Australia – Potential market for Vietnamese garments, footwear
Tuesday, 09:01, 11/07/2017
A conference introducing export potential of Vietnam’s garments, handbags and leather footwear to the Australia market was held in Hanoi on July 10.
At the conference, participants were briefed on Southeast Asia’s garment and textiles market and Australia and New Zealand’s import potentials for garment, textiles and leather products.
The conference was a good opportunity for Vietnam export businesses to broaden their network with Australia partners, thus increasing availability of Vietnamese goods in the market, said Nguyen Mai Anh, deputy director of the agency.
Meanwhile, IEC Director Julie Holt said Australia boasts great purchasing power although its population is less than the US and Europe, adding that Vietnam ranked second among countries exporting footwear products to Australia with export turnover of AUD32 million.
The director also noted that Vietnamese firms should follow international standards to meet requirement of importers.
According to data the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in the first quarter of 2017, two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia reached US$1.35 billion. Vietnam exported US$687 million worth of goods to Australia, up 8.3%, while importing US$665 million worth of products from the market, down 18.6% compared to the same period last year.
During the reviewed period, Vietnam raked in US$50 million from footwear exports to Australia, up 24.6% and 42 million from garment and textile products, up 13.6%.