Vietnam: Seafood enterprises encounter problems with specialized inspection

Published 2024년 5월 6일

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Highland Dragon Co., Ltd. has encountered issues with the H/C certification of raw materials imported from New Zealand for products exported to the EU, due to inconsistencies with the section XI requirements for the seafood export program to the EU. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has highlighted the need for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to review and adjust its recognition of certificates from countries like New Zealand, which have an agreement with the EU. This situation is part of a larger issue that is negatively impacting Vietnam's seafood export turnover to the EU, despite substantial growth in exports to the US and Japan. VASEP has made recommendations to the Ministry to help address these challenges and improve the export of Vietnamese shrimp and pangasius to the EU and Korean markets.

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According to Highland Dragon Co., Ltd., regarding H/C certification of raw materials imported from New Zealand to process products exported to the EU according to Decision No. 5523/QD-BNN-CCPT dated December 21 /2023 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, recently, this company’s shipment of finished products made from raw materials imported from New Zealand were not granted appraisal for issuance of H/C by Regional Center 4 (under the Department of Processing Quality and Market Development- NAFIQPM), because the content of the HC certificate in the imported raw material dossier was not consistent with section XI - seafood export program to the EU according to Decision 5523/QD- BNN-CCPT. Regarding Decision 5523/QD-BNN-CCPT promulgating the program to export seafood and aquatic products to the EU and the specific issue of seafood raw materials imported from New Zealand (a country that has an agreement with the EU) to process for export to the EU, the Vietnam ...

Source: WTOCenter