Dong Nai assists local exporters in accessing US market
According to Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice
Chairman of the Dong Nai Import-Export Association, this year, the US
remains one of the largest markets of Dong Nai’s products.
In 2013, exports to the US market hit 3.17 billion USD,
accounting for about 30 percent of the provincial’s total revenue.
He advised local enterprises to pay special attention to technical
barriers in the US market, as from 2014, all disqualified exports to the
US will no longer be allowed to be re-exported but forced to be
destroyed.
The provincial Department of Industry and
Trade reported that many local businesses have received enough orders
from the US to ensure full operation until the end of the second
quarter.
Key hard currency earners of Dong Nai
include garment and textile, footwear, wood products and agricultural
products, it said.
The department’s head, Le Van
Danh, said he believes local exporters will enjoy more opportunities in
the US market this year, based on forecast of higher growth of the US
economy and hopes that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement can
be concluded later this year.
He said the
department recently met with the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
to discuss ways to establish links between US partners and Dong Nai
businesses.
At the same time, the department has a
plan to collaborate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in
organising workshops on the TPP and Free Trade Agreements Vietnam has
signed for exporters in the province.
According to
Danh, the provincial authorities will keep close contact with businesses
to give them timely support in overcoming obstacles and updated
information on local import-export situation and credit packages.
He said the province will try to increase market share in Japan, the
Republic of Korea, India, Australia and some regional countries
including Cambodia and Myanmar, which have great demands for key
products of Dong Nai.-VNA