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

 

 

Ground Processed Spice

(Cannot exceed limit shown)

Export Specifications for Mango

Export Specifications for Onion

 Export Specifications for Spices

Export standards for Vegetables

Export Specifications for Papaya

Export Specifications for Pomegranate

 

Specifications for Basmati Rice

•     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

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	1.0	3.0