2024 will continue to be a challenging year for the leather and footwear industry but there are still many prospects to increase exports this year, according to Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) Phan Thi Thanh Xuan.
To date, Vietnamese exported goods have been involved in 239 trade remedies investigations. Typically, products such as shrimp, tra fish, honey and aluminium have always coped with investigations, investigation warnings, lawsuits, and imposition of anti-subsidy taxes.
Vietnamese aquatic exports to Australia in January-February 2024 surged by 33% year on year with shrimp accounting for over 60% of the total turnover, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Shifting exports to nearby markets, proactively sourcing raw materials for processing... are the solutions that shrimp enterprises are implementing to increase exports, bringing turnover to over US$ 4 billion this year.
Vietnam raked in US$62 million from exporting squid and octopus in January, up 45% year on year, of which the Republic of Korea (RoK) represented the largest export market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
A new decision on 2024 anti dumping measure against Germany and Sweden has been taken by the Turkish Ministry of Trade. This paper provides a brief outline of the latest developments on the subject matter.