According to data from the Export Promotion Bureau, the jute industry in Bangladesh earned $548 million selling jute and jute items in the first seven months of the outgoing fiscal year of 2022-2023 – a decrease of 21.22 percent year-on-year. 

A cultural exchange promotion event and introducing Vietnamese lychee was organised at Kitahanada AEON Mall in Osaka, Japan, as part of a series of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Japan diplomatic relations.

Vietnam’s export-import landscape is beginning to regain momentum on the back of some foreign markets gradually recovering.

In the first six months of 2023, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products reached 24.59 billion USD, down 11.1% over the same period in 2022. 

Seafood exporters will start to record improved profits in the second half of 2023 thanks to lower costs, including lower input prices and reduced transportation costs.

Vietnamese shrimp exports to the US dropped sharply in the first half of 2023, causing a significant drop in shrimp export turnover.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it will continue to impose anti-subsidy duty of up to 31.58% on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

Application of new management methods in line with the trend of trade facilitation such as using e-documents to replace paper documents; changing form of submission of C/O; applying guarantee; late submission of C/O... are notable contents of Circular 33/2023/TT-BTC (Circular 33) on determining the origin of imported and exported goods, which will take effect from July 15.