MULTAN: The Customs Collectorate Multan has arranged special facilities at Multan International Airport for export of mango.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan and other districts of South Punjab are recognized for best mangoes production in the world and mango of this belt exported to different countries according to its demand. Mango export from Multan International Airport has been started and their first export consignments of 1.5 tons have been exported recently to a Gulf country.
Multan city is the heart of traditional mango area which produced huge quantity of export quality mango. Multan International Airport is providing state of the art facilities at Multan International Airport for export handling of mango. First export consignment of mango was exported by Roomi food through Shaheen Airline from Multan International Airport.
The Customs Collectorate Multan has provided special facilities to mango exporters at Multan International Airport for this season to boost mango export. Mango is a perishable commodity, which needs effective and careful handling during export process. Multan Customs is already exporting seasonal vegetables and fruits through Multan International Airport.
The Customs Collectorate Multan is offering cold storage facility for the mango export to protect them from hot climate of Multan region. Special cargo place has been allotted to mango exporters for the handling of export consignments of mango. Mangoes were exported after hot water treatment plant to protect them from fruit fly on special instructions of government to exporters. Hot Water Treatment has also been installed at the Multan International Airport for the expansion of export
The Customs Collectorate has assigned special duties of their staff for the facilitation of mango exporters at Multan International Airport. Assistant Collector Muhammad Ikram is ensuring swift clearance of mango export from Multan International Airport on the special directions of Collector Saud Imran.
