A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26 to raise businesses’ awareness of technical barriers to trade (TBTs).
Accordingto Dr. Duong Dinh Giam, Director of the Industrial Policy and ResearchInstitute under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in thecontext of international economic integration, the role ofstandardisation and TBTs has become more important.
Therefore,countries are attempting to set up and maintain a systems of technicalmeasures, which may creating hidden barriers for global trade as well asexport commodities, he noted.
Nguyen Binh Giang, head of theministry’s Import-Export Department, urged domestic enterprises tointensify market research and trade promotion as well as improve productquality and competitiveness in order to overcome these obstacles.
Inaddition, they need to strictly comply with the rules of origin andincrease the rate of locally made materials to reduce dependence onforeign suppliers, he added.
Experts at the seminar stressed theimportance of raising businesses’ awareness and providing them withinformation on TBTs at Vietnam’s key export markets such as Japan,the United States, Russia, the Europe and ASEAN.
They alsocalled for more governmental support for firms, particularly small- andmedium-sized ones, to help them renovate and apply internationalstandards in production in a bid to increase their competitiveness inthe global market.
TBTs refers to mandatory technical regulationsand voluntary standards that define specific characteristics that aproduct should have, such as its size, shape, design, labeling, marking,packaging, functionality or performance. There are also specificprocedures to check whether a product is in compliance with theserequirements, which can include, for example, product testing,inspection and certification activities.-VNA
Accordingto Dr. Duong Dinh Giam, Director of the Industrial Policy and ResearchInstitute under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in thecontext of international economic integration, the role ofstandardisation and TBTs has become more important.
Therefore,countries are attempting to set up and maintain a systems of technicalmeasures, which may creating hidden barriers for global trade as well asexport commodities, he noted.
Nguyen Binh Giang, head of theministry’s Import-Export Department, urged domestic enterprises tointensify market research and trade promotion as well as improve productquality and competitiveness in order to overcome these obstacles.
Inaddition, they need to strictly comply with the rules of origin andincrease the rate of locally made materials to reduce dependence onforeign suppliers, he added.
Experts at the seminar stressed theimportance of raising businesses’ awareness and providing them withinformation on TBTs at Vietnam’s key export markets such as Japan,the United States, Russia, the Europe and ASEAN.
They alsocalled for more governmental support for firms, particularly small- andmedium-sized ones, to help them renovate and apply internationalstandards in production in a bid to increase their competitiveness inthe global market.
TBTs refers to mandatory technical regulationsand voluntary standards that define specific characteristics that aproduct should have, such as its size, shape, design, labeling, marking,packaging, functionality or performance. There are also specificprocedures to check whether a product is in compliance with theserequirements, which can include, for example, product testing,inspection and certification activities.-VNA
