The United States canceled 15 shipments of Indian mangoes worth $500,000. The reason was simple but costly – wrong paperwork. US officials found errors in a mandatory form called PPQ203. This form proves that mangoes received proper treatment to kill bugs and pests. The mangoes arrived at Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta airports in May. All shipments came from Mumbai after getting radiation treatment on May 8 and 9. US customs officers rejected every single shipment because the paperwork didn’t match their requirements. Indian exporters had two choices. Send the mangoes back to India or destroy them in America. … Continue reading Indian Mango Shipments Worth $500K Rejected by US Over PPQ203 Errors, 25 Tonnes Destroyed at Airports