A total of 51 Production Unit Codes (PUCs) and 25 Pack House Codes (PHCs) in Viet Nam have been recognised as eligible for export of fresh durian to China, according to the Viet Nam Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Viet Nam).

A majority of the PUCs come from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak (23), followed by Dong Nai (7), Binh Phuoc (5), Tien Giang (3).

Ben Tre, Long An, Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa and Kon Tum each have two, and Dong Thap, Lam Dong and Tay Ninh, one.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has most PHCs (10), followed by Dak Lak (4), Ben Tre and Dong Nai (3) and Lam Dong (2). Dong Thap, Khanh Hoa and Hai Duong each have one.

Under a protocol inked between Viet Nam and China, the Chinese side reviews how Vietnamese durian exporters observe its provisions before trading starts.

To hasten the registration of production units and pack houses from Viet Nam, China’s General Administration of Customs allowed the PUC and PHC reviews to be conducted via live videos from July 15 – September 4.

A total of 126 PUCs and 44 PHCs were reviewed during the period. — VNS