VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam exported $475 million worth of seafood products to South Korea in the first eight months of the year, an increase of 27 percent compared with the same period last year. In 2016 Vietnam exported $617 million worth of products, up by 5.5 percent over the same period last year. The major import items were shrimp, small octopus and Juichi cuttlefish, while frozen products accounted for 69.6 percent and processed products 30.3 percent. Analysts believe that now is the right time to boost seafood exports to South Korea. Under the Vietnam-South Korea FTA, more product items can enjoy preferential tariffs, including seafood. RELATED NEWS Challenges still ahead for Vietnamese seafood exporters Trade … [Read more...] about Vietnamese seafood exporters now put high hopes on South Korean market
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VASEP: No year-end surge in tra fish, shrimp exports to US
Vietnam will not see high year-end growth in exports of tra fish and shrimp to US by this year because trade barriers have reduced their value, according to the national seafood association (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam will not see high year-end growth in exports of tra fish and shrimp to US by this year because trade barriers have reduced their value, according to the national seafood association. Meanwhile, exports of these seafood products to Japan, China, Brazil and the ASEAN bloc have increased significantly in the first eight months of the year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). In the first eight months of this year, the value of Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the US was nearly 416 million USD, down 4.4 percent over the same period in 2016. The US has dropped from being the largest export market for Vietnamese shrimp in … [Read more...] about VASEP: No year-end surge in tra fish, shrimp exports to US
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Viet Nam assures EU on illegal, unregulated fishing
Members of the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers on September 25 pledges to buy raw materials only from legal fishing vessels with clear traceability and importing only legally caught seafood. — Photo moit.gov.vn The VASEP (Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers) Marine Product Committee and Vietnamese seafood processors and exporters on September 25 promised to implement the EU’s demands on fighting IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing and the national action plan to combat IUU fishing. Speaking at a conference titled "Marine product enterprises commit to combating IUU fishing" in HCM City, Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, VASEP’s deputy chairwoman and chairwoman of the VASEP Marine Product Committee, said: “We are committed to buying raw materials only from legal fishing vessels with clear traceability and importing only legally caught seafood. “We are … [Read more...] about Viet Nam assures EU on illegal, unregulated fishing
Catfish exporters object to US DOC preliminary anti-dumping order
Subsequently, on April 11, 2017, the Department fully extended the deadline for issuing its preliminary order for the review by a full 120 days, resulting in a revised deadline of August 31, 2017. Scope of the Order The scope of the preliminary order issued, which became effective September 12, 2017, covered frozen fish fillets, including regular, shank, and strip fillets and portions thereof, whether breaded or marinated, of the species Pangasius Bocourti, Pangasius Hypophthalmus (also known as Pangasius Pangasius) and Pangasius Micronemus. These products are classifiable under tariff article code 0304.62.0020 (Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius, including basa and tra), and may enter under tariff article codes 0305.59.0000, 1604.19.2100, 1604.19.3100, 1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of … [Read more...] about Catfish exporters object to US DOC preliminary anti-dumping order
