Vietnamese passion fruit enters Chinese market via official channels
VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs of China has granted approval for the import of Vietnamese passion fruit on a pilot basis as of July, heard a conference on July 7.
During the event, Luong Ngoc Quang, an expert from the Department of Plant Protection, said that the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the General Administration of Customs of China have reached an agreement aimed at imposing phytosanitary measures to export fresh passion fruit from the nation to China on a pilot basis starting from July.
Quang went on to reveal that the northern neighbour only permits the export of the fruit product via seven border gates, adding that the export of passion fruit will take place at all border gates following the two sides signing an official protocol.
The representative from the Plant Protection Department noted that that passion fruit orchards and packaging facilities must be registered with the MARD, with all growing areas being required to abide by the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
Moving forward, both sides will review the outcomes of the pilot export of Vietnamese fresh passion fruit before signing an official protocol relating to plant quarantine for the fruit product moving forward, he added.
Passion fruit represents the tenth fresh local fruit permitted to be exported to China via official channels, along with dragon fruit, watermelon, lychee, longan, banana, mango, jackfruit, rambutan, and mangosteen.
