United Kingdom (UK) imports from Vietnam amounted to US$6.06 billion last year, rising by 5.2% over 2021, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has promoted the export of Vietnamese goods to the UK market, with the trade balance continuously recording a trade surplus exceeding billions of US$.

Vietnam’s seafood exports to the UK are expected to pick up in the remaining months of this year with the full-year revenues projected to increase by 5% over last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnamese businesses are advised to better exploit the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to build, develop brands and expand their presence in the UK market amid stiffer competition driven by the “Global Britain” policy.

The market for plant-based foods is surging globally after the pandemic, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese vegetarian food exporters, of which the UK is a promising market.

VOV.VN - In order to penetrate deeply into the UK market and became the premium rice product, Vietnam must devise a strategy aimed at improving its rice quality, as well as working out a plan to build a suitable rice brand.

The UK market still has considerable room for Vietnamese rice suppliers to boost exports thanks to the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) tariff quota and the Vietnamese community of more than 100,000 people in the UK, a senior trade official has said.

VOV.VN - A week showcasing Vietnamese goods and food kicked off on June 26 at Longdan supermarket in Crawley, a town situated 45 km from London, with the aim of promoting high-quality local products and brands in the UK.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to replace India and Indonesia in supplying agro-forestry-fishery products to the UK market, experts said at a workshop held on June 23 to seek to fully tap into the UK's market potential from the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

VOV.VN - The current scarcity of white meat fish in the UK market is considered a golden opportunity to boost local pangasius (tra fish) exports, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).