Fruit & Vegetables

According to FAO, Vietnam exported about 447,000 tonnes of mango in 2025, ranking second in the world, but almost all of it was fresh fruit. In mango puree, where European buyers import 90,000–100,000 tonnes a year, there is no published figure for Vietnam. Soursop is smaller still and also faces an FDA import alert. This article sets out the HS codes, duties, standards and growing areas for both products in seven markets. Key points Vietnamese mango and soursop puree and juice enter the EU, Japan, Korea, China and the UAE at 0% when the right agreement is used. Saudi Arabia charges 10% on mango juice and 5% on puree. In the US, mango puree (2007.99.50) and prepared mango (2008.99.40) are…

Vietnam has more than 202,000 ha of coconut, and in 2025 it was the second-largest supplier to the United States in the product group that contains coconut water, behind only Thailand. Yet coconut water has no international HS code of its own: each country splits the tariff lines differently, some with a dedicated line and some without, and the same drum of coconut water can face 0% duty in Korea but 10% in Saudi Arabia. This article brings together product codes, duties, standards and growing areas in seven markets. Key points Unsweetened coconut water from Vietnam enters the EU, Japan, Korea, China and the UAE at 0%, provided the right agreement is used. Saudi Arabia charges 10% and has no…

Vietnam has more than 44,000 ha of lime orchards and is already China's second-largest supplier of single citrus juice after the Philippines. But for seedless lime juice, key lime juice and calamansi juice, duties and standards do not follow one common rule: the same drum of lime juice can face anything from 0% to 15% depending on whether the HS code puts it on the "lemon" line or the "other citrus" line. This article sets out tariff lines, duties, standards and growing-area data for seven markets: the EU, the US, Japan, South Korea, China, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Key points EU and China: 0% for both lime juice and calamansi juice under EVFTA and ACFTA. Japan is also 0%,…

Vietnam grows about 2.75 million tonnes of bananas a year and its fresh banana exports are growing fast, yet almost all of the value still sits in fresh fruit sold to one main market. Meanwhile, Europe, the United States and Japan buy aseptic banana puree for juices, smoothies, yoghurt, ice cream, bakery and baby food, mainly from Latin America. This article brings together the data on banana puree: what the product is, where it is used, what the market looks like, the standards and tariffs, and why Vietnam needs an export banana puree plant. Key points Vietnamese bananas in 2025: about 163,000 ha and 2.75 million tonnes; exports of about USD 405 million, mostly fresh fruit. China bought 685,579 tonnes,…

Vietnam grows about 52,000 ha of pineapple, yet the MD2 variety, which holds 70–75% of the European pineapple market, accounts for less than 5% of that area. Meanwhile, import duties on pineapple juice vary sharply by product form: the same Vietnamese pineapple juice can face 40% or 0% in South Korea, and 23% or 4.6% in Japan. This article brings together the duties, standards and growing-area requirements for exported pineapple juice in seven markets, and explains why MD2 growing areas are the first condition. Key points For pineapple juice, the product form decides the duty rate. Concentrate has the edge over NFC in South Korea (0% versus 40%), Saudi Arabia (5% versus 10%) and the United States (concentrate of more…

Vietnam is currently the world's largest exporter of passion fruit pulp and concentrated passion fruit juice, according to CBI, the import promotion agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The advantage is real, but each market sets different barriers: tariffs, minimum Brix, pesticide residues and, increasingly, questions about growing areas. This article brings those requirements together for six markets: the EU, the United States, China, the Middle East, Japan and South Korea. Key points Vietnamese passion fruit juice enters the EU, Japan, South Korea, China and the UAE duty-free (0%) under free trade agreements. The United States applies an additional 12.5% under Section 301 on top of the MFN duty from 24 July 2026; Saudi Arabia applies 5%. The…