Numerous businesses andthousands of customers in the host country visited and were exposed toVietnamese brand names and import procedures for products displayed atthe fair. Notably, 48 enterprises conducted surveys and ordered nineVietnamese commodities including handbags, rucksacks, packaging, hats,souvenirs, watches, flowerpots, footwear and rice.
TradeCounsellor Hoang Tuan Viet from the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico saidthis was a great chance for Vietnamese and Mexican enterprises topromote trade and inform customers of the two nations about each other’sculture and people.
Vietnam has enjoyed a trade surplus withMexico for years. According to recent Mexican statistics, trade exchangebetween Vietnam and Mexico was estimated at 2.26 billion USD in 2014,up nearly 40 percent from the previous year.-VNA