Vietnam and China agree to remove obstacles in durian exports

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The working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held talks with the General Administration of Customs of China - Photo: ICD

On May 28, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced that from May 27 to 29, the ministry's working delegation led by Minister Do Duc Duy is visiting and working with the General Department of Customs of China to discuss and coordinate to remove difficulties in exporting agricultural and aquatic products from Vietnam to China, especially durian.

At the same time, coordinate to prepare solutions to ensure smooth import and export activities for the upcoming lychee crop.

During this visit, Minister Do Duc Duy held talks with Director General of the General Administration of Customs of China Sun Mai Jun.

At the meeting, leaders of the two agencies reached a high level of agreement on a number of solutions to strengthen cooperation in the field of trade and open markets for agricultural, forestry and fishery products of the two countries.

Accordingly, the two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation to promptly resolve arising issues and obstacles in the import and export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products between the two countries.

In the immediate future, coordinate to remove obstacles in exporting durian from Vietnam to China, and coordinate solutions to ensure smooth lychee import and export activities in 2025.

The two sides agreed to cooperate closely to promote trade and open the market for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry and fishery products exported to China.

Accordingly, the two sides' technical level will accelerate the content negotiation process, complete procedures and soon sign protocols on the export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products.

The two sides agreed to establish a mechanism for annual, rotating ministerial meetings. The two sides will establish a joint working group on food safety and quality inspection to promote cooperation and promptly handle arising issues.

At the same time, it was agreed to establish a "green agricultural product channel" mechanism, giving priority to fast customs clearance at border gates for fresh fruit products during the peak harvest season.

Agreed to increase working hours at border gates during the season, including weekends and after office hours to meet increased customs clearance needs...

According to the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, from the beginning of 2025 until now, Vietnam is still the second largest durian supplier to China, but there has been a serious decline of 71% in volume and 74% in turnover.

Vietnam's durian market share in China will decrease from 42% (in 2024) to 28%.

One of the reasons for the decline in durian exports is the increase in food safety inspections and the 100% inspection frequency, which affects the time, speed and customs clearance capacity of exported Vietnamese durian.

By the end of 2024, Vietnam's durian area will reach nearly 179,000 hectares, with this year's expected harvest output of over 1.5 million tons.

Currently, the Southeast is entering the harvest season, lasting until August. The Central Highlands is expected to harvest from July to October. The Southwest is in the final stage of the season.

Previously on May 21, the General Administration of Customs of China approved nearly 1,000 more durian growing areas and packaging facilities in Vietnam, this is an opportunity for Vietnamese durian to increase the volume and value of exports to China.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/viet-nam-va-trung-quoc-thong-nhat-thao-go-vuong-mac-ve-xuat-khau-sau-rieng-20250528145956379.htm