The conference was co-organised by the HCM City Department of Trade and Industry and the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre.
Cao Thanh Diep, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said although tariffs are not a large obstacle to Vietnamese products, non-tariff barriers and business methods remain issues of concern.
Vietnamese businesses, lacking market information and affected by high transportation costs, still face certain difficulties in penetrating the Australian and New Zealand markets, which have strict requirements on packaging, labeling, quarantine, product and service quality and observance to intellectual property rights, Diep said.
However, according to the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, Vietnamese businesses have gradually taken advantage of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement. The country has seen considerable trade growth in several export products including agricultural, seafood, textile and wood.
Chu Thang Trung, Deputy Head of the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, suggested that businesses should study the markets and their demands more carefully, while improving product quality, approaching big distributors and the supermarket system, in order to promote Vietnamese products in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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Businesses seeks bigger share in Australia, NZ markets
The implementation of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement was reviewed at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.
The conference was co-organised by the HCM City Department of Trade and Industry and the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre.
Cao Thanh Diep, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said although tariffs are not a large obstacle to Vietnamese products, non-tariff barriers and business methods remain issues of concern.
Vietnamese businesses, lacking market information and affected by high transportation costs, still face certain difficulties in penetrating the Australian and New Zealand markets, which have strict requirements on packaging, labeling, quarantine, product and service quality and observance to intellectual property rights, Diep said.
However, according to the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, Vietnamese businesses have gradually taken advantage of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement. The country has seen considerable trade growth in several export products including agricultural, seafood, textile and wood.
Chu Thang Trung, Deputy Head of the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, suggested that businesses should study the markets and their demands more carefully, while improving product quality, approaching big distributors and the supermarket system, in order to promote Vietnamese products in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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The conference was co-organised by the HCM City Department of Trade and Industry and the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre.
Cao Thanh Diep, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said although tariffs are not a large obstacle to Vietnamese products, non-tariff barriers and business methods remain issues of concern.
Vietnamese businesses, lacking market information and affected by high transportation costs, still face certain difficulties in penetrating the Australian and New Zealand markets, which have strict requirements on packaging, labeling, quarantine, product and service quality and observance to intellectual property rights, Diep said.
However, according to the WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, Vietnamese businesses have gradually taken advantage of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement. The country has seen considerable trade growth in several export products including agricultural, seafood, textile and wood.
Chu Thang Trung, Deputy Head of the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, suggested that businesses should study the markets and their demands more carefully, while improving product quality, approaching big distributors and the supermarket system, in order to promote Vietnamese products in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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