The forum was coorganised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (VCCI)’s Ho Chi Minh City Chapter and the EU Delegation toVietnam .
Last year, the EU surpassed the US tobecome Vietnam’s second largest trade partner and leadingimporter of Vietnamese commodities with total export-import turnoverhitting about 29.09 billion USD, up 19.77 percent year-on-year.
In the first three months of this year, two-way trade betweenVietnam and the EU exceeded 6 billion USD, an increase of 26.18percent over the same period last year.
However,from next year, the EU will apply a new Generalised Scheme ofPreferences (GSP) system, under which a number of Vietnam ’s exportitems such as footwear, handbags and umbrellas entitled to GSP duringthe 2009-2013 period will no longer enjoy the treatment in the 2014-2016period.
The Director of the European Departmentunder the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dang Trung Hai, added thatapart from tax barriers, local enterprises should pay more attention totechnical standards and food hygiene.
On thisoccasion, experts from the EU Delegation presented practical solutionsto help Vietnamese businesses make the best use of the Free TradeAgreement and build strategies for effectively penetrating the EUmarket.
They advised local businesses to use the EUExport-Helpdesk, an online service offered by the European Commission toget accurate information about the market and partners in the EU.-VNA
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