The Protocol on quarantine requirements for monkeys exported from Vietnam to China was signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Administration of Customs of China on June 6, 2024.

The Protocol on quarantine requirements for long-tailed macaques of Vietnam is the result of efforts, active exchanges and negotiations of the authorities of the two countries over the past year.

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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung and Deputy Director General of the General Administration of Customs of China Zhao Zenglian signed the Protocol. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Immediately after the protocol was signed, the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) continued to proactively work with the General Administration of Customs of China to discuss and agree on the content of the Quarantine Certificate Form for exporting monkeys from Vietnam to this country.

On July 29, the General Administration of Customs of China officially sent a document to the Department of Animal Health agreeing to the Quarantine Certificate Form for exporting monkeys from Vietnam to China.

However, to export monkeys to this billion-people country, Vietnamese businesses must meet the conditions stated in the Protocol. At the same time, they need to register for the Veterinary Department to synthesize, confirm and send to the General Administration of Customs of China for consideration and decision.

According to the protocol, monkeys exported to China must be born or raised in captivity for at least 2 years in Vietnam. Before being exported to China, monkeys that have passed quarantine at their original farms will be quarantined for 30 days at a quarantine location approved by Vietnam.

A representative of a monkey farming and export business in the South said that the long-tailed monkeys exported from Vietnam to China must be farmed, not wild, and will be "used in scientific research" by China.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, bans the commercial trade of wild animals, but not farmed animals.

Thus, in addition to dairy products and bird's nests, Vietnam has now officially exported monkeys to the Chinese market.

Fresh Vietnamese coconuts are about to be exported to China, Thais are worried about a durian scenario . Fresh Vietnamese coconuts are about to be exported to China as the two sides have initialed the conclusion of the protocol negotiations. This makes Thais fear that the billion-dollar industry will be shaken because China is the country's main export market.