This document specifies requirements for white pepper (Piper nigrum L.) (see ISO 676), whole or ground, at the following commercial stages:

1. semi-processed white pepper (SP);
2. processed white pepper (P).

This document is not applicable to white pepper categories called “light”.

NOTE            Specifications for white pepper are given in ISO 959-1.

Recommendations relating to storage and transport conditions are given in Annex B.