South African Fruit Industry Export Manual
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Step-by-step Export manual for the South African fruit industry August 2010 agriculture, forestry & fisheries Department: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Step-by-step Export manual for the South African fruit industry August 2010 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES 2010 Published by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Directorate International Trade Private Bag X250, Pretoria 0001 [email protected] in cooperation with the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum ISBN: 978-1-86871-312-7 Contents ACRonYMs AnD ABBReVIAtIons ........................................................................................................................................ v IntRoDUCtIon ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. ReGIstRAtIon WItH sARs As An eXPoRteR oR IMPoRteR ......................................................................... 2 2. PRoDUCtIon ReGIstRAtIon ................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Registration and inspection services by DAFF ............................................................................................................ 3 2.1.1 Registration as a Food Business Operator (FBO) ....................................................................................................... 3 2.1.2 Phytosanitary registration and approval for special markets ....................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Website links for special market phytosanitary registration ......................................................................................... 4 2.1.4 Application of GAPs for phytosanitary registration ...................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Inspection of orchards ................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.3 Inspection and certification services for special markets including the European Union (EU) and other international markets .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.1 Phytosanitary inspections for special markets including the EU ................................................................................. 5 2.3.2 Inspections for exports to the EU ................................................................................................................................ 6 3. PACKAGInG, MARKInG AnD LABeLLInG ............................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Packaging and traceability ........................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1 Traceability ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.2 Wood packaging .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.3 Inspection and auditing ................................................................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Marking and labelling ................................................................................................................................................... 8 4. QUALItY ContRoL AnD PHYTOSAnItARY MeAsURes ...................................................................................... 9 4.1 Management and control through inspection .............................................................................................................. 9 4.1.1 PPECB inspection contact points in provinces ............................................................................................................ 9 4.1.2 Phytosanitary inspections ............................................................................................................................................ 10 4.2 Inspection for exports to special markets .................................................................................................................... 10 4.2.1 PPECB ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 4.2.2 SPS inspection points .................................................................................................................................................. 10 4.3 List of fruit types allowed for export to the special markets ......................................................................................... 10 4.3.1 Citrus fruit from South Africa to the People’s Republic of China ................................................................................. 10 4.3.2 Citrus fruit from South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland to Japan ....................................................................... 10 4.3.3 Sweet orange fruit from South Africa to South Korea .................................................................................................. 10 4.3.4 Citrus fruit to Iran ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 4.3.5 Citrus fruit to the USA .................................................................................................................................................. 11 5. PHYTOSAnItARY DoCUMentAtIon neeDeD FoR eXPoRts ........................................................................... 12 5.1 Certification (Annexure 1) ............................................................................................................................................ 12 5.2 Guidelines for completion of the application forms for phytosanitary registration and approval (Annexure 2) ............ 12 5.3 Declaration document/form (Annexure 3) .................................................................................................................... 12 5.4 Addendum (Annexure 4) ............................................................................................................................................. 12 5.5 Cold treatment certificates and other certificates (Annexure 5) ................................................................................... 12 6. PRIVAte stAnDARDs .............................................................................................................................................. 12 6.1 GlobalGAP ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 6.1.1 EUREPGAP and GlobalGAP ....................................................................................................................................... 13 iii 7. TRAnsPoRt: ContAIneR oR ConVentIonAL ................................................................................................... 14 7.1 Shipping – trends and strategies ................................................................................................................................. 14 7.2 Container liner shipping ............................................................................................................................................... 14 7.3 Conventional shipping ................................................................................................................................................. 14 7.4 Shipping terms (trading terms or Incoterms) ............................................................................................................... 15 8. EXPoRt ACtIVItIes ................................................................................................................................................. 16 8.1 Cost breakdown of a specific shipment ....................................................................................................................... 16 9. InDUstry AssoCIAtIons AnD eXPoRt CoUnCILs .......................................................................................... 18 10. TRAInInG ................................................................................................................................................................... 19 10.1 Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF) .................................................................................................................... 19 10.2 Provincial Investment Promotion Agencies (PIPAS) .................................................................................................... 19 11. FInAnCe ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 11.1 Banks ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20 11.1.1 Obtaining finance or resources for your exports