What requirements must processed fruit and vegetables comply with to be allowed on the European market?
Mandatory standards set by public institutions to ensure product quality, environmental protection and consumer health
Mandatory requirements are related to food safety:
1-Tarrif barriers: one of the main trade barriers influencing a country’s competitiveness when exporting to Europe.
2-Phytosanitary inspection: these certificates are issued for plants or plant products that can be reduced within Europe after import. these certificates are not required for most whole dried fruits, vegetables and in-shell nuts.
3-Control of contamination: microbiological contaminations
4-Safe packaging and informative labelling: safe, well-measured and eco-friendly packaging requests
The process of exporting fruits and vegetables from Iran and in DGRPco
Agricultural products’ export, like other products, requires some steps to go through. So, if you decide to export fruits from Iran, all the procedures and regulations before exporting are necessary to know. These are some steps that you should go through before exporting.
- knowing the laws and regulations of the country before exporting.
- Having a contract between the importer and exporter countries.
- Getting permission from customs before export.
- Calculating export costs.
- Receiving approval from the Ministry of Health.
- Packing and maintaining the products enable you to export very high-quality products to other countries.
Terms and conditions for exporting fruits from Iran:
Exporting agricultural products from Iran has some terms and regulations. regularly check for voluntary standards is one of these rules is to observe the standards of the countries of origin and destination. We in DGRPco believes that it is better to be familiar with the laws and regulations of the country of destination before exporting. And if you need to receive a standard certificate, you have to prepare the required documents and send them to the destination country.
Importers of Iranian fruit and vegetables are Qatar, Turkey, Iraq, Russia, Bahrain, Yemen, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Emirates, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, England, etc.(DGRPco)
Exporting fruits and vegetables to other countries has advantages and disadvantages. Here are some advantages of exporting fruits DGRPco consider:
#Country’s economy can develop by exporting products and also products’ qualification can improve and up-to-date based on international standards.
#Import of other country’s currency and dollars is helpful for the critical economy
#Employment is another benefit of exporting to creates jobs for thousands of unemployed people in cultivation departments, packing houses and transportation section
#Informing the world about Iranians’ fruit unique quality and taste because of Iran climate different fruit is available during a year
What are the essential points in exporting fruits and vegetables?
When you want to export fruit from Iran, pay attention to the following points:
- Skillful grower, packer and exporters
- Surf the target market and the needs of buyers
- Strong and effective communication with buyers
- Make sure for guarantees to sell products and sign a contract
- Choose the best route for transporting products
- To keep the fruit quality, send products in the fastest possible time
- Be aware of the quality of products against impact and heat
- Having an up-to-date website for information, review of licenses, and other services of the exporting company
- The target countries language fluency
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