Efforts to overcome epidemic challenges, increase export of commodity products

Efforts to overcome epidemic challenges, increase export of commodity products

Implementing the "dual goal", both drastically preventing and combating the Covid-19 epidemic, while focusing on recovery and socio-economic development, Tien Giang province strives to overcome challenges, increase exports of goods, foreign currency attraction. According to the Department of Industry and Trade, in the first 6 months of 2021, the whole province achieved an export turnover of 1.6 billion USD, up 20.3% over the same period last year and reaching 49.2% of the whole year plan. In which, foreign-invested enterprises accounted for 84.4% of the province's total export turnover. Enterprises in industrial zones and clusters also achieved export turnover of 1,431.31 million USD, reaching 53.01% of the whole year target and increasing 13.67% over the same period last year.

Notably, although the Covid-19 epidemic is still complicated, causing difficulties to all economic sectors, especially in the export sector, thanks to enterprises' great efforts to overcome difficulties, implement solutions to stabilize production and business and promote export in accordance with the new situation should achieve good results. In addition, the industrial products industries that account for a high proportion of export turnover and still ensure their operations also contribute to helping the province maintain export growth and ensure social security, especially employment and income. input for workers.

Specifically, products of ordinary metal in the first 6 months of the year achieved an export turnover of 350.2 million USD, up 21.7%, garment products exported 240 million USD, up 2.1%, leather shoes reached 250.5 million USD, up 17.7% over the same period last year. In the first half of 2021, the province also exported 53,000 tons of processed seafood, mainly products from catfish, earning over $130 million, up 1.3% in volume and 2.6 percent up. % of turnover over the same period. Thereby, it shows that catfish exports are gradually recovering thanks to businesses promoting exports to markets with Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam to enjoy tax incentives, increase competitiveness. At the same time, while actively searching for new potential markets... The processed seafood industry has been identified as an industry with competitive advantages of the locality in the international market.

In addition, most enterprises, especially FDI enterprises in industrial zones and clusters in Tien Giang province, have also implemented flexible and appropriate production and business measures in accordance with the actual situation. It is important to add more capital for investment and business, adjust and expand production, innovate business methods and dominate export markets. In addition, strictly complying with regulations on production to ensure safety against the Covid-19 epidemic under the direction of the Prime Minister. 100% of workers are propagated, raise the awareness of self-protection for their health, seriously implement the 5K message...

In the future, in order to achieve sustainable export growth, in addition to the efforts of investment enterprises in the area, the province is interested in developing key export industries, creating many jobs and making good budget contributions such as textiles and garments, footwear, handbags, food and beverages, and at the same time maintain and support the development of products with local competitive advantages such as processed agricultural and seafood products...; actively attract more production and export investors in technical industries such as electricity, electronics, mechanics, supporting industries... The province will also create the most favorable conditions for export enterprises in the future. the issuance of Certificates of Origin (C/O) to enterprises exporting goods to participating markets within the framework of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), The Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the European Union (EVFTA) with Vietnam as well as timely provide information related to the issuance of C/O for exporting enterprises.

Minh Tri

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