Informing Thanh Nien , Ms. Le Thi Kieu Oanh, Director of Japan Apple LLC (with office in Tokyo, Japan), said that this company has just suffered a loss of hundreds of millions of dong, related to 2 shipments of durian and chili imported from Vietnam that were sampled and analyzed by the Japanese quarantine agency and found to have residual plant protection chemicals.
Notice from Japanese quarantine agency about 1.4 tons of durian imported from Vietnam containing pesticide residue
Specifically, a shipment of about 1.4 tons of durian was imported through a large enterprise in Vietnam from October 5, at a price of 132,000 VND/kg. When the goods arrived in Japan, the country's quarantine agency took samples for testing and discovered residual procymidone at a content of 0.03 ppm, while Japan's allowable standard is 0.01 ppm. This is an active ingredient in pesticides that kills mold.
Regarding the shipment of more than 4 tons of chili, the Japanese quarantine agency took samples for testing with 4 active ingredients and found 2 residual active ingredients exceeding the allowable threshold, including tricyclazole 0.2 ppm and hexaconazole 0.03 ppm, while the allowable standard is 0.01 ppm.
According to Ms. Le Thi Kieu Oanh, the Japanese quarantine agency is applying quarantine regulations on all durian imported from Vietnam, causing businesses to spend a lot of money and prolonging the storage time, affecting the distribution and consumption stages.
"Both shipments were requested to be destroyed by the Japanese quarantine agency. For the durian shipment alone, the business suffered a loss of more than 200 million VND. As for the chili shipment, if it is not imported to compensate, there is a high possibility that it will be fined according to the contract," said Ms. Oanh.
Ms. Oanh said that Japan is a sustainable export market for many Vietnamese fruits, especially durian, which is very popular with consumers. However, the quality of this fruit is a problem that causes importers a "headache" when they constantly face risks and losses.
Previously, in September, Japan Apple LLC imported a shipment of unripe durian. After many days of delivery to the partner, the durian could not ripen normally but was forced to ripen, had a sour smell, forcing the company to recall it and suffer heavy losses.
"Vietnamese businesses almost deny responsibility after exporting their goods. In some cases, we asked them to share responsibility, but they deducted the price of the goods but then found ways to increase the selling price," said Ms. Oanh.
Mr. Ta Duc Minh, Vietnam Trade Counselor in Japan, said that Japan is a market with very high standards for imported goods, especially fruits. Once penetrating this market, exports will be stable and long-term, but businesses must ensure product quality, selling price and supply output.
Mr. Ta Duc Minh recommends that Vietnamese export enterprises when doing business with Japan should not stop at buying outright or selling off, but should continue to monitor and control how their products are received by the market and how customers respond, in order to avoid unnecessary risks.
"For example, there are Vietnamese food products that are nearing their expiration date but are still being sold by importers in the Japanese market, causing a bad impression on consumers," said Mr. Minh.
According to the General Department of Customs, in the past 10 months, Japan was the third largest export market for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry and fishery products, accounting for 7.4% of total export value. In particular, many product lines achieved high value such as: wood (1.39 billion USD), seafood (1.25 billion USD); coffee (252.5 million USD); cashew nuts (49.02 million USD), up 19.3% over the same period in 2022.
For fruits and vegetables, the export value to Japan in the first 10 months reached 150.56 million USD, up 6.6% over the same period in 2022. Of which, durian is the fruit that attracts customers in Japan in the last 2 months of the year. Enterprises are importing fresh durian from Vietnam with port prices up to 160,000 VND/kg.
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