1.Harvesting Season of Crop:

2.Concentrated Pockets

3.Criteria and description of grades

Codex standards for okra are not yet published, but okra to be exported should be 3-5 inches in length, green and tender.

4. Packaging and its details

For export purposes, okra is packed in consumer packs of LDPE or PP (polypropylene). Twenty consumer packs of 250 gm are placed in 2X2X5 pattern in a 5 Kg CFB box. The specification details of the box are given below in table

5.Documents required for exports

a). Documents related to goods

Invoice

Packing List

Certificate of origin

b). Documents related to shipment

Mate Receipt

Shipping Bill

Bill of handing

Airway Bill

c). Documents related to Payment

Letter of Credit (L/C)

Bill of Exchange

DA (Document against acceptance)

DP(Document against payment)

d) Documents related to quality of goods

Phytosanitary Certificate

GLOBALGAP Certification

Health Certificate

6.Chain of events (pack house up to shipment)

Harvesting (in the morning)

Handling and transportation

Unloading

Grading and sorting

Packing

Precooling

Cold storage

Palletizing

Refrigerated truck

Shipment