Vietnamese leather and footwear exporters must comply with the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement’s rules of origin and be prepared to deal with EU barriers and anti-dumping measures.
Vietnam’s tuna export turnover rose 21 percent year-on-year to hit 271 million USD in the first half of the year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Thailand’s exports in June enjoyed sustained growth of 11.7 percent year on year, despite its currency baht remained strong, according to the country’s Ministry of Commerce.
The export of Thailand’s canned tuna is expected to miss its target as the country’s currency, baht, is getting stronger, said the Thai Tuna Industry Association on July 10.
Tuna exports are expected to increase by 8 percent this year to 524 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).
The Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers jointly launched a training course on protecting dolphins during fishing tuna in Phu Yen province on December 13.
Export revenue of Vietnamese tuna to the European Union (EU) in October almost doubled compared to the same period last year, hitting 14 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP)
The European – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) would promote the flow of high-quality investments from the EU into the country with commitments on goods and services market access.
Vietnam's tuna exports to China have risen sharply this year but exports to traditional markets like the US, EU and Japan have fallen, according to the industry association.
The free trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam is expected to push Vietnam’s exports into the demanding EU market, helping the country become industrialised and modernised by 2020.
After the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Vietnam (EVFTA) comes into effect, the EU will eliminate 85.6 percent of tariff lines which account for 70.3 percent of Vietnamese export value to the EU,
Tuna exports continued to slide during the first two months of this year
due to low demand from the traditional markets and owing to a reduction
in price, the General Department of Customs' statistics indicated.
Vietnam’s tuna
products shipped to the European market reported a respectable growth of
31 percent over the same period last year to reach 106 million USD
during the first months of 2013, while exports to other major markets
showed a decline.
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