Cambodia canceled the ban on catfish imports from Vietnam

The Asia-Africa Market Department, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, said that Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has just canceled the ban on importing four types of catfish from neighboring countries that share a border with Cambodia (including: Vietnam) issued on 7/1/2021. Importing these fishes is done normally as before. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that Vietnamese enterprises in general as well as seafood exporters to Cambodia in particular, in the coming time, should continue to closely follow developments in market information and import policies. In particular, special attention should be paid to ensuring the requirements of Cambodian authorities on food hygiene and safety imported. A month ago, Cambodia issued a ban on catfish imports to protect the domestic fish market. Therefore, many Vietnamese catfish consignments exported to Cambodia through the Khanh Binh (An Giang province) - Chrey Throm border gate pair ...