Vietnamese watermelons are officially exported to China.

All growing areas and packaging facilities for watermelons exported to China must be registered and approved by both the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China.

During the state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping from December 12-13, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Administration of Customs of China signed the "Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for fresh watermelon exported from Vietnam to China".

The signing of the above Protocol is an important step in promoting the official export of traditional agricultural products of Vietnam and standardizing regulations on agricultural exports between the two countries.

The Protocol clearly defines import requirements from China to ensure that fresh watermelons from Vietnam comply with China's food safety regulations and standards as well as plant quarantine requirements, thereby creating a basis for compliance by Vietnamese production, packaging and export units.

On average, the annual export value of watermelon to China is about 50 million USD. (Photo: VNA)

All growing areas and packaging facilities for watermelons exported to China must be registered and approved by both the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China.

In addition, Vietnamese watermelon shipments will be imported through all Chinese border gates permitted by the General Administration of Customs of China to import fruit.

"When applying this decree in practice, this is a step forward for us in the ministry's policy. We must standardize product lines to serve agricultural exports, not only fresh watermelon from Vietnam, but also fresh fruit products as well as processed and semi-processed products must be standardized so that we can not only export to the Chinese market, but also to many markets," said Dr. Ngo Xuan Nam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam SPS Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

To date, 162 watermelon growing areas and more than 1,000 packing facilities in 38 provinces have been granted codes to export watermelons to China. The average annual export value of this item to China is about 50 million USD.

According to VTV.VN

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Source: http://www.baohoabinh.com.vn/12/184749/Dua-hau-Viet-Nam-duoc-xuat-khau-chinh-ngach-sang-Trung-Quoc.htm