Vietnam promotes garment-textile, leather, footwear exports to Australia

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has introduced high-quality Vietnamese garment and textile products at a recent exhibition, which was part of the International Sourcing Expo Australia.
Vietnam promotes garment-textile, leather, footwear exports to Australia ảnh 1At the Vietnamese booth (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnam TradeOffice in Australia has introduced high-quality Vietnamese garment and textile products ata recent exhibition, which was part of the International Sourcing ExpoAustralia.

The annual exhibition, from November 15-17, thebiggest of its kind in Australia, brought together 400 businesses from about 20countries and territories.

Apart from showcasing the high-quality garment and textile products,the office's staff also cleared up visitors’ concern about other products of theVietnamese garment-textile, and leather and footwear sectors.

The office has also co-organised an online exhibition onVietnamese garments-textiles, leather and footwear on the digital platform Vietnamsourcingexpo.comfrom November 17-25, with the participation of tens of enterprises.

The events are expected to create more opportunitiesfor Vietnamese businesses to access the Australian market, said head of theoffice Nguyen Phu Hoa, adding that the office will organise more tradepromotion activities next year.

He suggested the Vietnam Textile and ApparelAssociation (VITAS) and the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO)send trade promotion delegations to exhibitions in Australia to expand exportopportunities.

Vietnam promotes garment-textile, leather, footwear exports to Australia ảnh 2Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam’s garment-textile export to Australia has increased27.96% so far this year to 358.4 million USD. The leather and footwearsector's exports surged 41.05% year-on-year to 353.7 million USD.

As of October, trade between the two countries had reached 13.3 billion USD, with Vietnam’s exports up more than 33.79%year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

With the results, Hoa said he believed that thebilateral trade revenue will hit a new record of 15 billion USD this year./.
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