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EXPORT PROBLEM and IMPORT COUNTRIES REQUIREMENT FOR BANGLADESH

Import countries requirement on export of horticultural fresh produce from Bangladesh.

Export requirement for UK, Italy, France, and Germany

European Union formulated a guideline for exporting countries. The European Union has declared stricter regulations through the EU Council Directive, clearly identifying their Phyto-sanitary (SPS) Requirements. EU Commission directives are as follows.

Table 1 : Different international market’s requirements for fresh betel leaf

Items	Import country requirements
European Union
Fresh Vegetables and Fruits for Europe	It should be certified that goods are produced in and collected from the area and place completely free from Thrips Palmi, Black fly, Whitely, Aphids, vegetable fruit fly. A certificate is needed when officially visited before exporting the goods was free from Thrips Palmi and other quarantine pests. Must be collected from diseases free area (Follow GAP, GHP practices in pre-harvest production and post-harvest management stages). Must apply necessary treatment before export. Mango The production follows GAP and GHP and must be free from mango fruit fly, fruit weevil, Anthracnose Lemon Additional declaration should be included by NPPO in the Phytosanitary certificate at the time issuing. Fruits must be free from bacterial canker, fungal scab and before export should be treatment with sodium Orthopnenile phinate. Name of vegetable and country of origin must be written on the packet.
Middle East
Fresh vegetables and fruits for Middle East	Production of vegetables and fruits must follow Good Agriculture Practice (GAP), Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) Free from microbial contamination, e.g., Salmonella, E Coli, Pathogenic fungus such as Anthracnose Maximum Residue Level (MRL) Free from Heavy metal- Ar, Cr, Hg, Pb Packaging must be international standard with proper labeling. Traceability for citrus and banana with others crops also
Malaysia and Singapore
Fresh vegetables and fruits for Malaysia and Singapore	Exportable vegetables and must be produce follow Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and also maintained the record keeping sytem from production stages until to export level.

Although there are huge opportunity in Japan and USA but Bangladesh yet could not export due to import compliances. Even Bangladesh is not working on it. We need to work for new market and side by side we have to prepare our agricultural fresh produce to export in higher super market shop in Europe, USA, Japan and Middle East.

The overall potential of the horticultural sector is limited by the presence of various pests (including fruit fly and white flies,black flies,Thrips,Mite,Hopper,Anthracnose), and therefore needs technical assistance to develop in-country SPS capacity for meeting international standards, and infrastructure to increase the efficiency of surveillance and compliance. Bangladesh needs also to work with its regional partners to harmonize phytosanitary standards and procedures, strengthen pest surveillance and detection capabilities, including border inspection operations, develop risk assessment capability, and overcome other bottlenecks related to regulatory issues and the trade.

Table 2 : Different international market’s requirements for fresh betel leaf

Items

Import country requirements

Fresh betel leaf export

European Union

It should be certified that goods are produced in and collected from the area completely free from Thrips palmi, Black fly, White fly, Aphids.
Certificate is needed that betel leaf is free from microbial hazard like Salmonella and E. coli.
Must be free from quarantine Pathogenic fungus on betel leaf.
Exportable betel leaf must be produced following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and also maintained the record keeping system from production stages until to export level.
Must apply necessary treatment before export.

Middle East

Exportable betel leaf must be produce follow Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and also maintained the record keeping system from production stages until to export level.
Must be free from quarantine Pathogenic fungus on betel leaf.
Maximum Residue Level must be under limit of WHO recommended doses.
Betel leaf must be free from heavy metal like arsenic, lead, chromium and market.
Free from contamination of salmonella and E. coli.

Malaysia and Singapore

Exportable betel leaf must be produce follow Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and also maintained the record keeping system from production stages until to export level.

Source: Professor Dr.Abul Faiz Md Jamal Uddin & Dr. Md. Monjurul Islam April, 2025 (Study on Cause of Declining and Overcome Export of Agricultural Fresh Produce to International Market from Bangladesh)