Proper documentation and compliances are critical to the export process.

Export documentation plays a vital role in international marketing as it facilitates the smooth flow of goods and payments thereof across national frontiers. It is widely considered as the heart and soul of international business as no form of international business can be done without the presence of proper documentation. These documents must be properly and correctly filled The exporter needs to meet regulatory compliances of the exporting and importing countries and also customer requirements. This may include general and product wise requirements In India several promoting and regulatory institutions are involved in the export of agricultural and processed foods such as APEDA, Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, DGFT, FSSAI, Customs, and Export Inspection Council The certificates that are to be obtained include, Phytosanitary, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Conformity, Certificate Analysis, Health certificate, Grading Certificate etc.

In this section Krishi GAP made attempts to provide the best possible information on the institutions involved and their role in exports. You need to visit the websites of these institutions for the updates asthese are changed quite often.