair respectively;
(e) Not have been artificially coloured with chemicals or dyes. |
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