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Trung An Company has just successfully exported 150 tons of ST20 and Jasmine fragrant rice in August this year at a fairly high price of US$600 per ton for Jasmine rice and $1,008 per ton for ST20 rice. According to Mr. Pham Thai Binh, General Director of Trung An Company, this is not the first time the company has exported rice to the EU, but these are the first batches of rice to be exported with import tariffs at zero percent when the EVFTA takes effect. To achieve this achievement, Trung An has done technical preparation to meet the EU market standards since 2011. It took 3-4 years for the company to improve the soil to produce clean and organic rice. Besides, Trung An must ensure the factors of origin of goods, quality of warehouses, environmental conditions, and food hygiene and safety. Orama Asiatic pennywort (Centella Asiatica) powder of Thien Nhien Viet Import Export Company Limited is favored by many EU customers, especially those in the Netherlands. Fresh pennywort is sold … [Read more...] about Enterprises share their experiences of exporting goods to EU market

At a press conference on September 8 in Hanoi, Director of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Nhu Cuong informed that after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect, the EU has expanded its quota of rice imported from Vietnam to 80,000 tons per year. In 2019, Vietnam exported 50,000 tons of rice to the EU market under quotas, with a value of 28.5 million euros. Compared to other countries in the ASEAN, Vietnam's rice exports to Europe were only one-sixth of those of Thailand, one-tenth of those of Myanmar, and a quarter of those of Cambodia. However, since this year, Vietnam will have an additional 30,000 tons of fragrant rice grown in the Mekong Delta, which receives the wild card to enjoy preferential tariff treatment to this market. According to the Director of the Department of Crop Production, the cultivation area of fragrant rice in the Mekong Delta annually reaches about 25 percent of the total … [Read more...] about Ministry urges enterprises to complete procedures to export fragrant rice to EU

Visitors can register for free at macfrutdigital.com. After signing in, they can see an interactive map of products on display, visit virtual booths to learn about products, ask for information from the organisers, and hold exchanges with exhibitors. … [Read more...] about Digital expo offers VN firms opportunity to showcase fruits, vegetables to EU

Under the trade agreement, the EU will eliminate tariffs on 86.5% of Vietnamese seafood over the next three years with a zero tax rate expected after seven years. The EVFTA is expected to create a great opportunity for the export of Vietnamese seafood, said agriculture deputy minister Phung Duc Tien at a ceremony held to send off the shipment. Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the EU in August rose by 20% over the same month in 2019 and are expected to continue growing towards year-end despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Carsten Schittek from the EU delegation to Vietnam, the reduction of tariffs from 12% to zero will help Vietnam’s shrimp industry succeed in occupying a greater share of the EU market. He noted that European customers are demanding so Vietnamese seafood must meet environmental, labour and safety standards, which sounds difficult but will bring enormous benefits to Vietnamese exporters as with success in the EU, they can then also … [Read more...] about Vietnam ships first batch of shrimp to EU under new trade pact

To enter the EU market, the local businesses must have certification of origin and meet food safety requirements, Hoe said. In addition, they need to pay attention to the agreement’s commitments on increasing the environmental requirements related to fishing to avoid difficulties in seafood export, reported the Nguoi lao dong (Labourers) newspaper. … [Read more...] about Over 7,000 C/O issued for exports to EU in August