Local handicrafts’ access to EU discussed
More than 50 businesses producing
handicrafts discussed how to access the European Union market at a
workshop held in the southern province of Binh Duong on Nov. 26.
More than 50 businesses producing
handicrafts discussed how to access the European Union market at a
workshop held in the southern province of Binh Duong on Nov. 26.
The workshop, jointly organised by the Vietnam Handicraft Association (Vietcraft), the Binh Duong Industry-Trade Service and the Swiss Trade Promotion Organisation (Sippo), focused on a discussion of the obstacles in bringing handicrafts to the EU for sale.
At present, more than 90 percent of handicrafts are still exported via the intermediaries of other companies, the workshop participants agreed.
Vietnam ’s handicrafts are expected to earn an export revenue of 158 million USD in 2009.
The country’s major markets are Japan and the EU./.
The workshop, jointly organised by the Vietnam Handicraft Association (Vietcraft), the Binh Duong Industry-Trade Service and the Swiss Trade Promotion Organisation (Sippo), focused on a discussion of the obstacles in bringing handicrafts to the EU for sale.
At present, more than 90 percent of handicrafts are still exported via the intermediaries of other companies, the workshop participants agreed.
Vietnam ’s handicrafts are expected to earn an export revenue of 158 million USD in 2009.
The country’s major markets are Japan and the EU./.
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