China agrees to import Vietnamese passion fruit

Passion fruit is currently in the top 10 Vietnamese fruit trees with high export value in 2021.

The Office of Notice and National Inquiry Point on Sanitation, Epidemiology and Quarantine of Vietnam (SPS Vietnam), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the General Administration of Customs of China has just approved the application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development pilot import of Vietnamese passion fruit from July 1st.

Import locations at Pingxiang and Dongxing border gates (Guangxi province, China).

The General Department of Customs of China suggested that Vietnam closely monitor packaging specifications, pest control issues, growing area codes, record keeping, etc. to ensure quality and hygiene, food safety before exporting to China.

In addition, China has stated that 5 species of pests subject to quarantine are not allowed to appear in passion fruit when imported into this country.

The General Department of Customs of China requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to cooperate in taking samples for inspection of export shipments. In addition, the production of passion fruit must meet the requirements of good agricultural practices such as VietGAP, GlobalGAP, etc.

According to the Vietnam SPS Office, businesses that want to export passion fruit to China must register through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China. The registration information includes: product name, address, registration code ... for traceability.

Every year, before the export period, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will send a list of passion fruit exporting enterprises to the General Administration of Customs of China for approval. Once approved, the General Administration of Customs of China will publish the list on its official website.

Businesses wishing to export passion fruit to the Chinese market should contact the Plant Protection Department (MARD) for guidance.

China's agreement to pilot import of passion fruit from July 1st, 2022 is the result of efforts during a long period of negotiation and market opening by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Passion fruit is currently in the top 10 Vietnamese fruit trees with high export value in 2021. In the past 5 years, the output and export value of Vietnamese passion fruit has increased by more than 300%, bringing Vietnam into the top 10 countries. largest exporter of passion fruit in the world, after Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.

Currently, Vietnamese passion fruit has been exported to markets with strict requirements on quality, quarantine and food safety such as: Australia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Korea, Taiwan (China), Switzerland.

Source: baochinhphu.vn