Quality–based branding of fruits and vegetables to tap opportunities of UK-Vietnam FTA for export expansion

Published 2023년 11월 1일

Tridge summary

Vietnam's expansion of fruit and vegetable exports to the UK market is a sign of the country's improving production capacity and quality. The UKVFTA has played a key role in increasing Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK, despite challenges such as economic slowdown and inflationary risk. To further tap into the UK market, Vietnamese enterprises need to focus on building brands, diversifying products, and meeting the demanding standards of food hygiene, safety, and green production.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

The expansion of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables to the UK market has demonstrated that the country’s production capacity of farm produce is improving in terms of quality, as the UK is a very demanding market with high requirements for food hygiene and safety. Quality and brand are recognised as decisive factors for Việt Nam’s fruits and vegetables to tap the opportunities from the UK – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand export to this highly demanding market, said Đặng Phúc Nguyên, General Secretary of Việt Nam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit). Under the UKVFTA, 100 per cent of tariffs on fresh and processed fruits and vegetables were eliminated on January 1, 2021. The trade deal helped increase Việt Nam’s export of fruits and vegetables to the UK significantly in the past two years despite falling consumption demand among British consumers due to the impacts of economic slowdown and inflationary risk, Nguyên said. He cited statistics that Việt Nam ...

Source: WTOCenter