According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam's tuna exports to the EU in 2021 will reach 144 million USD, up 6.4% compared to 2020. Although the export value in 2021 will still increase, it is worth it. said that for many months, exports to this market had decreased compared to the same period last year, especially in the late 2021 when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out in Vietnam.

According to Ms. Ta Ha, tuna market expert of VASEP, by the beginning of 2022, tuna exports to most of the markets in the EU have recovered, export value reached nearly 15 million USD, nearly doubled compared to the previous year. with the same period in 2021. Notably, many markets in the bloc are experiencing "galloping" growth of 3-4 digits over the same period, such as: Lithuania up 1,938%, Netherlands 243%, Belgium 215% increase...

It is expected that the growth trend of tuna exports to the EU will continue this year. Because the economies of the euro area countries are growing strongly again and reaching the same size as before the Covid-19 pandemic. This has boosted the demand for tuna in EU countries to recover. In addition, the tariff preferences as agreed in the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the EU (EVFTA) restarted in the first months of 2022 are creating a driving force to promote Vietnam's tuna exports to Vietnam. this market segment.

However, this year, due to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Vietnamese tuna processing and exporting enterprises will continue to face challenges such as increased transportation costs and production costs (fish prices). raw materials, price of sunflower oil, etc.) increased. These issues are expected to affect product prices and reduce the competitiveness of tuna businesses in export markets such as the EU.

Currently, the whole country has 48 enterprises participating in exporting tuna to the EU market. In which, Tuna Vietnam, Bidifisco and Nha Trang Bay are the 3 largest tuna exporters to the EU market, accounting for 57% of the total value of tuna exports to this market in 2021.

Vietnam is the 7th largest tuna supplier to the EU market after Ecuador, Seychelles, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, China and Mauritius.

According to Customs Newspaper