Processing shrimps for export (Photo: VNA)As part of the online conference on exportand distribution promotion of farm produce and aquatic products in southern andCentral Highlands regions, the event attracted over 100 representatives from Vietnamese agencies, organisationsand exporters.
According to Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, deputy head of Vietrade’sexport assistance centre, key products listed by Vietnamese exporters includefresh and processed fruits, mushrooms, processed cashews, and shrimps.
At the consultation, Vo Thi Ngoc Diep, Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the Netherlands, and Pham Van Hien, Director of the LTP ImportExport B.V., answered over 20 questions raised by Vietnamesefirms.
Diep stressed the European market is open without any prioritiesand restrictions on agro-aquatic products, adding the country’s willingness toimport those meeting the European and its requirements, and local demand.
Since August 2020, Vietnam and the EU, of which theNetherlands is a member, have implemented their Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA), offeringmany tax incentives and opportunities for Vietnamese exporters.
Diep said a large number of Vietnamese firms have ultilised certificatesof origin (C/O) issued for exports to the EU to access the Netherlands’s preferentialimport tariffs.
Highlighting advantages of Vietnamese aquatic products in theNetherlands, the official pointed to the products’ competition against thosefrom Bangladesh, India and Ecuador, among other nations, in recent years.
She informed that the Netherlands now mainly imports freshfruits from South America thanks to advantages in terms of transport duration and prices.
Diep advised Vietnamese firms to seek ways to compete andboost the quality of their products.
At the consultation (Photo: VNA)For his part, Hien said 50 percent of his company’s totalimports are from Vietnam and expressed his wish to increase the proportion.
He recommended Vietnamese enterprises to use environmentallyfriendly packaging, as the Dutch market refuses those made of plastics. Healso underscored the need to ensure food safety and pesticide residueswithin the allowable limits for fresh and dried fruits and vegetables./.
Diep said a large number of Vietnamese firms have ultilised certificatesof origin (C/O) issued for exports to the EU to access the Netherlands’s preferentialimport tariffs.
Highlighting advantages of Vietnamese aquatic products in theNetherlands, the official pointed to the products’ competition against thosefrom Bangladesh, India and Ecuador, among other nations, in recent years.
She informed that the Netherlands now mainly imports freshfruits from South America thanks to advantages in terms of transport duration and prices.
Diep advised Vietnamese firms to seek ways to compete andboost the quality of their products.
At the consultation (Photo: VNA)He recommended Vietnamese enterprises to use environmentallyfriendly packaging, as the Dutch market refuses those made of plastics. Healso underscored the need to ensure food safety and pesticide residueswithin the allowable limits for fresh and dried fruits and vegetables./.
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