Spices and Herbs
Spices and Herbs
Spices and Herbs
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5.1.3 Dutch st<strong>and</strong>ards 79<br />
5.1.4 ISO-NEN norms 80<br />
5.1.5 St<strong>and</strong>ards for organic spices <strong>and</strong> herbs 80<br />
5.2 Packaging, marking <strong>and</strong> labelling 81<br />
5.2.1 Packaging st<strong>and</strong>ards 81<br />
5.2.2 Packaging requirements in the retail sector 82<br />
5.2.3 Labelling 82<br />
5.3 Trade-related environmental measures 83<br />
5.3.1 Financial instruments in the EU 83<br />
5.3.2 Sustainable development <strong>and</strong> ecolabels 83<br />
5.3.3 Environmental st<strong>and</strong>ards 84<br />
5.3.4 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) 84<br />
5.3.5 Issues related to spices <strong>and</strong> herbs 84<br />
5.3.6 Sources of contamination 84<br />
5.3.7 The use of pesticides 85<br />
5.3.8 CBI’s environmental efforts 85<br />
5.4 Tariffs <strong>and</strong> quotas 86<br />
5.5 Terms of the trade 86<br />
5.5.1 The contract 86<br />
5.5.2 Payment methods <strong>and</strong> delivery terms 87<br />
5.5.3 Business practice 89<br />
5.6 Promotion 91<br />
5.6.1 Trade fairs 92<br />
5.6.2 Trade press 94<br />
5.6.3 Assistance with market entry 95<br />
5.7 Checklist 96<br />
APPENDICES<br />
1 Product explanation / HS Codes 98<br />
2 Detailed import/export statistics 105<br />
3 St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard organisations 119<br />
4 Import tariffs for spices <strong>and</strong> herbs 128<br />
5 Sources of price information 129<br />
6 Trade associations 130<br />
7 Trade fair organisers 132<br />
8 Trade press 134<br />
9 Trade promotion organisations 136<br />
10 Other useful addresses 138<br />
11 List of developing countries 141<br />
12 List of Netherl<strong>and</strong>s importers 142<br />
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