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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)

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Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025

Chapter 9: Loading

Part B: Packing and Strapping

64. Requirements for packing and strapping

 

(1) All packaging shall be clean, neat, dry, undamaged, and where applicable the perishable product shall be firmly packed in an upright position and strapped or wrapped, with no cartons protruding past the dimensions of the pallet base, which pallet base shall be of a kind and specification as determined by the Board from time to time as being suitable and appropriate for such purpose.

 

(2) Carton ventilation holes shall always be open, and there shall be sufficient ventilation between pallet slats for vertical airflow.

 

(3) Care shall be exercised in the use of plastic or shrink-wrap (pallet securing) materials, so as to allow for the horizontal penetration of air.