Vietnamese lychees are highly appreciated by consumers and foreign businesses for their quality and flavor, thereby opening up opportunities to export lychees to the international market. However, to bring this product to the world market, it is necessary to go through many different steps. Hence,, Viet Linh will help domestic businesses understand the process of exporting lychees to the international market.
1. Learn about the Vietnamese lychee market
Vietnamese lychee has been loved by many people because it has a sweet taste and a unique aroma. Lychees are grown mainly in some northern provinces of Vietnam such as: Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen… These are all areas that grow delicious lychees that are loved by many people.
In recent years, about 40%-50% of lychee output has been exported to the international market, with some key markets including China, Japan, the UK and the US.
Vietnamese lychees have relatively high economic value, which can bring a significant source of revenue to the Vietnamese agricultural product import-export industry. However, for this product to become even more popular in the world, it requires Vietnam to properly estimate to ensure sufficient supply and food safety standards for this product. It is necessary to replicate lychee gardens that meet VietGap standards to ensure further development of exports.
What criteria should meet when exporting lychees? Below are some specific requirements for this item.
2. Standards for lychee export to international markets
Lychees that are expected to be exported to demanding markets around the world need to meet the following standards such as:
- Regarding shape: the fruit is fresh, the fruit is bright red, the pulp is intact and not bruised. In terms of stem length, it must meet the allowable level of each order.
- Regarding quality: the flesh of the lychee fruit when eaten is sweet, fresh and succulent. The total soluble solids content of lychee juice is not less than 17%. The fabric needs to be bright, pink or evenly red.
- Size of fabric: exported fabric has a diameter of not less than 25mm. The number of fruits in the total weight of 1kg is not more than 65 fruits. The stems of the fabric are no longer than 5mm and are cut off at the natural end of the stem.
In addition, exported lychees also meet strict standards on pesticide residues and are fumigated before export. Regarding packaging, there are also specific regulatory standards that businesses need to pay attention to. Each importer will have its own regulations for each order. Therefore, export business owners need to clearly understand those regulations to ensure that exports take place as quickly as possible.
3. Process and procedures for exporting lychee to the international market
3.1 Legal policy
Lychee is not on the list of goods banned from export, so businesses can export lychee to foreign markets normally. Procedures for exporting fabric are similar to procedures for exporting other agricultural products
3.2 HS code and litchi export tariff
According to regulations, the HS code of lychees: 08109020
Lychee fruit is not on the list of items subject to export tax, so this agricultural product has an export tax of 0%. VAT on lychees is 0%.
3.3 Export procedures according to regulations
When carrying out fabric export activities, businesses need to carry out complete procedures to ensure convenience in the process of transporting fabric to the import market. Documents include:
- Customs declaration
- Commercial Invoice (Commercial Invoice)
- Sales contract (Commercial contract)
- Packing list (Goods packing slip)
In addition, because lychee belongs to the group of agricultural products, exporters need other documents such as plant quarantine and certificate of origin (C/O). In addition, depending on the importer’s requirements, the exporter prepares other documents.
3.4. Plant quarantine process
For exported lychee lines, plant quarantine is required, and the process of these steps is as follows:
Step 1: Prepare documents to register for lychee quarantine
Step 2: Take lychee fruit quarantine samples
Step 3: Declare information to issue a plant quarantine certificate
Step 4: Add original documents and get deed
Note: – For the first time, the plant quarantine team may return to the facility to check the goods or check at the port.
– Next time, the business can transfer the goods to the quarantine department for inspection, depending on the business’s choice.
4. How to verify if lychees can be imported into your country?
Before exporting lychees, businesses first need to pay attention to whether this agricultural product is allowed to be imported into that country’s market or not. Businesses need to directly ask partners and plant quarantine agencies in regions 1,2,3,4,5 in Vietnam. If the product is allowed to be imported, what documents need to be prepared so that the customs clearance process can take place quickly.
After determining that this product is allowed to be officially imported into the importing country’s market, businesses need to take the following steps:
4.1 Irradiation treatment for exported lychees
Exported lychees will be irradiated to meet quarantine criteria, inhibiting the ability to reproduce and hatch insects and eggs attached to the fruit.
4.2 Lychees must be harvested from qualified growing areas
Lychees exported abroad must prove their origin and ensure that the growing area has met food safety and hygiene standards.
4.3 Check product quality and pesticide content
For agricultural products and especially lychees, the process of checking product quality and pesticide content is very strict. Drug residue remaining in lychees must not exceed the limit to avoid affecting the fruit and consumers’ health.
4.4 How to pack goods into boxes/packaging
Lychees will be packed into plastic bags, with a capacity of 1 to 2kg. Plastic bags containing lychees will be placed in perforated cartons with partitions. Packaging boxes will have labels with all the required information.
Above is the information related to procedures for exporting lychees to the international market that Viet Linh wants to send to readers. Hopefully, the above basic information has helped Vietnamese businesses clearly understand the processes of exporting this product to the international market. Any business that needs support with customs declaration procedures or needs to find a source of these imported goods, please contact Viet Linh using the information below for the best support.
- Address: LK07-C14 Ministry of National Defense, Bui Xuong Trach Street, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Phone: 0345.128.188
- Email: sales@vietlinhagrimex.vn
