Grapefruit is the third fresh fruit from Vietnam allowed to be imported into Korea, along with dragon fruit and mango. The fact that Vietnamese grapefruit is allowed to be imported into Korea opens up great opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural products to access the international market.
On July 30, 2024, after 3 months of widely consulting with relevant parties, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Service of Korea (APQA) officially announced on the APQA website the import regulations for fresh grapefruit from Vietnam to Korea.
Since 2018, the Plant Protection Department (PPD) has initiated a program to open the market for Vietnamese grapefruit exported to Korea. However, the negotiation process was only really accelerated after the Covid-19 pandemic.
After 2 years of efforts, active coordination, and information exchange to promote the process of conducting pest risk analysis and going through many rounds of negotiations, the Plant Protection Department and the Animal and Plant Quarantine Service of Korea reached a technical agreement in a bilateral meeting in April 2024.
At the same time, on July 18, 2024, the Plant Protection Department also posted on its website a draft of requirements on plant quarantine and food safety for fresh grapefruit imported from Vietnam to Korea so that interested organizations and individuals can learn and have information about these regulations in advance.
Thus, grapefruit is the third fresh fruit from Vietnam that is allowed to be imported into Korea, along with dragon fruit and mango. The fact that Vietnamese grapefruit is allowed to be imported into Korea is an important step, opening up great opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural products to access the international market, while affirming the quality and reputation of Vietnamese agricultural products in the world market.
The Plant Protection Department wishes to widely announce the requirements for plant quarantine for fresh grapefruit imported from Vietnam to Korea to relevant management units, organizations, individuals, and businesses exporting passion fruit to China for information and prompt implementation.