Nghe An seeks solutions to promote export and import of goods to Australia
(Baonghean.vn) - In order to connect and seek more import and export markets, on the morning of November 22, in Vinh city, Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade organized an online conference between the Vietnamese Trade Consulate in Australia and Nghe An import and export enterprises.
Chairing the conference from the Australian bridge point was Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong - Vietnamese Trade Consul in Australia and in charge of a number of countries and territories.
Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade chaired from Nghe An bridge. Also attending were representatives of VCCI Branch in Nghe An and nearly 50 enterprises participating in import and export in the area.
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Delegates and business representatives watched from Nghe An bridge. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade thanked the attention and support of the Consulate General and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia; at the same time, introduced some basic features of Nghe An's FDI attraction situation in the first 10 months of the year, which is in the top 10 nationwide; the import and export situation in the first 10 months of 2022; some export and import items that are the province's strengths to Australia. Accordingly, in recent years, although the export situation of Nghe An goods to Australia has been more positive, it has not yet reflected its true potential.
Nghe An currently has 20 enterprises participating in exporting to Australia, of which 17 are strengths such as cement, construction materials, white stone,biomass pellets, plywood, MDF wood... 3 businesses import from Australia the following items: animal feed, production line equipment...
Currently, the demand of Nghe An enterprises to access the Australian export market is quite large, but the ability to access and understand regulations, standards of barriers, and food safety techniques of goods is quite limited. Moreover, Australia is a demanding market; especially afterCovid-19 epidemic, access is also more difficult. Through meetings and dialogues, Nghe An hopes that the Consulate General and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia will provide more specific information to businesses.
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Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong - Vietnamese Trade Consul in Australia introduced and answered the contents and issues that businesses proposed. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
Next, the Vietnamese Trade Consulate in Australia shared some features of the market situation in this country; conditions and standards of goods entering Australia; and the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Australia. The favorable factor is that the import and export turnover between Vietnam and Australia is growing quite well; basically the Australian market does not apply quotas.
The Vietnamese community in Australia has more than 300,000 people, including many shops and stores selling goods from Vietnam; Australian businesses carefully research their partners and pay attention to business reputation before connecting and cooperating.
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Representative of Tan Long Joint Stock Company shared about the strength of exporting superfine white stone to the Australian market. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
At the forum, representatives of some businesses also introduced and commented on some strong export products to Australia; some difficulties and problems, so they hope that the Consulate and the Vietnam Trade Office will continue to pay attention and provide more information to expand the market; how to participate in fairs or send product samples for introduction... In the form of dialogue, the Consulate of Vietnam in Australia answered questions from Nghe An businesses about export products, the demand of the Australian market for some key products of the province such as tea, coffee, textiles...
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Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade delivered a concluding speech at the meeting. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
Concluding the meeting, the representative of Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade thanked the Consulate General and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia for their support and providing useful information to Nghe An businesses. He highly appreciated the potential of the Australian market and that today's meeting was just the beginning. He hoped that in the near future, the Department and the Trade Office would soon have more specific cooperation programs and plans to support Nghe An businesses. The representative of the Department also requested the Consulate General and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia to support connections with the Vietnamese business community, including Nghe An businesses in Australia.
For its part, the Vietnamese Trade Consulate in Australia also recommends that Nghe An businesses regularly visit the website of the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia, which has addresses and types of goods to learn and exploit information to develop business strategies and plans.
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Textiles and garments are one of the products that Nghe An exports to Australia. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
