The high import tariff reduces Vietnam’s tuna competitiveness against products from other regional countries such as Thailand and the Philippines, which enjoy a zero percent tariff in the Japanese market.
Tuna exports showed optimistic signs in 2016 when export value rose 9.3 percent on-year dang nhap w88 over 500 million USD, but shipments dang nhap w88 Japan accounted for only 4 percent of the total figure.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade dang nhap w88 put tuna in the list of products subject dang nhap w88 tariff cut during negotiations for the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA).
Preliminary statistics from Vietnam Customs showed that Vietnam’s tuna export turnover in January 2017 reached nearly 34 million USD.
Shipments dang nhap w88 Japan unexpectedly surged in the month, making Japan Vietnam’s fourth biggest tuna market, after the US, EU and ASEAN, with a
year-on-year surge of 113 percent.
However, it would be difficult for the Southeast Asian country dang nhap w88 maintain these exports if the Japanese government still maintains the current import tax levels.
Currently, Vietnamese tuna accounts for a small proportion in the Japanese market, with 0.5 percent of fresh and frozen tuna market share and two percent of canned tuna.
dang nhap w88 help tuna exporters gain a competitive edge, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has pledged dang nhap w88 discuss the issue with the Japanese side when the two countries review the VJEPA in the time ahead.
