Businesses exporting medicinal herbs to China required to register
Vietnamese businesses which want to export medicinal herbs to China must submit information about growing areas and packaging establishments to the provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Trucks carrying products for export to China pass through Kim Thanh International Land Border Gate No. 2 in the northern province of Lao Cai. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) 🌳– Vietnamese businesses which want toexport medicinal herbs to China must submit information about growing areas andpackaging establishments to the provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The departments were required to report to the PlantProtection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentby April 15, 2023. The Vietnamese authority will the work with the GeneralAdministration of Customs of China (GACC) to grantexport licences to eligible exporters. According to the Plant Protection Department, GACC hasinformed it about China’s plan to review the supervision system forexported medicinal herbs and the registration of enterprises which produce, process and preserve medicinal herbs for export to China. To meet the requirements of the Chinese side and minimise itsimpacts on the export of Vietnamese medicinal herbs to the market, the PlantProtection Department asked agencies to review the growing areas and packingfacilities of medicinal herbs./.
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Trucks carrying products for export to China pass through Kim Thanh International Land Border Gate No. 2 in the northern province of Lao Cai. (Photo: VNA) 
