There is an extensive mango industry in both Australia and the Philippines. As mangoes are grown in differing, complementary seasons in these countries, they would benefit from supporting mutual free trade in mangoes. But despite ongoing efforts especially by the Philippine Government, there has been little free trade, especially in fresh mangoes, between Australia and the Philippines.
Outline and appraise the GATT/WTO, bilateral and regional free trade agreement (AANZFTA), and WTO sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) Agreement sourced rules which govern the Australia-Philippine mango trade and consider whether Australia can rely on strict SPS-quarantine rules to discourage imports.