Companies must rigorously find out about customs and consumption tendencies in Africa and the Center East after they need to broaden exports, significantly Halal merchandise, to the market, heard a convention on July 12.
Hanoi (VNA) – Companies must rigorously find out about customs and consumption tendencies in Africa and the Center East after they need to broaden exports, significantly Halal merchandise, to the market, heard a convention on July 12.
Talking on the occasion held by the Export Assist Centre beneath the Ministry of Business and Commerce (MoIT)’s Vietnam Commerce Promotion Company, Nguyen Minh Phuong, head of the West Asia – Africa Workplace beneath the MoIT’s Division of Asia – Africa Markets, stated that along with massive shoppers of Halal merchandise in Southeast Asia akin to Indonesia, Malaysia or different international locations akin to Bangladesh, Egypt, international locations within the Africa – Center East area like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are additionally main importers for a lot of Halal merchandise.
The meals processing trade of Center East – African international locations has but to developed, in order that they must import many processed merchandise, she stated.
Seeing their advantages for well being and atmosphere, not solely Muslim-majority international locations but additionally main markets all over the world such because the US and the EU are growing imports of Halal merchandise, she added.
The costs of Halal merchandise are normally 5-10% greater than these of regular items and shoppers who need to use Halal merchandise are prepared to pay for them, Huong stated.
She famous the nationwide commerce promotion programme can help exporters that eye markets within the Africa-Center East area, including exporters can ship items samples to Vietnamese commerce workplaces in international locations to introduce to native companions.
Tran Trong Kim, First Secretary answerable for the Vietnam Commerce Workplace in Saudi Arabia, stated that companies must be taught market demand and rules on high quality administration and meals hygiene and security rigorously earlier than exporting merchandise.
As shoppers in Saudi Arabia are shifting in the direction of a inexperienced and wholesome life and sustainable environmental growth, they favour natural and environmentally pleasant merchandise so companies must analysis manufacturing on this course to extend export worth in addition to construct their very own manufacturers./.
