Okra from India: biosecurity import requirements - final report

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has finalised a risk analysis in response to the market access request for commercially produced fresh okra fruit (Abelmoschus esculentus) from India to Australia for human consumption. 
The final report recommends a combination of risk management measures and a system of operational procedures that will reduce the risk associated with the importation of commercially produced fresh okra fruit from India to achieve Australia’s appropriate level of protection.
The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced fresh okra fruit from India to Australia be permitted, subject to the application of the phytosanitary measures, as outlined in the final report for species of fruit flies, mealybugs, scale insects, spider mites and thrips of biosecurity concern to Australia.
The draft report for this risk analysis was published on the department’s website on 20 June 2022 for a 60-day stakeholder consultation period and via an SPS notification published on 2 September 2022, also for a 60-day stakeholder consultation period (G/SPS/N/AUS/545).
The completed final report is available in English on the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website at https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/risk-analysis/plant/okra-from-india