Exporting Vietnamese fruits and vegetables to the EU: Must comply with the rules

Published Dec 25, 2023

Tridge summary

The European Union is one of Vietnam's strategic export markets for agricultural products, and since the Vietnam - European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect, there has been a significant increase in agricultural export turnover to the EU market. However, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to the EU remain proportionally small compared to its potential, and the EU market imposes strict regulations on pesticide residues, with 60% of warnings related to this issue. Vietnamese agricultural export enterprises need to focus on complying with EU regulations and enhancing their products' value to expand and conquer more export markets.

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Original content

The European Union (EU) is one of Vietnam's four strategic export markets for agricultural products. Vietnam's agricultural export turnover to the EU market has improved significantly after the Vietnam - European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) officially took effect on August 1, 2020. The EU is Vietnam's fourth largest fruit and vegetable export market According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the EU market imports 120 billion USD of fruits and vegetables per year. However, fruits and vegetables imported from Vietnam to the EU market only reach 190 million USD/year, accounting for a very small proportion, not commensurate with our country's inherent potential. With the strength of being a country with a long-standing agricultural development and a country with many outstanding agricultural products, Vietnam has many opportunities to export as well as enhance the value of products on the international market. international. When the EVFTA agreement ...

Source: Agriculture