China gives green light to import of Vietnamese watermelon via official channel
With the recent permission from Chinese authorities, watermelon has become the next farm produce of Vietnam to be exported to China via the official channel.
Watermelon from Vietnam has been permitted to enter the Chinese market via the official channel. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – With the recent permission from Chinese authorities, watermelonhas become the next farm produce of Vietnam to be exported to China via theofficial channel.
TheGeneral Administration of Customs China (GACC) on December 15 announced therequirements for phytosanitary measures for watermelon imported from Vietnam.
Accordingly,the fresh fruit meeting those standards will be exported to this market throughdesignated border gates as agreed upon by the GACC and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD).
The fresh watermelon permitted toenter the Chinese market must come from the cultivation and processing establishmentsregistering with the MARD. Meanwhile, the GACC will verify the list ofbusinesses provided by Vietnamese authorities and regularly update the list onits website.
Chinesestatistics show that considerable room remains for agricultural cooperationbetween the two countries, whose trade in farm produce has been growingcontinuously. During the first 11 months of 2023, China imported 44.62 billion CNY(nearly 6.3 billion USD) worth of Vietnam’s agricultural products, up 20.3%year on year./.
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Watermelon from Vietnam has been permitted to enter the Chinese market via the official channel. (Photo: VNA) 
