China approves 567 more codes for Vietnamese durian growers, packers
On the afternoon of August 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced that China had approved an additional 401 codes for durian growing areas and 166 codes for durian packing facilities in Vietnam.
On August 20, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported that China had granted an additional 401 codes to durian growers and 166 codes to packers. This approval aims to boost Vietnamese durian exports to China. The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has evaluated 736 applications from Vietnamese durian growers, with 487 for growing areas and 249 for packing facilities.
Of these, 401 growing areas and 166 packing facilities met the requirements and received approval. The remaining 283 growing area codes and 160 packing facility codes are still awaiting GACC's review and feedback. The ministry also noted that this batch included six more codes for coconut and chili pepper growers, as well as 70 codes for packers of other Vietnamese agricultural products.
During a working visit to China, a delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, headed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep, met with the GACC in Dalian. The meeting, chaired by Zhang Baofeng, Vice Minister of the GACC, focused on enhancing agricultural trade, resolving technical issues, and improving coordination mechanisms.
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