A representative of One IBC Vietnam Company said that the EU is the fourth-largest importer of Vietnamese agricultural products. Along with the import tax exemption and reduction under the EVFTA, Vietnamese exports seem to be strengthened to increase competitiveness and affirm their position in the international market.
These days, consecutive shipments of fresh lychee by air have been exported by Vietnamese enterprises to the Czech Republic, Germany, France, and Belgium. Tran Van Cong, Vietnam’s agricultural counselor in Europe, informed that the first batch of lychee arrived in Belgium, an important milestone, as a special “passport” proving the production level of Vietnamese agriculture.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep), European importers tend to be more interested in Vietnamese seafood suppliers with tariff advantages from EVFTA and stable sources of raw materials. Vietnam’s seafood exports to the EU in the first 5 months of the year reached over 380 million USD, up 15% over the same period last year. In which, shrimp still accounted for 50%, with nearly 199 million USD, up 22% over the same period last year.
Vasep expects that Vietnam’s seafood exports, especially high-end products, will increase when out-of-home dining services in the EU are gradually reopened.
The plan to bring agricultural and seafood products to the EU market is still being vigorously implemented. Mr. Le Ba Linh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pacific Foods, said that after bringing lychee to conquer the EU through the Czech Republic, it will be the turn of jackfruit, dragon fruit and rice that this unit promotes exports to this market. “We are confident that we will be able to do this because we have been exporting fish sauce for 10 years to the US market and are ranked in the top 1 in terms of Mami fish sauce brand on Amazon”.
Source: HNN (mard.gov.vn)
July 12, 2021
