70 growing areas and 13 packing facilities of sweet potatoes are allowed to be exported to China
China’s General Department of Customs (GACC) granted permission to 13 packing facilities, and a list of 70 sweet potato growing areas eligible for export to China Vietnam’s Plant Protection Department received a Note Verbale announcing the results of the online inspection of Vietnamese sweet potato enterprises exporting to China.
Accordingly, except for 3 enterprises that were examined during the risk analysis process, Chinese experts conducted an online inspection of 20 packing facilities on the proposed list of Vietnam.
Through online inspection and technical exchange, Chinese experts confirmed 13 out of 23 packing facilities meet the requirements of the Protocol on quarantine requirements for sweet potato products.
The remaining 10 packing facilities still have some problems to overcome such as the management system is not up to standards, equipment is not complete, specifications are not good or facilities not fully meeting the requirements by the protocol requirements.
Previously, from March 7-10, with active coordination and support of the Plant Protection Department and embassies of the two countries, Chinese experts conducted an online inspection of Vietnam’s sweet potato enterprises to obtain approval for export to China.
In the coming time, China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam to further promote the development of trade in sweet potatoes in particular and agricultural products in general between the two countries.