Vietnam: The suspected case of selling pepper, spices and cashews to Dubai

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the UAE Embassy in Hanoi to assist in solving the case, and at the same time consulted the relevant authorities of the UAE to issue a temporary restraining order for the consignment of star anise. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent a note to the UAE Embassy in Hanoi about consecutively many "enterprises" of Vietnamese exporters accused of being deceived when selling agricultural products and spices to Dubai, UAE. Specifically, the Ministry said that it received a document from the Vietnam Pepper Association reporting that there are a number of items including pepper, anise, cashew nut, cinnamon from Vietnam exported to the UAE that are showing signs of trade fraud. Trade from buyer Bab A1 Rehab Foodstuff Trading LLC and Ajman Bank JSC in Dubai, UAE. Currently, 4 containers of spices, worth nearly $400,000 (nearly VND 9.5 billion) have been lost shortly after docking at Jebel Ali port of ...