Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian-African Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Tradehas announced that the General Administration of Customs of China hasagreed to allow three more types of Vietnamese seafood to be exported to thecountry.
According to the Chinese side, Vietnamese white clams, spottedclams and oysters have been assessed by China through fisheries control systems
These products are naturally exploited, managed and certified by the Vietnameseside with a similar process, it said.
The Chinese side suggested that Vietnam should conduct quarantine tests andissue certificates in the form agreed by the two parties so that Vietnam’sseafood products can be exported to China smoothly.
With the latestagreement, 48 kindsof Vietnamese seafood are now being exported to the Chinesemarket.
Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show that in the first ninemonths of 2019, Vietnam’s export turnover of aquatic products to China hit831.8 million USD, up 14.19 percent year-on-year, representing 3.2 percent ofVietnam’s total seafood exports./.
VNA
