China announces official import of Vietnamese watermelon
Wednesday, 20/12/2023 16:00 (GMT+7)
Recently, after being approved by Chinese authorities, watermelon has become Vietnam’s next agricultural product to be officially exported to the market of 1.4 billion people.
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| Chinese customs inspect Vietnamese watermelons at Huu Nghi Quan border gate (Guangxi). (Photo: nhandan.vn) |
On December 15, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice on plant quarantine requirements for watermelon imported from Vietnam. Accordingly, Vietnamese fresh watermelon products that meet official quarantine requirements can be exported to the Chinese market.
The announcement said that the export of Vietnamese watermelon products to China is based on regulations on plant quarantine requirements reached between the China’s General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam.
At the request of Chinese authorities, Vietnamese watermelon products must strictly comply with management and supervision processes before export, including requirements on field management and packaging facility management, testing and quarantine before export.
The fresh watermelon permitted to enter the Chinese market must come from the cultivation and processing establishments registering with the MARD. Meanwhile, the GACC will verify the list of businesses provided by Vietnamese authorities and regularly update the list on its website.
Chinese statistics show that considerable room remains for agricultural cooperation between the two countries, whose trade in farm produce has been growing continuously. In Jan-Dec 2023, China imported 44.62 billion CNY (nearly 6.3 billion USD) worth of Vietnam’s agricultural products, up 20.3% year on year./.
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