The world is always moving, market regulations are also regularly added and updated, requiring businesses to proactively take adaptive measures.
The transformation is clear
“Two years since Order 248 took effect, basically 100% of the businesses we consulted have understood the regulations, standards and methods of registering goods. At the same time, the process of circulating export goods has also undergone significant changes in the direction of diversifying export products,” said Ms. Phan Thi Men, General Director of Sutech Science and Technology Consulting Company. shared on the sidelines of the Conference to disseminate SPS regulations in the RCEP Agreement.
As an independent consulting organization and guide for businesses in the field of animal and plant export, Sutech representative said that in the first phase of applying the new registration method under Order 248, some difficulties have occurred. Mainly because businesses and producers are not fully aware of the requirements of the import market. A few unfortunate cases also appeared.
However, with the coordination of the Vietnam SPS Office and specialized units, Sutech promptly guided businesses to monitor warnings on the system of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), and at the same time had Instructions for the production chain to self-inspect, review the causes and take corrective measures.
Up to this point, businesses registered to export to China have almost 100% complete information, with no HS code errors. Trade activities are smooth.
This result does not come overnight. Mr. Ngo Xuan Nam, Deputy Director of SPS Vietnam Office, admitted that when first guiding domestic businesses to meet new regulations, including Order 248, many stories of “laughing until tears” happened. For example, businesses fill in the missing letter “s” when declaring on GACC’s Cifer system, or confuse the phone number with the tax code…
Ms. Phan Thi Men – Sutech Company (2nd from left): The enterprise has basically met the requirements of the import market. Photo: Bao Thang.
According to Mr. Nam, when giving instructions for the first time, many businesses responded that they were afraid of being scammed, or were not interested in the information provided by the Office. Others are confident in their business partnership with China, even though they have not yet completed their documents on the Cifer system.
“We share with businesses’ problems. However, compliance with SPS regulations in free trade agreements, including RCEP, is mandatory. Enterprises must proactively monitor the document processing process and have certain understanding when participating in exporting,” Mr. Nam expressed.
From 2022, SPS Vietnam Office continuously organizes conference series in many localities across the country. Through the program, businesses, cooperatives and people have the opportunity to answer questions related to SPS regulations in import and export activities.
Mr. Ly Hai Long, representative of BSB Nano Technology Joint Stock Company, who directly participated in the Conference to disseminate SPS regulations in the RCEP Agreement in Lang Son on the morning of June 7, assessed that the information from the conference was very “useful”. ” and “businesses can’t always get it”. In addition, the participation of many businesses at the conference also brings cooperation opportunities for BSB, contributing to more efficient production and business.
“When we have the same concerns, specifically SPS regulations, each side will proactively and responsibly carry out its role in the value chain,” Mr. Long expressed.
Mr. Hoang Van Chieu, Deputy Director of Lang Son Department of Agriculture and Rural Development hopes to receive more attention and guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop production. Photo: Bao Thang.
Need to pay more attention to hygiene and food safety
For each country’s economic development, exports play an important role in promoting production, including the export of agricultural products. Exporting agricultural products helps promote product consumption, increase income and profits for farmers, create job opportunities and develop related industries.
Mr. Hoang Van Chieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lang Son province shared: “To increase agricultural export turnover, compliance with regulations on food safety and animal and plant quarantine is very important. important, especially international standards and standards of importing countries.
The RCEP Agreement takes effect from January 1, 2022 in Vietnam, opening the world’s largest free trade area for our country. One of the goals of RCEP is to promote deep integration between different economies.
To achieve this goal, member countries have committed to measures to ensure food safety and animal and plant quarantine to eliminate technical barriers and create favorable conditions for export activities. Countries will apply science-based food safety and animal and plant quarantine measures in accordance with international standards, and commit to recognizing disease status and control methods. mutual exchange, facilitating customs clearance of goods.
In addition, it is to strengthen cooperation and exchange of information on food safety and animal and plant quarantine to create a transparent trade environment and fair competition.
Lang Son has strengths in border gate economic development. Photo: Tung Dinh.
With the characteristic of having 2 international border gates, Huu Nghi Border Gate and Dong Dang Railway Station Border Gate, 1 main border gate and 6 secondary border gates, Lang Son has for many years been a convenient gateway for exporting agricultural products. to China. In recent years, the locality has always tried to implement solutions to make agricultural export activities through the province most favorable.
“The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lang Son province is always ready to coordinate with agencies, organizations and localities to well carry out agricultural export activities through the province,” Mr. Chieu emphasized and added that , the province has set a goal of increasing the value of agricultural production through export.
Therefore, Lang Son hopes to receive more help from agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, including the Vietnam SPS Office, so that Lang Son agricultural products are present in many localities domestically and internationally. international.
Noting Lang Son’s opinion, Mr. Ngo Xuan Nam requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to advise the Provincial People’s Committee to strengthen food safety supervision in the area. Because Lang Son is the gateway to international trade, it is also the place where many goods and agricultural products of the whole country gather. If an incident related to food safety unfortunately occurs, it can affect the entire industry chain, as well as the impression of international friends.
In addition, Mr. Nam noted that businesses, especially exporting businesses, proactively approach information on changes to SPS regulations in import markets, and at the same time provide comments and contributions to the announcements issued by the Office. Vietnam SPS Department posted on electronic information portals and media.
“The world is always moving, market regulations are also regularly added and updated. Businesses in other countries are always interested in changes in SPS regulations. As a member of the WTO and on the way to becoming a world kitchen, Vietnamese businesses cannot stand outside this rule,” Mr. Nam emphasized.
Ms. Ton Nu Thuc Uyen, Deputy Director of Vietnam TBT Office, recommends that businesses pay attention to compliance with packaging, labels, and product packaging, because this is the first impression on customers, especially in the market. international.
According to Nongnghiep.vn
