Vietnam was Spain's largest supplier of coffee by volume last year, with 113,550 tonnes worth 287 million USD, up 21% in volume and 79% in value against 2021.
Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of 11 billion USD from wood and forestry products this year as the main season for business is in the last six months of the year, according to an official of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES).
TTC Attapeu Cane Sugar Co. Ltd, a Vietnamese-invested firm based in Attapeu province of Laos, has entered strategic cooperation with British firm ED&F Man Sugar Ltd to sell organic sugar to Europe.
Tra fish exports to the European Union (EU) have recovered following incorrect news published by overseas media, said General Secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) Truong Dinh Hoe.
Vietnam witnessed growth in textiles and garment exports to most of the major markets in the first five months of 2018, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s exporters must self-verify the origin of their products that they export to the European Union (EU) from 2019 to be qualified for Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) which is the tariff preference for developing countries.
Vietnam’s trade surplus hit a record high of 2.92 billion USD in 2017, according to a report released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City on March 22.
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.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has urged seafood processors, importers and exporters to participate in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Foreign-invested leather and footwear enterprises are prevailing over local firms in export turnover, accounting for up to 80 percent of the combined sector’s total export value.
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.