China - major market for Vietnamese fruit exports
(VOV) -China is the leading fruit importer of Vietnam with an import value of US$321.4 million in the first nine months of 2014, rising by 37.7% from a year earlier and accounting for one third of the country’s total figure.
It is followed by Japan with US$56.2 million and the Republic of Korea (RoK) with US$43.68 million.
Vietnam has also exported fruits to the US, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.
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The General Department of Vietnam Customs reported that in the nine-month period, the country earned US$1.16 billion from exporting fruits abroad, a year-on-year increase of 45.2%.
Key fruit export items included litchi, banana, dragon fruit, rambutan, and star-apple.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam mainly exported fruits and vegetables to China through unofficial channels. Meanwhile, cross-border trade policies imposed by China and technical barriers and strict standards required by other markets such as Japan, RoK, Russia, and the US are really a challenge to domestic businesses.