Light up Vietnam's tuna exports to the UK in February 2023

Vietnam is exporting mainly frozen tuna meat/loin (HS code 0304) to the UK market, accounting for 93% of total export turnover to this market in the first 2 months of the year. Among the major economies, the UK has the highest inflation rate. Entering 2023, inflation in the UK in January fell to 10.1%, but then suddenly accelerated in February 2023 to 10.4%. Currently, inflation has changed the UK's seafood consumption trend, increasing consumption of frozen and processed seafood. According to statistics of the World Trade Center (ITC), the UK is currently one of the 10 largest tuna import markets in the world. The UK imports tuna from more than 45 countries around the world, of which Vietnam is the 13th largest supplier, accounting for 1% of the country's total tuna imports. In 2022, although Vietnam's tuna exports to the UK still increased by nearly 10% in value, the reason was the increase in the average price of exports to this market. In the UK market, with the advantage of ...