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Quarantine & regulation
Plant quarantine and pesticide-residue standards
Quarantine & regulation– category –
Plant quarantine and pesticide-residue standards
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Vietnamese durian: India's opening punches a hole in its 95% dependence on China
Vietnam has set its 2026 durian export target at about US$4 billion. India opened up fresh durian in July, and diversification away from 95% dependence on China is advancing. Growing-area codes total more than 1,800 cumulatively, and electronic traceability has been running since July. We read the changes in supply capacity and price negotiations from the Japanese importer's point of view. -
How to import agricultural products from Vietnam: a practical guide to items, forms, and procedures
As domestic agricultural products rise in price, more food manufacturers, restaurants, and buyers are considering imports from Vietnam. Vietnam's strength is that it is close, which makes it easy to keep shipping times down, and the range of items that can be sourced is wide—from fruit to coffee, cashew nuts, and frozen vegetables... -
Fresh jackfruit: exports to China officially approved on June 1—Vietnamese produce gains a "formal route" through the GACC protocol
China's General Administration of Customs officially approved imports of Vietnamese fresh jackfruit from June 1. On the conditions of registration of growing areas and packing facilities, traceability, and 2% quarantine sampling, a formal export route has opened as this year's fifth protocol with China. -
China's GACC "Decree 280" takes effect on June 1—prior registration required for 2,589 items, ushering Vietnamese agricultural products into an era of "selective exports"
China's General Administration of Customs' new import rule "Decree 280" took effect on June 1. Prior registration and HACCP compliance have become mandatory for 2,589 items, including fruit, pepper, cashew nuts, and coffee, and Vietnamese exporters are under pressure to respond quickly. -
Vietnamese durian exports stall at an inspection bottleneck—a shortage of labs analyzing cadmium and yellow dye sends the Ri6 variety's price down 20%, with 80 facilities halting operations
Vietnamese durian exports have stalled due to a shortage of inspection labs. With inspection concentrated at 13 accredited facilities, the Ri6 variety dropped 20%. We report the full picture of an abnormal situation in which 80 facilities in Dong Thap province have halted operations and hundreds of containers are stuck. -
Vietnamese passion fruit enters the US market for the first time in 2026—with USDA technical evaluation complete, annual exports of US$50 million to US$100 million are projected
The USDA has completed its technical evaluation of Vietnamese fresh passion fruit. Exports to the US from the 2026 harvest season are confirmed, opening a new market of US$50 million to US$100 million a year.
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