Australia agrees to re-import processed shrimps from Vietnam
The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has received a document from the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) affirming that Vietnam is able to meet all requirements in Australia’s new import conditions for processed shrimps.
Hanoi (VNA) –The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has received adocument from the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department(NAFIQAD) affirming that Vietnam is able to meet all requirements in Australia’snew import conditions for processed shrimps.
According to Vietnam’sTrade Office in Australia, the Australian Department of Agriculture and WaterResources has officially accepted Vietnam’s applications for importing rawshrimps that are caught naturally in Australia for processing, and then re-exportedto Australia.
The new requirementshave been updated in Australia’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON).
OnJanuary 7, the Australian Department of Agriculture and Natural Resourcesannounced the suspension of prawn and uncooked shelled shrimp imports fromAsian nations, including Vietnam, in fear of white spot disease outbreaks inAustralia. The ban took effect on January 9 and lasts for six months.
Vietnam’sMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed Australia remove theban soon and support Vietnam in exporting fresh whole shrimps to the market assoon as possible.
Accordingto Vietnam’s Trade Office in Australia, Australia is the 7th largest import marketof Vietnamese shrimps, which consumes 3.6 percent of the country’s total shrimpexport volume. In 2016, Vietnam earned 114.6 million USD from shipping shrimpsto Australia, 78 percent of which was processed shrimps.
Inthe past five years, Vietnam has been the largest supplier of processed shrimpsfor Australia. Despite the market’s strict requirements, it is considered apromising market for Vietnamese firms due to high and increasing demand. Meanwhile,Australia tends to narrow down its import markets and focus on only major ones,which is also an advantage for Vietnam.-VNA
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