EU Allows Mango Import only through APEDA Certified Pack Houses

Ban Continues on Cucurbits and Brinjal

The seven-month ban on Indian mangoes, imposed last year by the European Union, has been lifted before the current mango season.

This came after an audit by the EU last September showed “significant improvements in the phytosanitary export certification system,” says an EC release. Shipments of mangoes from India, including the premium Alphonso mangoes, had been stopped last year after inspections found some consignments infested with fruit flies.

Mr M Rafeeque Ahmed, President, Federation of Indian Export Organisatios (FIEO) said that the imposition of ban on mangoes affected Mango exports to EU which went down from USD 8.9 million in 2013-14 to USD 1.07 million in 2014-15 (April-Sept).