Mango Policy USA
Mango Policy USA
Mangos must be grown at a registered orchard and packed at a registered packing facility in
Pakistan. Before being exported mangoes are inspected for quarantine pest by an officer of the National
Plant Protection Organization of Pakistan (NPPO). List of registered orchards/packing facilities is
attached. Registration is done by NPPO according to guidelines of USDA/APHIS (the registration process
takes between 3 weeks to 3 months).
2. Obtain FDA (Food and Drug Administration) registration Number for Plant / Farm exporting
mangoes. Registration only takes 15-20 minutes to register on line with FDA at www.fda.gov.
3. Obtain an APHIS-PPQ import permit and sign compliance agreement with USDA/APHIS. This is to
be done by a U.S importer (anyone legally residing in the U.S with a U.S address can apply to be an
importer at www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/plantproducts.shtml). This