Vietnamese seafood exporters anxious to send more product to Russia under sharply reduced tariffs
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News Summary] December 10, 2014
Russia has lowered its import tariff to 0.8% on agricultural products, which is much lower than the hitherto average rate of 13.2%, which provides a good opportunity for seafood businesses to become more price competitive in the market.
The lower tariffs in connection with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) in the offing will provide local seafood yet more chances to step-up exports.
Russia imports on average roughly 4.1 to 4.3 million tonnes of seafood annually, according to the Russian Seafood Directory...
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