Currently, the export of agricultural products is gradually developing in Vietnam, because the quality of Vietnamese agricultural products is increasingly improving and meeting the agricultural export conditions of other countries. But how to export agricultural products?
What is the definition of “agricultural products exporting”?
Exporting agricultural products plays a very important role in economic development, especially for developing countries like Vietnam. Helps stimulate economic growth, create a large source of income and create jobs. However, in developing countries it is also influenced by the world agricultural situation, as well as limitations on infrastructure, distribution and trade activities from developing countries themselves.
In addition, exporting agricultural products brings positive impacts to developing countries such as: increasing the volume of agricultural production, increasing income for domestic agricultural enterprises and traders in this field, improving quality at all stages of production, storage and transportation of agricultural products, increasing foreign exchange earnings, and national economic growth.
At the same time, agricultural export activities can also bring some negative impacts to developing countries, which can lead to food insecurity and poverty.
How to export agricultural products to other countries?
Each type of fruit and each type of agricultural product has a different export method, it also depends on the importing country. Depending on each country, there are different regulations on import. Let us share with you the steps on how to export agricultural products abroad:
Step 1: Determine the type of agricultural products to export
Enterprises need to clearly understand information, farming processes, and specialized growing areas for that type of agricultural product.
Step 2: Check to see if the agricultural product has been approved by the importing country or not? What types of agricultural products are allowed to be exported?
This is very important because not all agricultural products are accepted. It is necessary to check both sides to ensure that the agricultural products you intend to export meet the allowed standards.
Step 3: Research agricultural export markets and find partners.
For agricultural export business units, market research is extremely important. During research, it is necessary to master several contents such as: General political and commercial conditions, laws and trade policies, monetary and credit conditions, transport conditions and freight rates. In addition, the business unit also needs to master several contents related to the products sold in that market such as market capacity, people’s consumption habits and tastes, prices and fluctuations. price fluctuations, level of competition of that product.
In addition to quality assurance, an understanding of technical barriers is required. The fact that some Vietnamese agricultural products have been returned or complained about is not necessarily due to poor quality of Vietnamese agricultural products but may also be due to Vietnamese farmers and exporters not mastering the fence system. Technical barriers of import markets to be able to negotiate and choose appropriate farming methods, types and dosages of fertilizers, preservation and processing techniques.
Step 4: Find out the regulations when exporting agricultural products to the country you want to export to
How to export agricultural products to foreign countries, especially potential countries such as the US, EU, Japan… in addition to trade promotion efforts, businesses and growers must grasp export regulations and standards … of that country. Ensuring food quality and safety, chain control and meeting all export principles are conditions for Vietnamese agricultural products to reach the world market.
The US, EU, Japan, … are the main and potential export markets of Vietnam with many important products such as rice, seafood, coffee, pepper, fruit… However, for agricultural export When products enter these countries, the products need to go through a series of food safety standards and strict regulations from partners.
Step 5: Transportation in exporting agricultural products.
For some fresh products that must be refrigerated during transportation, you need to pay attention to:
- Harvest time of agricultural products
- Time for packing goods.
- Time for customs procedures, plant quarantine, irradiation, etc.
- Delivery time. – How to pack goods into boxes and packaging
Step 6: Promote shipments and prepare necessary documents for exporting agricultural products. Ensure some necessary export documents such as: bill, invoice, packing list, …
Therefore, we have introduced to you how to export your agricultural products to foreign markets.
To accompany businesses and farmers in bringing Vietnamese agricultural products to the world market, SGS has the service of finding suitable raw material areas and processing and exporting agricultural products. In addition, SGS also provides some solutions to preserve agricultural products during transportation to reduce damage and loss.
