Fresh-curry-leaf trade begins with Murraya koenigii identity, fresh presentation, class and condition evidence—not a generic curry ingredient label. Codex CXS 366-2026 covers commercial cultivars supplied fresh to consumers as leaves attached to small branches or twigs, loose individual leaves, or retail-packed leaves; it excludes dried, dehydrated and powdered forms and product for industrial processing. A comparable physical offer identifies Murraya koenigii cultivar or commercial type, fresh-consumer use, branch-attached, loose or prepacked presentation, Extra, Class I or Class II, freshness and turgidity, intact stems or stalks, visible foreign matter, pests and damage, rot or deterioration, abnormal moisture, colour, cracks, bruises, holes, tears, physical spots, missing or loose stems, package length uniformity, washing, cooling and post-harvest handling, country and district of origin, harvest, inspection and packing dates, lot, package and net weight, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, cold-chain controls and information vintage.
The figures below are current requirements from the FAO/WHO Codex Standard for Fresh Curry Leaves, CXS 366-2026. The standard defines fresh-consumer identity, class, tolerance, presentation, packaging and labeling boundaries; it does not establish current harvest availability, certify a lot or provide a live delivered curry-leaf price.
Extra Class quality tolerance maximum
5
percent by weight or count · CXS 366-2026
Class I quality tolerance maximum
10
percent by weight or count · CXS 366-2026
Class I damaged leaves maximum
3
percent by weight · CXS 366-2026
Class II damaged leaves maximum
5
percent by weight · CXS 366-2026
Class II missing or loose stems maximum
1
percent by weight · CXS 366-2026
Within-package leaf-length difference maximum
30
millimetres · CXS 366-2026
Fresh Murraya koenigii is a defined trade scope
CXS 366-2026 applies to commercial cultivars of Murraya koenigii supplied fresh to consumers. Leaves may remain attached to small branches or twigs, be loose in containers or be prepacked in retail containers or pouches. Dried, dehydrated, powdered and industrial-processing forms are outside this standard. Atlas retains botanical identity, intended use, presentation, origin and post-harvest state before comparing quality, harvest, price or trade records.
Class is tied to visible condition and tolerance
Extra Class leaves must be superior and essentially free from defects; its lot may contain at most 5 percent by weight or count meeting Class I instead. Class I allows a 10 percent quality tolerance for leaves meeting Class II, with slightly damaged leaves capped at 3 percent by weight and slight colour defects at 5 percent. Class II allows damaged leaves up to 5 percent, colour defects up to 5 percent, physical-damage spots up to 2 percent and missing or loose stems up to 1 percent. Atlas preserves class, defect type, inspection basis and date rather than reducing the lot to one unexplained score.
Freshness, packaging and destination condition matter
All classes must be fresh in appearance, sound, clean, sufficiently developed, pliable and not woody, free from abnormal external moisture, foreign smell or taste, pests and pest damage, and able to withstand transport and arrive satisfactorily. Packages must be uniform by origin, variety or commercial type, quality, colour and size; leaf-length difference within a package may not exceed 30 millimetres. Atlas retains cooling, washing, ventilation, package, inspection and arrival-condition evidence with the lot.
A fresh-produce standard is not a delivered physical price
Codex requirements establish identity and quality boundaries, not current availability or price. A delivered fresh-curry-leaf price still requires a defined cultivar or commercial type, presentation and class, current permitted physical observations, origin and harvest, inspection and condition results, lot quantity, package, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight, cold-chain controls and information vintage. Atlas keeps any physical-price output unsupported when those fields or usage rights are missing.
Questions procurement teams ask
Does the Codex fresh-curry-leaf standard cover dried or powdered leaves?
No. CXS 366-2026 covers fresh Murraya koenigii supplied to consumers and explicitly excludes dehydrated, powdered and dried forms and fresh leaves intended for industrial processing.
What applies when fresh curry leaves are sold without a class?
The current Codex standard applies Class II requirements to unclassified product. The actual condition, defect observations, presentation and inspection date should still remain attached to the lot.
Is there a mandatory size grade for fresh curry leaves?
No formal sizing requirement applies, but CXS 366-2026 limits the difference in leaf length within a package to 30 millimetres and requires package uniformity.
Which fields make physical fresh-curry-leaf offers comparable?
Murraya koenigii cultivar or commercial type, fresh-consumer use, branch-attached, loose or retail-packed presentation, class, freshness, stem condition, each defect and pest finding, package length uniformity, washing and cooling, origin and harvest, inspection and packing dates, lot, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, cold chain and evidence date.
Sources and provenance
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.