Accordingly, in order to be able to export fresh longan products to the Japanese market, they must go through many rigorous evaluation processes. Products must be issued with a planting area code, a factory code; no chemical residue; ensure cold processing at 1.3 degrees C within 13 days; under the supervision of Japanese experts.

The first 10 tons of fresh longan have been exported to the Japanese market

In particular, the cold treatment process within 13 days before shipment to Japan is one of the partners' requirements to eliminate harmful organisms. After going through the cold treatment process, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will issue a phytosanitary certificate to confirm that the shipment is eligible for export.

The first batch of 1-ton longan will go by air to go on shelves at Japanese supermarkets after 4 days of shipping. After this batch of longan, each month, Hoang Phat Import-Export Co., Ltd. will supply about 70-100 tons of fresh longan by sea and by air to the Japanese market.

Vietnam currently has more than 80,000 hectares of longan growing with an output of 600,000 tons/year. However, only about 2,000 hectares and 3 processing and packaging factories have been granted planting codes and exported to the Japanese market.

Japan has officially licensed Vietnamese longan to import into this market after 6 years of negotiation. Thus, up to now, Vietnam has 4 kinds of fruits exported to the Japanese market, including: longan, dragon fruit, mango, lychee.

This is a very strict, transparent, high-quality market in the world. However, in return, Japan is a very potential market, each year importing up to 20 billion USD of vegetables and fruits of all kinds, while Vietnam accounts for less than 3%. The import approval from Japan shows that Vietnamese longan has reached high quality standards and can be exploited for better growth in the future.

To take advantage of opportunities from the market, Mr. Le Van Thiet - Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department ( Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ) - said that in the near future, the Ministry will expand the planting area code, as well as the number of planting areas. cold processing and packing facilities, in order to create favorable conditions for enterprises participating in the export of fruit in general and the export of longan, contributing to improving the value of fresh longan on the world market. gender.