Shrimp exports to S Korea
to rise
HCM CITY – Exports of Việtnamese seafood products to
South Korea are expected to increase strongly this year thanks to the free
trade agreement between the two countries that took effect last December,
according to the Korea Fishery Trade Association.
Under the
FTA, Korea has committed to clear taxes for 10,000 metric tonnes of Vietnamese
shrimp in the first year and 15,000 metric tonnes in the next five years.
Choi Dug-Boo, managing director of the
association, said shrimp was
the favourite seafood item in South Korea. Tilapia and pangasius are also
popular.
Dug-Boo spoke at a press conference held on Tuesday in
HCM City to introduce the Busan
International Seafood and Fisheries Expo 2016 (BISFE).
Việt Nam earned US$580 million from
seafood exports to South Korea last year, with revenue from shrimp accounting
for $250 million.
The main seafood items of Việt Nam exported to South
Korea are shrimp, octopus, squid, pangasius and other fish.
Korea imported 77,000 metric tonnes of
shrimp in 2015, with Việt Nam being the largest supplier of 30,000 metric
tonnes.
Dug-Boo has
encouraged Vietnamese seafood exporters of shrimp, tilapia, pangasius and
other products to take part in BISFE, the
largest international seafood trade exhibition in Korea.
The
organisers will apply special preferential prices for Vietnamese exporters
who register to participate in the show via the Việt Nam Association of
Seafood Exporters and Producers, he said.
“We will
strive to do our best to introduce potential exporters to Vietnamese
exhibitors at BISFE to create conditions for the two sides to develop
business connections and come up with a trade agreement right at the fair,”
he said.
To be held
at the BEXCO Exhibition Centre I in Busan from October 27-29, the exhibition
will feature 850 booths of 400 exhibitors from 30 countries.
Products on display will include
seafood products, fisheries equipment, marine biotechnology and fishing tools.
In addition, business meetings and
international conferences on the seafood sector and aquaculture technology
workshops will also be held on the sidelines of the show.
Thirteen Vietnamese companies
participated in the expo last year.
Việt Nam’s seafood export to Korea
reached $95.48 million in the first two months of the year, a year-on-year
increase of 7.4 per cent, according to VASEP. - VNS
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Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 6, 2016
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